The Seventh State of the States Report reflects the gradual but inexorable pace of change across India. It is clear that states can no longer rest on legacy dividends. Leaders are thus losing stature, new challengers are muscling in and tragically those at the bottom of the pit are mired in sloth.
Change Is Inevitable; it is truly the only constant. Often change is hard to detect, particularly in amorphous domains such as governance and development. Be assured though that India is changing, even if at a glacial pace. The Seventh India Today State of the States Report reveals that the gravity of growth is shifting to emerging geographies, even if gradually. Leaders are sliding, new challengers have come up, and laggards signal a desperate situation.
Explanations about why a state does well or badly overall will be found under the eight heads (covered in Table of contents) while its performance under any specific head will be found in variables included (or excluded). All the data are publicly available and are sourced from government and related organisations…
