Which of the following statements about ‘Good Governance Index’ (GGI) is/are not correct ?
- 1. The first Good Governance Index, prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership with the Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad, was brought out in 2019.
- 2. The framework of assessment includes some sectors and indicators. GGI 2021 excluded ‘Agriculture and Allied sectors’ from the framework of assessment.
- 3. According to GGI 2021, Jharkhand is one of the few states that has performed badly.
- 4. Union Territories are not under the purview of GGI.
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1 and 2
2, 3 and 4
2 only
4 only
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Statement 2 is incorrect: The GGI 2021 framework of assessment *included* ‘Agriculture and Allied sectors’ as one of the ten sectors evaluated.
Statement 3 is incorrect: While Jharkhand ranked relatively low (16th out of 18) in its category (‘Other States – Group B’) in GGI 2021, whether it is “one of the few states that has performed badly” is subjective and depends on the overall distribution of scores and rankings across all categories. Given that option B includes this statement as incorrect along with two definitively incorrect statements (2 and 4), it is likely intended to be incorrect, perhaps because many states performed similarly poorly, making the description “one of the few” inaccurate.
Statement 4 is incorrect: Union Territories *are* under the purview of GGI and are ranked separately.
Therefore, statements 2, 3, and 4 are not correct.
– It assesses performance across various sectors like Agriculture, Commerce & Industry, Human Resources, Public Health, Public Infrastructure, Economic Governance, Social Welfare, Judicial & Public Security, Environment, and Citizen-Centric Governance.
– States are categorized into groups (e.g., Big States, North-East & Hill States, Union Territories) for ranking.