Unnati Index

India's progress, state by state

Rankings and comparisons of Indian states across the economy, jobs, health, education, safety, governance, infrastructure, environment and inclusion, refreshed automatically from official sources.

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Unnati Index 2026

Composite scores out of 100, by peer group. A higher score means the state is closer to national and global targets across eight pillars.

Arunachal Pradesh: 50.3 / 100Assam: 49.3 / 100Chandigarh: 73.7 / 100Karnataka: 64.2 / 100Manipur: 55.5 / 100Meghalaya: 49.2 / 100Mizoram: 61.4 / 100Nagaland: 53.9 / 100Punjab: 58.5 / 100Rajasthan: 51.1 / 100Sikkim: 64.1 / 100Tripura: 49.0 / 100Uttarakhand: 63.1 / 100Telangana: 64.4 / 100Bihar: 36.8 / 100Keralam: 70.3 / 100Madhya Pradesh: 52.1 / 100Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 63.4 / 100Gujarat: 66.0 / 100Lakshadweep: 65.1 / 100Odisha: 53.6 / 100Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 67.8 / 100Jammu and Kashmir: 59.7 / 100Chhattisgarh: 50.2 / 100Delhi: 65.5 / 100Goa: 70.7 / 100Haryana: 54.8 / 100Himachal Pradesh: 64.4 / 100Jharkhand: 44.3 / 100Tamil Nadu: 68.3 / 100Uttar Pradesh: 53.9 / 100West Bengal: 47.1 / 100Andhra Pradesh: 57.6 / 100Puducherry: 68.0 / 100Maharashtra: 67.3 / 100Ladakh: 57.1 / 100Chandigarh: 73.7 / 100Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 63.4 / 100Lakshadweep: 65.1 / 100Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 67.8 / 100Delhi: 65.5 / 100Goa: 70.7 / 100Puducherry: 68.0 / 100
  • < 50.3
  • 50.3 – 55.5
  • 55.5 – 63.4
  • 63.4 – 66.0
  • ≥ 66.0
  • Not enough data

Unnati Index score out of 100. Darker means a higher score. Select a state for its report card.

Boundaries as per Survey of India; not an authenticated map. Circles mark small states and UTs.

Large states

Leading

  1. 1. Goa70.7
  2. 2. Keralam70.3
  3. 3. Tamil Nadu68.3

Catching up

  1. 16. West Bengal47.1
  2. 17. Jharkhand44.3
  3. 18. Bihar36.8

North-East & Himalayan states

Leading

  1. 1. Himachal Pradesh64.4
  2. 2. Sikkim64.1
  3. 3. Uttarakhand63.1

Catching up

  1. 8. Assam49.3
  2. 9. Meghalaya49.2
  3. 10. Tripura49.0

Union Territories

Leading

  1. 1. Chandigarh73.7
  2. 2. Puducherry68.0
  3. 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu67.8

Catching up

  1. 6. Andaman and Nicobar Islands63.4
  2. 7. Jammu and Kashmir59.7
  3. 8. Ladakh57.1

Most improved since 2023

Change in Unnati Index score, using the same methodology and fixed goalposts for both years.

  1. Bihar

    +52.3

    Aspirant
  2. Assam

    +44.2

    Aspirant
  3. Nagaland

    +41.0

    Performer
  4. Meghalaya

    +40.7

    Aspirant
  5. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

    +40.4

    Front Runner

Eight pillars of progress

The Unnati Index combines about 40 indicators into eight equally weighted pillars. Every indicator is a rate or per-person value, so large states don't win just by size.

  1. 1

    Economy & Jobs

    Prosperity, growth, employment and export competitiveness.

  2. 2

    Health

    Survival, nutrition and coverage of essential health services.

  3. 3

    Education

    Access, retention, learning and school readiness.

  4. 4

    Safety & Justice

    Personal safety, road safety and the capacity of police and courts.

  5. 5

    Governance & Fiscal Health

    Sustainable public finances and the quality of state spending.

  6. 6

    Infrastructure & Digital

    Water, sanitation, energy, clean cooking and connectivity for households.

  7. 7

    Environment

    Clean air, forests, clean energy, water security and waste management.

  8. 8

    Inclusion & Equality

    Poverty, gender equality and fair distribution of gains.

Recently updated data

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How we rank

Fair comparisons
States are ranked within peer groups (large states, North-East and Himalayan states, Union Territories) as well as overall.
Progress, not just position
Fixed goalposts mean a state's score rises only when its own numbers improve. Every leaderboard also shows who improved most.
Honest about freshness
Every number shows the period it covers, when we fetched it and when the next official release is expected.
Accountable, not partisan
Each figure is linked to the office-holders in charge during the period it describes, not just today's. Methodology, code and data are public.