As per the survey of Transparency International, Assam occupied the top slot in the ranking of best practices followed by states in Budget formulation.
It is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Meghalaya, Manipur and Punjab figured in the bottom list.
This survey is based on following 4 parameters
public disclosure,
budgetary process,
post budget fiscal management,
efforts to make budget more transparent and citizen friendly.
Assam is the only state out of the 29 states and 2 UTs, which has published a Citizens Budget in the public domain.
Assam government is the only government that has conducted budget awareness campaigns across 17 districts.