NPL

Overall Rankings

All 36 states and union territories ranked by overall development score across 30 categories.

#State / UTScoreTier
1Delhi(UT)
63.3
Contender
2Chandigarh(UT)
62.9
Contender
3Goa
62.0
Contender
4Puducherry(UT)
60.0
Contender
5Himachal Pradesh
58.8
Rising
6Tamil Nadu
56.4
Rising
7Kerala
55.9
Rising
8Punjab
55.6
Rising
9Sikkim
55.6
Rising
10Mizoram
54.7
Rising
11Lakshadweep(UT)
54.5
Rising
12Karnataka
52.0
Rising
13Uttarakhand
51.8
Rising
14Maharashtra
51.5
Rising
15Haryana
50.9
Rising
16Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT)
50.8
Rising
17Gujarat
50.4
Rising
18Andhra Pradesh
49.5
Rising
19Telangana
48.4
Rising
20Nagaland
47.6
Rising
21Ladakh(UT)
47.5
Rising
22Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT)
47.4
Rising
23Arunachal Pradesh
47.4
Rising
24West Bengal
45.5
Rising
25Meghalaya
44.8
Developing
26Manipur
44.3
Developing
27Jammu & Kashmir(UT)
44.0
Developing
28Chhattisgarh
40.1
Developing
29Madhya Pradesh
39.0
Developing
30Rajasthan
38.6
Developing
31Tripura
38.6
Developing
32Odisha
37.7
Developing
33Assam
35.3
Developing
34Uttar Pradesh
33.9
Developing
35Jharkhand
30.0
Developing
36Bihar
29.8
Developing

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