The Good Governance Index 2021 was released by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 25 December 2021. The GGI Index has been prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). The Good Governance Index 2021 has seen an improved composite score by 20 states, with Uttar Pradesh registering an 8.9% improvement in Good Governance Index indicators from 2019 to 2021.
The GGI 2021 framework covered 10 sectors and 58 indicators. The aim of the Good Governance Index is to create a tool that can be used uniformly across the states for assessing the impact of various interventions that are taken up by Central and State Governments.
10 Governance Sectors are:
- Agriculture and Allied Sectors
- Commerce & Industries
- Human Resource and Development
- Public Health
- Public Infrastructure and Utilities
- Economic Governance
- Social Welfare & Development
- Judicial & Public Security
- Environment
- Citizen-Centric Governance
Top ranking states in sectors as well as composite ranks:
| Sectors | Group A | Group B | NE & Hill States | UTs |
| Agriculture and Allied Sectors | Andhra Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Mizoram | D & N Haveli |
| Commerce & Industries | Telangana | Uttar Pradesh | J&K | Daman & Diu |
| Human Resource and Development | Punjab | Odisha | Himachal Pradesh | Chandigarh |
| Public Health | Kerala | West Bengal | Mizoram | A & N Island |
| Public Infrastructure and Utilities | Goa | Bihar | Himachal Pradesh | A & N Island |
| Economic Governance | Gujarat | Odisha | Tripura | Delhi |
| Social Welfare & Development | Telangana | Chhattisgarh | Sikkim | D & N Havelli |
| Judicial & Public Security | Tamil Nadu | Rajasthan | Nagaland | Chandigarh |
| Environment | Kerala | Rajasthan | Manipur | Daman & Diu |
| Citizen-Centric Governance | Haryana | Rajasthan | Uttarakhand | Delhi |
| Composite | Gujarat | Madhya Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Delhi |
