News: The government told the Rajya Sabha that India’s performance on 26 key global indices is being reviewed under GIRG.
About Global Indices for Reforms and Growth (GIRG) Framework
- GIRG is an initiative by India to track and improve its standing on 26 selected global indices through inter-ministerial coordination.
- Aim: Its aim is to find gaps in these indices and address them through reforms that support India’s growth and global standing.
- Coordinator of framework: The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of NITI Aayog serves as the knowledge partner and central coordinator for the framework.
- Nodal Ministry: Under GIRG, 26 indices are shared among 17 nodal ministries, and each ministry is responsible for improvement on its assigned indices.
- Structure of framework: The framework links 26 indices published by 16 international agencies with nodal ministries that must review them and act on the findings.
- Themes covered by indices: The indices under GIRG cover four broad themes:
- Economy
- Development
- Governance
- Industry
- Key indices to be reviewed:
- Democracy Index by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
- Network Readiness Index by Portulans Institute (with World Bank/others)
- Global Hunger Index by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe
- Climate Change Performance Index by Germanwatch
