Overview
- Among large states, the top five are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
- Maharashtra scored 68.01 and recorded about Rs 5.63 lakh crore in merchandise exports in FY24.
- Uttarakhand ranked first in the small states/NE/UTs category, followed by Jammu & Kashmir and Nagaland.
- Uttar Pradesh placed fourth overall and ranked highest among landlocked states.
- EPI 2024, developed with Deloitte, assesses 70 indicators across four pillars with Business Ecosystem weighted at 40 percent, and NITI Aayog cautions the results are not directly comparable with 2022 due to the revised framework and new dimensions.