Tamil Nadu succeeded in retaining its position for the second year in a row. The 2018 index is the second edition of Frost & Sullivan’s GIL Index for Economic Development in India. This year, Maharashtra secured the top rank, while Gujarat, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, along with Tamil Nadu, were named the top 5 states in terms of overall economic development. Thiru. Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, acknowledged Frost & Sullivan for ranking Tamil Nadu as a leading state in terms of investment potential in his inaugural address at the Global Investors Meet 2019 in Chennai.
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Talking about the index, Rituparna Majumder, Senior Industry Analyst, Emerging Market Innovation team, Frost & Sullivan, said, “The GIL framework deploys a robust data-driven methodology that centers on a comprehensive approach of measuring economic development across states. The ranking also commemorates Tamil Nadu’s efforts toward being one of the most sought-after investment destinations in India.”
This annual index developed by Frost & Sullivan essentially evaluates India’s 29 states on 100 indicators across parameters such as economic prosperity and infrastructure development, employing an indexing methodology to facilitate state-wise comparisons. The research involved the collection of data for the 100 indicators across 10 pillars. The diversity of indicators ensured that the states were evaluated using a multidimensional approach as opposed to a one-sided approach. An indexing methodology was then employed to generate the rankings.
The 10 Pillars of Economic Development were:
- Digital Reach
- Economic Prosperity
- Educational Attainment
- Workforce and Employment
- Investment Attractiveness
- Government Effectiveness
- Health Improvement
- Infrastructure Development
- Mobility Measures
- Women Empowerment