Tamil Nadu has pipped Maharashtra and Gujarat to arise as the top state in the Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2022 which surveys the preparation of the states regarding their product potential and execution. Gujarat had topped the graph in the last two rankings. The objective of the index is to evaluate the states' preparedness in terms of their export performance and potential.
The list delivered on Monday showed that Tamil Nadu with a overall score of 80.89 topped the third version of rankings while Maharashtra with a score of 78.20 was second while Karnataka (76.36) was third. Gujarat with a score of 73.22 was fourth, trailed by Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala in a specific order in the positioning of coastal states, as per the government think tank's report delivered on Monday.
Uttarakhand has topped the list of states that are hilly or in the Himalayas, with a score of 59.13. In that order, Himachal Pradesh comes in second, followed by Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram. Among the landlocked regions, Haryana topped the list with a score of 63.65%. It was trailed by Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
In the category of union territories/small states, Goa (51.58) was positioned first. Ladakh, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar, and Jammu and Kashmir came in second, third, and fifth, respectively. The regions can use the index to compare their performance to that of their peers and look at potential obstacles in order to come up with better policy mechanisms that will encourage export-led growth at the sub-national level.
The positioning depends on four principal support points: policy, business ecosystem, export ecosystem and export performance. In addition, the index aims to encourage competition among all states—coastal, landlocked, Himalayan, and UTs—in order to establish favorable policies, ease the regulatory framework, construct the necessary infrastructure, and aid in the identification of strategic recommendations for increasing export competitiveness.
Talking at the arrival of the report, NITI Aayog President BVR Subrahmanyam said that states are key partners in the nation's commodities "since that is where the activity is." "Whole environment for trade occurs in states," he said adding the report will help in bringing issues to light about the subject. He additionally said that the nation needs to expansive base its commodities.
Senior Consultant Sanjeet Singh said that the greater part of the states have set up a positive strategy structure which is helping in advancing the nation's products. The list was ready in partnership with the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC).
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