BENGALURU: Karnataka slipped by one position from last year to fourth rank in Public Affairs Index-2017 released on Friday. This is the second edition of the annual ratings.While it scored well in 10 of the 11 parameters, it lost in delivery of justice — 11th among big states and 18th overall. The study categorized states based on population: 18 large states having more than 2 crore people and 12 small states with less than 2 crore people.Of the 12 smaller states, Himachal Pradesh ranked first, followed by Goa, Mizoram and Sikkim respectively. Karnataka ranked seventh among larger states in this category, while Kerala and Sikkim were ranked best among large and small states respectively.C K Mathew, former bureaucrat and senior fellow at PAC said: "Governments have the largest set of data but have not been able to analyse it to improve governance. Governments that have invested more in social sectors like education and health have reaped larger dividends in the long term and are showing better signs of governance now."

Source: Times of India May 13, 2017 08:03 UTC