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Which states/UTs have recently had their first "District Good Governance Index" unveiled in India?
  • Punjab
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ladakh
  • Uttarakhand
Answer- B
1)India's first "District Good Governance Index" has been virtually launched by Union Minister of Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah, for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The top five districts in this index are Jammu, Doda, Samba, Pulwama, and Srinagar.

2)The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in collaboration with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, has developed the District Good Governance Index (DGGI). This index is a framework document that includes the performance of districts under ten governance sectors, featuring 58 indicators with 116 data points.