NITI Aayog launches state energy and climate index
What is the news :
- NITI Aayog has launched the State Energy & Climate Index-Round I on 11thApril 2022 at an event chaired by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog.
- Parameters: The State Energy and Climate Index (SECI) ranks states and UTs on six parameters:
- Discoms’ (Power distribution companies) Performance,
- Access Affordability And Reliability Of Energy,
- Clean Energy Initiatives,
- Energy Efficiency,
- Environmental Sustainability,
- New Initiatives.
- The parameters are further divided into 27 indicators. Based on the composite SECI Round I score, the states and UTs are categorized into three groups: Front Runners, Achievers, and Aspirants.
- The states have been categorized based on size and geographical differences as larger states, smaller states, and UTs.
- Gujarat, Kerala, and Punjab have been ranked as the top three performers in the category of larger states.
- Goa, emerged as the top-performing state in the smaller states category, followed by Tripura, and Manipur.
- Among UTs, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Daman & Diu/Dadra & Nagar Haveli are the top performers.
The objectives of the index are:
- Ranking the States based on their efforts towards improving energy access, energy consumption, energy efficiency, and safeguarding environment.
- Helping drive the agenda of affordable, accessible, efficient and clean energy transition at the State level.
- Encouraging healthy competition among the states on different dimensions of energy and climate.
Top Three States among Larger States Category:
- Gujarat
- Kerala
- Punjab
Top Three States among Smaller States Category:
- Goa
- Tripura
- Manipur
Top Three UTs:
- Chandigarh
- Delhi
- Daman & Diu/Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Need:
- India is a resource-rich and diverse country.Many of its states are comparable to countries in the European Union in terms of area, population, and diversity of resources.
- Thus, a one-size-fits-all approach will not be appropriate as each state and Union Territory (UT) differ in terms of culture, geography, and use of energy resources.
- It is imperative for each state and UT to have its own policy to harness its potential and capability.
About NITI Aayog :
- The NITI Aayog(National Institution for Transforming India) is a public policy think tank of the Government of India,.
- The aim of the NITI Aayog is to achieve sustainable development goals with cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.
- Founded on 1 January 2015
- Chairman: Narendra Modi
- Vice Chairman: Dr. Rajiv kumar
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