District good governance index Jammu & kashmir

India is transforming and embracing change both in policy and economic outlook faster than other comparable nations. The outcome of several reforms over the past two and half decades has shown a remarkable transformation of India from a largely closed and listless economy to an open and thriving economy. The country's progress is not only qualitative but measurable as well. With economic data projecting India to be one of the fastest growing economies and reaching the horizon of being the second biggest economy by 2030, faster than imagined, there are definitive indices that measure and give the assessment of India's economic growth and potential. It is argued that it has clear linkage with the adopted governance model.

Indian Union is based on the principles of federalism and demonstrates a significant decentralisation of power between the Central and State Governments based on the jurisdiction provided by the Indian Constitution. With present government's approach of Minimum Government but Maximum Governance, the idea of governance is pushed forward. The Central Government wants the State Governments to lead India's success story by giving them more autonomy in terms of fiscal independence and devolving more powers. For a State Government to be successful in meeting the aspirations of its citizens,