New Delhi, July 17 -- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha have emerged as the top performers in NITI Aayog's Investment Friendliness Index, which assesses how effectively states and Union Territories create and sustain an environment conducive to investment.

NITI Aayog released the "Investment Friendliness Index" report on Friday, providing a data-driven framework to benchmark investment ecosystems across all 28 states and eight Union Territories.

"Based on the overall assessment, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Odisha have emerged as the Top Performers in the Investment Friendliness Index," the government think tank said in a release.

The index evaluates investment attractiveness across eight pillars: infrastru...