Correct Answer :   Haryana
                                                                                                        
                                                    A Haryana government spokesperson said that the state has topped among the major states with a score of 0.6948, followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka.
 
Chief minister "Manohar Lal Khattar" said that this could become possible because of the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 
Quoting director G. Gurucharan of Public Affairs Center (PAC), which carried out the survey, an official spokesperson said the report has been prepared transparently and fairly.
 
He said that in the report, which was released on Friday(14th Oct 2022), the states have been divided into two categories - large and small, and the assessment was done based on the data of the Central government. Union Territories are not a part of the report.
 
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Haryana has emerged as the best-governed state among the 
18 big states, while 
Sikkim has topped in the category of 
10 smaller states. 
He said that in 
PAI 2022, the analysis of governance experiences a shift from the framework of
 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to a constitutionally enshrined principle of justice’..
Source : Hindustan Times