NITI Aayog launched Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index 2019

NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog released its “Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index” (AMFFRI) for the year 2019. 
It is an index launched by NITI Aayog in 2016.
The main reason is to rank states and union territories based on the implementation of seven provisions proposed under the model Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act.
Maharashtra ranked first for implementing most of the marketing reforms. 
Gujarat secured the second rank with a score of 71.5 out of 100, followed by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
The Index scores ranged from 0-100. 
The Minimum value “0” implies no reforms and maximum value “100” implies complete reforms in the selected areas.

The states in the order are 
1 – Maharashtra
2 – Gujarat
3 – Rajasthan
4 – Madhya Pradesh
5 – Haryana
6 – Himachal Pradesh
7 – Andhra Pradesh
8 – Karnataka
9 – Teleganna
10 – Goa

About NITI Aayog
Headquarters: New Delhi 
Formation: January 1, 2015 
Vice-Chairman: Rajiv Kumar