Now, you can download full copy of Economic Freedom of the States of India 2013 right here. The Economic Freedom of the States of India (EFSI), 2013, estimates economic freedom in the 20 biggest Indian states, based to the extent possible on data for 2012, using a methodology adapted from the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) annual reports. The main highlights of our report this year are as follows:
Gujarat has widened its lead at the top of the economic freedom table, with an index score of 0.65 (on a scale from 0 to 1.0). Tamil Nadu remains in second position, but some distance behind,with a score of 0.54. Next in line come Andhra Pradesh (0.50), Haryana (0.49), Himachal Pradesh (0.47) and Madhya Pradesh (0.47) (see Table 0.1).
Overall, the states have become freer over time. The median score for economic freedom among states had earlier declined from 0.38 in 2005 to 0.36 in 2009, but has now improved to 0.43. However, this is way behind the top score of 0.65 registered by Gujarat, showing that most states have a long way to go yet.
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The three states recording the fastest improvement in economic freedom have been among the fastest-growing states. Growth has averaged 12.0 per cent in Gujarat, 10.6 per cent in Chhattisgarh and
10.4 per cent in Andhra Pradesh (see Table 1.8). 4. Gujarat is not only the freest state, but it has also registered the fastest rate of improvement (from 0.46 to 0.65). The second fastest improver is Andhra Pradesh (from 0.40 to 0.50).
The bottom three states, in reverse order, are Bihar (0.31), Assam (0.32) and Jharkhand (0.33). Bihar has long been last in this league and continues to be last despite significant improvement after Nitish Kumar became Chief Minister in 2005. Assam remains at 19th position. Jharkhand has worsened more than any other state, with its index score falling from 0.40 in 2005 to 0.33 in 2013. Because of this, it has slipped from 8th position to 18th . It has also recorded one of the lowest rates of economic growth (7.3%). Jharkhand claims that it has been held back by Maoist insurrection in several districts, but this is a weak excuse for poor governance. Assam and Jammu & Kashmir have been other relatively slow-growing states (see
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By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Research Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity; Bibek Debroy, Professor, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi; Laveesh Bhandari, Founder/Director, Indicus Analytics.