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Which of the following statements are CORRECT? (1) Himachal Pradesh is the first state to pioneer the Districts Good Governance Index (DGGI) for measuring Governance Performance on seven themes. (2) The idea of DGGI was obtained from the Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore when Himachal Pradesh was ranked 1st among 12 small states on the Public Affair Index. (3) The government of Himachal Pradesh has decided that DGGI will be the regular exercise of the Department of Economics and Statistics. (4) Hamirpur district was awarded the first Prize on basis of DGGI-2019. Choose the answer:

HPPSC · 2021 · GS1
Question:
Which of the following statements are CORRECT? (1) Himachal Pradesh is the first state to pioneer the Districts Good Governance Index (DGGI) for measuring Governance Performance on seven themes. (2) The idea of DGGI was obtained from the Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore when Himachal Pradesh was ranked 1st among 12 small states on the Public Affair Index. (3) The government of Himachal Pradesh has decided that DGGI will be the regular exercise of the Department of Economics and Statistics. (4) Hamirpur district was awarded the first Prize on basis of DGGI-2019. Choose the answer:

Options

(1) All of the above
(2) 3 only
(3) 4 only
(4) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (4) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: HP became the first state in India to develop and implement the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) — a pioneering governance measurement tool assessing 7 themes including agriculture, education, health, infrastructure, finance, and social welfare. Statement 2 is correct: The concept was inspired by the Public Affairs Index of the Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore, after HP was ranked 1st among small states. Statement 3 is correct: DGGI has been institutionalised as a regular annual exercise of the Department of Economics and Statistics, HP. Statement 4 is incorrect: Bilaspur district (not Hamirpur) was awarded first prize in DGGI-2019. Hence statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

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