Rankings · Pillar of the Unnati Index

Inclusion & Equality

Poverty, gender equality and fair distribution of gains.

India: 51.3 / 100

< 54.8
54.8 – 61.1
61.1 – 67.6
67.6 – 74.0
≥ 74.0
Not available

Score out of 100. Darker means a higher score.

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

What goes into it

The pillar score is the average of these indicators' scores. Each indicator is scaled from 0 to 100 between fixed goalposts, so a score rises only when the state's own figure improves. A state needs data for at least 60% of the indicators to get a pillar score.

Child marriageLower is better · 0 at 40.5%, 100 at 0.0%
Consumption inequality (Gini)Lower is better · 0 at 0.300 index (0–1), 100 at 0.193 index (0–1)
Female labour force participationHigher is better · 0 at 15.4%, 100 at 67.3%
Multidimensional povertyLower is better · 0 at 38.9%, 100 at 0.8%
Sex ratio at birthHigher is better · 0 at 859 girls per 1,000 boys, 100 at 950 girls per 1,000 boys
Violence against women by their husbandsLower is better · 0 at 39.8%, 100 at 0.0%
Women with a bank account they useHigher is better · 0 at 0.7%, 100 at 100.0%

Inclusion & Equality 2026

36 of 36 states and UTs have data

Rank	State / UT	Score out of 100	Rank in group
1	Himachal Pradesh	83.4Front Runner	1 · North-East & Himalayan states
2	Nagaland	81.3Front Runner	2 · North-East & Himalayan states
3	Jammu and Kashmir	77.9Front Runner	1 · Union Territories
4	Goa	77.5Front Runner	1 · Large states
5	Sikkim	75.8Front Runner	3 · North-East & Himalayan states
6	Mizoram	74.9Front Runner	4 · North-East & Himalayan states
7	Keralam	74.2Front Runner	2 · Large states
8	Ladakh	74.0Front Runner	2 · Union Territories
9	Chandigarh	72.2Front Runner	3 · Union Territories
9	Puducherry	72.2Front Runner	3 · Union Territories
11	Chhattisgarh	71.2Front Runner	3 · Large states
11	Lakshadweep	71.2Front Runner	5 · Union Territories
13	Punjab	70.7Front Runner	4 · Large states
14	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	68.9Front Runner	6 · Union Territories
15	Tamil Nadu	67.6Front Runner	5 · Large states
16	Meghalaya	65.4Front Runner	5 · North-East & Himalayan states
17	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	64.8Performer	7 · Union Territories
18	Manipur	64.4Performer	6 · North-East & Himalayan states
19	Andhra Pradesh	64.1Performer	6 · Large states
20	Arunachal Pradesh	63.3Performer	7 · North-East & Himalayan states
21	Gujarat	62.2Performer	7 · Large states
22	Telangana	61.1Performer	8 · Large states
23	Tripura	58.6Performer	8 · North-East & Himalayan states
24	Uttarakhand	57.8Performer	9 · North-East & Himalayan states
25	Assam	57.2Performer	10 · North-East & Himalayan states
26	Odisha	56.1Performer	9 · Large states
27	Rajasthan	55.5Performer	10 · Large states
28	Karnataka	54.9Performer	11 · Large states
29	Madhya Pradesh	54.8Performer	12 · Large states
30	Haryana	54.4Performer	13 · Large states
31	Maharashtra	52.4Performer	14 · Large states
32	Delhi	51.3Performer	8 · Union Territories
32	West Bengal	51.3Performer	15 · Large states
34	Uttar Pradesh	50.2Performer	16 · Large states
35	Jharkhand	44.5Aspirant	17 · Large states
36	Bihar	33.0Aspirant	18 · Large states

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