Environmental Performance Index
- Started by Planning Commission
- Objective: To measure of environmental well-being of states.
Analysis of data supplied by 35 states and union territories. - Reflects states’ performance on 16 Green Indicators under 5 categories
5 Categories:
- Air Pollution (nitrogen and sulfur oxides, respiratory SPM)
- Forest (total forest area, increase/decrease in forest cover, afforestation efforts)
- Water Quality (domestic waste water, surface water quality, ground water extraction)
- Waste management (municipal solid waste, biomedical and hazardous waste handling capacity)
- Climate change preparation (use of renewable sources of energy, mini hydro, electricity intensity of state GDP, disaster preparedness, energy efficiency)
Best Performers
- Andhra Pradesh
- Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
A score of one means the state is characterized by cleaner environment.
