NITI Aayog has released the Sustainable Development Goals-India Index, which evaluates the progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters. Which state received the first rank in 2022?

Kerala secured the first rank in the NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Goals India Index for 2022.

Himachal Pradesh has ranked among the leaders in earlier editions but did not top the 2022 index.

Goa performed strongly yet fell short of the first position that year.

Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory, was not the top-ranked state in this index.

Kerala's lead rests on strong scores in health, education and poverty reduction.

The index scores every state and union territory on a scale up to one hundred.