NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026 places Tamil Nadu among top five states

Direct fact

In 2026, NITI Aayog released its first-ever Investment Friendliness Index (IFI), and Tamil Nadu was placed among the top five performers along with Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Odisha.

Key specifics

• The IFI 2026 covered all 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
• The index used a 100-point scale to assess investor attractiveness and challenges.
• Top five performers named in the report were Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha.
• The report also classified 15 States as frontrunners, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
• The remaining groups were emerging performers and aspiring states, based on primary surveys and publicly available data.

Exam lens

TNPSC economy-and-reports current affairs, key fact: NITI Aayog IFI 2026, 28 States, 8 UTs, 100-point scale, Tamil Nadu in top five; likely question type is report-index ranking or state classification.