{"id":113970,"date":"2026-07-19T14:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=113970"},"modified":"2026-07-19T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:59:46","slug":"investment-friendliness-index-ifi-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/investment-friendliness-index-ifi-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) 2026 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat has emerged as India\u2019s most investment-friendly state in Niti Aayog\u2019s first-ever Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) 2026, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>country\u2019s first IFI <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/niti-aayog\/\" target=\"_blank\">NITI Aayog<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It assesses how well Indian states and Union Territories are positioned to attract investments.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> covers all 28 states and 8 Union Territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and evaluates investment attractiveness across the following<\/span><b> eight pillars:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Infrastructure<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Business climate<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Resources<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Government policy<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Regulatory Ease<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Institutional Environment<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Financial Health; and<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Environmental Resilience<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The framework comprises 84 indicators, incorporating both secondary data and perception-based measures derived from a primary survey of investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The index uses a<\/span><b> 100-point scale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and serves as a benchmark for states to improve their investment environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each state has scored on different aspects using a mix of<\/span><b> primary surveys and publicly available data.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on overall scores, States and Union Territories have been classified into <strong>f<\/strong><\/span><b>our performance categories:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Top Performers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(scores above 50)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Frontrunners <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(45\u201350)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Emerging Performers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(\u226540 \u2013 &lt;45)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Aspiring States <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(below 40)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States and Union Territories have also been assessed within<strong> t<\/strong><\/span><b>hree peer groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211;<strong> L<\/strong><\/span><b>arge States,<\/b> <b>Hilly and Northeastern States, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Union Territories and City States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) 2026 <\/b><b>Highlights\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>5 states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were identified as<\/span><b> top performers: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>15 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States have been classified as <\/span><b>Frontrunners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><b>8 States\/UTs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been placed<\/span><b> in each of the Emerging Performers and Aspiring State<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s categories.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Among the large states,<\/b> <b>Gujarat <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured the <\/span><b>first rank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, which are also the top three performers in the overall Index.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In the Hilly and Northeastern States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category, <\/span><b>Uttarakhand <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emerged as the highest-ranked State, followed by Assam and Himachal Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the <\/span><b>City States and Union Territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Goa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured the top position, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/economy\/gujarat-tops-niti-aayogs-first-investment-friendliness-index-maharashtra-and-tamil-nadu-follow\/2989423\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Investment Friendliness Index 2026 assesses Indian states and UTs across eight pillars to improve investment competitiveness. 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