India, May 23 -- The performance of various Union ministries under a new assessment system piloted by the cabinet secretariat was announced at the council of ministers meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, HT has learnt.

The assessment - for which scorecards were presented by cabinet secretary TV Somanathan to various ministries on Thursday- was extensive and carved out separate best and worst performers in a number of categories, people aware of developments said.

Among the ministries that performed well in some categories were the consumer affairs ministry, the coal ministry, the power ministry and the health ministry, the people cited above said.

To be sure, every ministry was marked on their performance in 2025 and there...