G.O. (Ms.) No.94, Design and Development of District Good Governance Index for the State of Tamil Nadu
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (DB) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.94 on 4 August 2022, approving the framework for designing and developing the District Good Governance Index for Tamil Nadu. The framework assesses and ranks district performance across 10 sectors using 75 indicators, and does not regulate individual land ownership or property transactions.
Purpose
G.O. (Ms.) No.94, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (DB) Department on 4 August 2022, creates a measurable framework for comparing governance performance across Tamil Nadu districts. The District Good Governance Index is intended to identify weaker areas, support targeted improvements and provide a comparative picture of district administration.
The Department of Economics and Statistics was entrusted with framing the design and development of the index. The Tamil Nadu framework draws from the Government of India Good Governance Index 2021 and the Jammu and Kashmir District Good Governance Index Framework 2021-2022, with modifications specific to Tamil Nadu.
Who it affects
The District Good Governance Index mainly affects Tamil Nadu government departments, District Collectors and agencies that provide the data used to assess district performance. Districts will be ranked according to the approved indicator framework, and the best performing district will receive awards.
For property buyers and owners, the document has only indirect relevance. It does not create procedures for land purchase, title, registration, patta or changes in land use. Some indicators use agricultural land data, including net sown area, gross sown area and current fallow area, but these are used to measure district governance performance.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No.94 provides that:
- District performance will be assessed and ranked using the approved District Good Governance Index framework.
- The initial ranking will use 2020-21 as the reference year.
- The best performing district will be recognised through awards.
- The framework may be modified in later years through suitable iterations.
- Indicator metadata and sources, the classification of indicators, and the methodology for rank computation and normalisation are included in annexures.
Indicators and weighting
The Tamil Nadu District Good Governance Index contains 75 indicators across agriculture and allied activities, industry and commerce, human resources development, public health, public infrastructure and utilities, social welfare and development, financial inclusion, judiciary and public safety, environment, and citizen centric governance.
The framework classifies 25 outcome or output based measures as Impact Indicators, each with a value of 0.2. It classifies 50 proxy measures as Support Indicators, each with a value of 0.1. Unlike the Jammu and Kashmir framework, Tamil Nadu assigns different weights to sectors based on their relevance to social and developmental needs.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.94 change land ownership, patta or property registration rules?
No. G.O. (Ms.) No.94 establishes a district governance assessment and ranking framework. The source does not provide rules for land title, patta, registration or property transactions.
Will every Tamil Nadu district be ranked under the District Good Governance Index?
The document directs that district performance be assessed and ranks be assigned using the approved District Good Governance Index indicator framework.
Which year is used for the first district ranking?
The initial ranking uses 2020-21 as the reference year.
Are agricultural land figures included in the assessment?
Yes. The listed agriculture indicators include current fallow area, net sown area, gross sown area and crop insurance coverage. These figures are used for district governance assessment, not to decide individual property rights.
