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Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts received by EAC-PM

Social Progress Index (SPI) – The Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative made Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts and has submitted it to Economic Advisory Council- Prime Minister and released it. Puducherry has got the highest SPI score of 65.99 in the country and followed by Lakshadweep and Goa has been placed with scores of 65.89 and 65.53, respectively. Jharkhand and Bihar scored the lowest, 43.95 and 44.47, respectively.

  • The Social Progress Index (SPI) is a comprehensive tool that can serve as a holistic measure of a country’s social progress at the national and sub-national levels.
  • SPI evaluates states and districts based on 12 components across three critical dimensions of social progress – Basic Human Needs, Foundations of well-being, and Opportunity.
  • It also uses an extensive framework comprising 89 indicators at the state level and 49 at the district level.

Social Progress Index (SPI) – Score

States and districts are ranked under six 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

Tier-I: Very High Social Progress

StateSPIRank
Puducherry65.991
Lakshadweep65.892
Goa65.533
Sikkim65.104
Mizoram64.195
Tamil Nadu63.336
Himachal Pradesh63.287
Chandigarh62.378
Kerala62.059

Tier-II: High Social Progress

StateSPIRank
Jammu and Kashmir60.7610
Punjab60.2311
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu59.8112
Ladakh59.5313
Nagaland59.2414
Andaman and Nicobar Islands58.7615

Tier-III: Upper Middle Social Progress

StateSPIRank
Uttarakhand58.2616
Karnataka56.7717
Arunachal Pradesh56.5618
Delhi56.2819
Manipur56.2720

Tier-IV: Lower Middle Social Progress

StateSPIRank
Haryana54.1521
Gujarat53.8122
Andhra Pradesh53.6023
Meghalaya53.2224
West Bengal53.1325
Telangana52.1126
Tripura51.7027
Chhattisgarh51.3628
Maharashtra50.8629
Rajasthan50.6930

Tier-V: Low Social Progress

StateSPIRank
Uttar Pradesh49.1631
Odisha48.1932
Madhya Pradesh48.1133

Tier-VI: Very Low Social Progress

StateSPIRank
Assam44.9234
Bihar44.4735
Jharkhand43.9536

Social Progress Index (SPI): FAQs

WHO releases Social Progress Index?

The Social Progress Index SPI report was released by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, EAC – PM on December 20, 2022, in the presence of Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman Institute for Competitiveness, Michael Green, CEO of Social Progress Imperative and other dignitaries at National Nehru Memorial Museum, (Seminar Room), Teen Murti House, New Delhi.

What is included in the Social Progress Index?

The index assesses states and districts based on 12 components across three critical dimensions of social progress – Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity.

What does the Social Progress Index SPI measure?

SPI is a comprehensive tool that can serve as a holistic measure of a country’s social progress at the national and sub-national levels.

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