Social Progress
Index:
States and Districts of India
The report represents independent research by Institute for Competitiveness (IFC).
IFC would though like to thank Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth for providing financial support towards
research on Social Progress.

The Social
Progress
Index™ asks
universally
important
questions about
the success of
our societies

India is one of
the fastest
improvers on
Social Progress
Index since
2011

IndiaSocial
Progress
Index:
State-level
Framework
(89 indicators)

STATE/UTs-
Social
Progress
IndexTiers

Social
Progress
Index vs.GDP
perCapita

Performance
ofSelected
States

IndiaSocial
Progress
Index:
District- Level
Framework
(49 indicators)

Heterogeneity
across Districts :
Profile of
Maharashtra

Conclusion
• The Social Progress Index captures the multi-dimensional
concepts underlying social progress from the data available
from public sources.
• Social Progress Index is an important exercise to help
policymakers in identifying and addressing the root causes
of low social progress across states and districts in the
country.
• Social Progress Index provides a benchmark by which
states, and districts can compare themselves to each
others, and can identify specific areas of current strength
or weakness.
• Social Progress Index is a means to track progress and
evaluate policy and programme effectiveness.