SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX

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• Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts made by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative was released recently.

Social Progress Index (SPI)

• SPI is a comprehensive tool to measure a country's social progress at the national and sub-national levels.
• The index evaluates states and districts based on 12 components across 3 critical dimensions of social progress;
  • Basic Human Needs: It assesses the performance of states and districts in terms of Nutrition and Basic Medical Care, Water and Sanitation, Personal Safety and Shelter.
  • Foundations of Wellbeing: It assesses the progress made by the country across the components of Access to Basic Knowledge, Access to Information and Communication, Health and Wellness, and Environmental Quality.
  • Opportunity: It concentrates on Personal Rights, Personal Freedom and Choice, Inclusiveness, and Access to Advanced Education.
• The index uses an extensive framework comprising 89 indicators at the state level and 49 at the district level.
• Based on the SPI scores, states and districts have been ranked under 6 tiers of social progress;
  • Tier 1: Very High Social Progress
  • Tier 2: High Social Progress
  • Tier 3: Upper Middle Social Progress
  • Tier 4: Lower Middle Social Progress
  • Tier 5: Low Social Progress
  • Tier 6: Very Low Social Progress

Key Points of the Index

• Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Goa emerge as best-performing states.
• Aizawl (Mizoram), Solan (Himachal Pradesh), and Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) are the top 3 best-performing districts.
• Puducherry has the highest SPI score (65.99) in the country, attributable to its remarkable performance across components like Personal Freedom and Choice, Shelter, and Water and Sanitation.
  • Jharkhand and Bihar scored the lowest, 43.95 and 44.47, respectively.
• For the dimension of Basic Human Needs; Goa, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Chandigarh are the top four states with the best performance in Water and Sanitation and Shelter as compared to the other states and union territories.
• Goa has the highest component score for Water and Sanitation.
• Kerala scored the highest across the Nutrition and Basic Medical Care components.
• Delhi has topped the list for Access to Information and Communication.
• For Health and Wellness, Rajasthan has the highest score.
• Tamil Nadu has achieved the highest component score for the Opportunity dimension.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the highest component score for Personal Rights.
• Sikkim has topped the list for Inclusiveness.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1885039