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Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s first Investment Friendliness Index
Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog’s inaugural Investment Friendliness Index 2026 with a score of 56.6, followed by Maharashtra at 53.7 and Tamil Nadu at 53.3. Goa (53.1) and Odisha (52.4) complete the…
The Story in Brief
Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog’s inaugural Investment Friendliness Index 2026 with a score of 56.6, followed by Maharashtra at 53.7 and Tamil Nadu at 53.3. Goa (53.1) and Odisha (52.4) complete the top five performers. The index, released on July 17, covers all 28 states and eight Union Territories, using 84 indicators across eight pillars including infrastructure, regulatory ease, fiscal health and environmental resilience.
Economictimes reports the index shifts the focus from investment summits and MoUs to ground conditions like land availability, electricity reliability and approval timelines. NITI Aayog notes India needs average real GDP growth of about 7.8% over two decades to become a high-income economy by 2047, making state-level investment competitiveness critical.
The Indian Opinion
The common narrative pits the Centre against states in a blame game over investment. This index rightly lands on states, showing their policies matter as much as Delhi’s. But the real test will be whether states use this ranking to fix broken single-windows, speed up clearances and ensure reliable power, or merely treat it as a trophy. Will Gujarat, Maharashtra and others sustain these scores when actual rupee notes land?
Source: government.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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