Gujarat, Tripura, Telangana shine in Panchayat index ranking, shows data

Around 61.2 per cent of gram panchayats in India fall under the ‘aspirant’ category according to the latest Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, while 36 per cent fall within the ‘performer’ grade. However, no panchayat across India could make the cut for the ‘achiever’ rank.  Among states, Gujarat had the maximum number of panchayats, which were in the ‘front-runner’ category, which was next best after the ‘achiever’ category, followed by Telangana and Tripura.  The index, which has been developed to measure how the over 255,699 gram panchayats across India perform in various parameters, was released