Team News Riveting
Raipur, April 11
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have been placed in last three positions of the Niti Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index-Round 1 (SECI) among larger states.
Gujarat has topped the SECI while Chhattisgarh is last in the list with 20th rank followed by Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Odisha has been placed at 16th rank.
The State Energy & Climate Index (SECI) Round I ranks the states’ performance on 6 parameters, namely, (1) DISCOM’s Performance (2) Access, Affordability and Reliability of Energy (3) Clean Energy Initiatives (4) Energy Efficiency (5) Environmental Sustainability; and (6) New Initiatives. The parameters are further divided into 27 indicators. Based on the composite SECI Round I score, the states and UTs are categorized into three groups: Front Runners, Achievers, and Aspirants.
The states have been categorized based on size and geographical differences as larger states, smaller states, and UTs. Gujarat, Kerala, and Punjab have been ranked as the top three performers in the category of larger states. Goa, emerged as the top-performing state in the smaller states category, followed by Tripura, and Manipur. Among UTs, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Daman & Diu/Dadra & Nagar Haveli are the top performers. Detailed state profiles and scorecards have been included in the report which provides a comprehensive snapshot of each state and union territory on the various parameters.
Among the smaller states, Goa topped the Aayog’s index, followed by Tripura and Manipur.
The detailed rankings of the States/UTs under SECI are given in the following tables:
