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Annual Report 2023 Launch of Public Affairs Index 2022

PAI 2022 underwent a paradigmatic shift in its approach on multiple fronts. PAI 2022 undertakes a methodological
shift from Principal Component Analysis (PCA) adopted in PAI 2021 to a Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)
based approach. The framework of analysis in the PAI 2022 also underwent a transition from the Sustainable De-
velopment Goals (SDGs) based model to a Constitutionally enshrined conception of Justice – Social, Economic and
Political. Date: October 14, 2022

This conceptual framework is operationalised through three Themes, five Sub-themes and 22 indicators.
“The Public Affairs Index (PAI) is the annual flagship product
of the PAC that devises novel, data-driven schema for assessing
subnational governance. In light of the 75th year of India’s in-
dependence, the seventh edition of PAI 2022 honoured Azadi
ka Amrit Mahotsav by grounding itself in the Constitution of
India. The pivotal shift in methodology and themes- drawing
Public Affairs Index from the Preamble’s ‘justice- social, economic and political’-
Governance in the States of India were supplemented by a Natural
2022 Language Processing-inspired
3 Themes 5 Sub-themes 22 Indicators qualitative appraisal of Tweets on
policy objets sparking public de-
bate. These compelling analyses
attested to the need for the con-
vergence of social, economic and
Download the Summary Report HERE political justice across the States
of India.”
Download the Press Release HERE Nidhi Sharma
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