...And The Winning Talukas

Since Goa has only two districts, India Today decided to analyse its 12 talukas to get a better picture of the state's development. Data collected from different agencies and databases, like the NITI Aayog, Reserve Bank of India and the Census, helped evaluate the talukas on parameters such as female literacy rate, access to drinking water, households with electricity and telephone connections, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate and number of workers and bank deposits. The aim was to get a comprehensive picture of where each and every taluka stands and where it needs improvement.

The best talukas have been judged on the basis of their achievements in the past two decades, whereas the most improved talukas have been judged based on improvement over a decade. Awards were given