Vijayawada, Nov. 9 -- Andhra Pradesh has secured the second rank at the national level in providing access to opportunities, infrastructure, education, healthcare and social security to its people.
An official release here on Monday said that AP has ranked second among 28 states in the country in the Access Equality Index (AEI)-2026.
Goa topped the index with a score of 0.68, while Andhra Pradesh secured the second position with a score of 0.66. Sikkim ranked third with 0.63, followed by Kerala with 0.60 and Tamil Nadu and Telangana with scores of 0.57 each.
The index was developed by the Centre for New Economic Studies (CNES) of O.P. Jindal Global University. It assesses not only the economic wealth of states but also the extent to whic...