Meghalaya scored poorly in the first-ever India Happiness Report 2020.
The study was conducted during this coronavirus period to find out which are the happiest states and union territories across the country.
Among the 36 states and union territories of the country, Meghalaya was placed at the rank of 33 with happiness score of 3.25.
The survey was conducted based on six components of happiness, namely work; relationships; health; philanthropy; religious, spiritual orientation; impact of Covid-19. It covered 16,950 people across all 36 states and union territories of India during March-July.
Mizoram has been ranked as the happiest state in the country, followed by Punjab and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Chhattisgarh are the bottom three.
Among the big states, Punjab, Gujarat, and Telangana are among the top three states in happiness rankings.
Among smaller states, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top three states in happiness rankings. Among union territories, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep are the top three in happiness rankings.
In Northern India, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana are the top three in happiness rankings. In Southern India, Puducherry, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh are the top three in happiness rankings. In Western India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are the top three in happiness rankings.
In Eastern India, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar are the top three in happiness rankings. In North-Eastern India, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top three in happiness rankings.
Madhya Pradesh tops in the central Indian states in happiness rankings. Table 3.1 shows the happiness rankings of the thirty-six states and union territories of India.
There are five components of happiness namely, work and related issues such as earnings and growth; relationships including family and friends; health including physical and mental health; philanthropy including social concerns; and religious or/and spiritual orientation. This year there is an impact of Covid-19, which is the sixth component.
These components vary across states and union territories. In the study, on calculated scores of work and related issues such as earnings and growth Assam, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Punjab, and Puducherry are the top five.
On relationships including family and friends Punjab, Karnataka, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Sikkim are the top five. On health including physical and mental health Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Punjab, Mizoram, and Sikkim are the top five.
On philanthropy including social concerns Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, and Karnataka are the top five. On religious or/and spiritual orientation Sikkim, Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura, and Ladakh are the top five.
