MoPR launched PAI 2.0 GP Assessment for FY24; Tripura tops the Index
In April 2026, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) launched the ‘Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0’ for the Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24) to assess the overall holistic development, performance and progress of Gram Panchayats (GPs).
In April 2026, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) launched the ‘Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0’ for the Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24) to assess the overall holistic development, performance and progress of Gram Panchayats (GPs).
- Tripura achieved a historic milestone by becoming the top-performing state in the index.
Highlights
Participation: PAI 2.0 recorded wide national participation, with 33 out of 36 States and Union Territories (UTs) taking part in the exercise.
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- This included 27 out of 28 States (except West Bengal (WB)) and 6 out of 8 UTs (excluding Delhi and Chandigarh, which do not have GPs).
GPs: A total of 2,59,867 GPs/Equivalent GPs, representing 97.30% of the total 2,66,999 Panchayats across participating States/UTs, submitted validated data on the PAI portal.
Top States: Among the ‘Front Runner’ panchayats, 943 were in Tripura, which constituted 80% of the state’s total 1,176 rural local bodies.
- The state was followed by Kerala, where 10% of its 941 GPs have been assessed as ‘Front Runner’.
- Then Odisha at 3rd place, with 8% of its 6,794 GPs in the ‘Front Runner’ category.
Top GP: The Jugal Kishore Nagar Village Committee in Tripura’s Sepahijala district was ranked as the top-performing Gram Panchayat nationwide, achieving a score of 88.44.
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