PANCHAYAT AND RURAL RANKINGS IN INDIA

1. PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Source: Panchayat Advancement Index PAI 2.0, Ministry of Panchayati Raj - Apr 2026

Assessed 2,59,867 Gram Panchayats on 150+ indicators

Top States - Front Runner Panchayats:

Tripura - 943 Panchayats = 80% of state's GPs

Kerala - 10% of its 941 GPs

Odisha - 8% of its 6,794 GPs

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu - Most ‘Achiever’ category panchayats 

Lagging States:

Uttar Pradesh: 51 out of 57,678 GPs

Rajasthan: 8 out of 11,037

Bihar: 2 out of 8,053

Punjab: 1 out of 13,233 761a

National Water Award 2026 - Best Gram Panchayat East Zone:

Telari, Gaya, Bihar

Chhindiya, Surajpur, Chhattisgarh

Guni, Khunti, Jharkhand . 

2. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE

Source: MoRTH + NHAI + State R&B data

NH Funding Rank:

Maharashtra - Rank 1

Uttar Pradesh - Rank 2

Andhra Pradesh - Rank 3 

Top Performers Q1 2026 - Industrial Warehousing Absorption:

Pune - 24% of total absorption, 4.5 million sq ft

Delhi-NCR - 19%

Mumbai - 12% . 

Key Highlights:

India: 18.5 million sq ft industrial absorption in Q1 2026, +15.6% YoY

Manufacturing accounted for 35% of absorption . 

3. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Source: CareEdge State Rankings 2025 + Economic Survey 2025-26

Overall State Rankings 2025:

Maharashtra - Rank 1. Leads in financial, economic, fiscal

Gujarat - Rank 2. Leads in economic: per capita GSDP, FDI, industrial investment

Karnataka - Rank 3. Excels in industrial + environmental . 

Manufacturing Growth FY25 - Secondary Sector:

Tamil Nadu - 13.4% growth

Uttar Pradesh - 9.5% growth

Maharashtra - 5.1% growth 4750

Business Environment 2025 - Achievers:

Delhi - 6.9/10

Telangana - 6.8/10

Haryana - 6.5/10

Kerala - 6.2/10 8cf6

GSDP - Biggest State Economies FY25:

Maharashtra - ₹45.32 lakh cr

Tamil Nadu - ₹31.19 lakh cr

Uttar Pradesh - ₹29.78 lakh cr

Karnataka - ₹28.84 lakh cr

Andhra Pradesh - ₹15.93 lakh cr

Global Context:

Global Innovation Index 2025: India at 38th, up from 66th in 2019

Asia Manufacturing Index 2026: India ranks 6th out of 11 .