Social Progress Index (SPI)

Why in News?

• The Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts of India was recently released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

Highlights

• The SPI was compiled by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative.
• The report also dwells on India’s performance (ranked 110 out of 169 nations) based on the global SPI 2022 that is brought out by Social Progress Imperative since 2013.
• SPI is a comprehensive tool that can serve as a holistic measure of a country’s social progress at the national and sub-national levels.
• The report aims to provide a systematic account of the social progress made at all levels in the country.
• The index uses an extensive framework comprising 89 indicators at the state level and 49 at the district level.
• The index assesses states and districts based on 12 components across three critical dimensions of social progress:
• Basic Human Needs assesses the performance of states and districts in terms of Nutrition and Basic Medical Care, Water and Sanitation, Personal Safety and Shelter.
• Foundations of Wellbeing evaluates the progress made by the country across the components of Access to Basic Knowledge, Access to Information and Communication, Health and Wellness, and Environmental Quality