Good Governance Index (GGI) – Indicators, Highlights, Significance & Limitations

On December 25th, 2019, the Minister of State for Public Grievance and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh had launched the Good Governance Index on Good Governance Day, which is observed on the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The GGI is said to have been "scientifically designed" on various parameters of governance with an emphasis on citizen-centricity.

What is governance?

• The United Nations Development Programme defines governance as “the exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs at all levels. It comprises of the mechanisms, processes and institutions, through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights, meet their obligations and mediate differences”.