India Today awards

New Delhi, Sep 1 (UNI) Punjab and Tamil Nadu were today presented with India Today's best big state and best governed state awards respectively.

Following are the awards presented by President A P J Abdul Kalam at a function held here: OVERALL PERFORMANCE: 1. Best Big State: Punjab 2. Best Small State: Pondichery 3. Fastest Mover: Madhya Pradesh HEALTH: 1. Best Big State: Himachal Pradesh 2. Best Small State: Goa 3. Fastest Mover: Uttar Pradesh LAW AND ORDER: 1. Best Big State: Kerala 2. Best Small State:Pondichery 3. Fastest Mover: Karnataka AGRICULTURE: 1. Best Big State: Punjab 2. Best Small State: Pondicherry 3. Fastest Mover: Madhya Pradesh INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT: 1. Best Big State: Gujarat 2. Best Small State: Pondicherry 3. Fastest Mover: Jammu&Kashmir EDUCATION: 1. Best Big State:Himachal Pradesh 2. Best Small State: Goa 3. Fastest Mover: Uttar Pradesh CONSUMER MARKETS: 1. Best Big State:Punjab 2. Best Small State:Delhi 3. Fastest Mover: Himachal Pradesh INFRASTRUCTURE: 1. Best big state: Punjab 2. Best Small State: Delhi 3. Fastest Mover: Madhya Pradesh PROSPERITY AND BUDGET (Prosperity-of the people and the government) 1. Best Big State: Punjab 2. Best Small State:Goa 3. Fastest Mover: Orissa FASTEST GROWING STATE IN 1990s Karnataka Most Improved in Physical Resources in the 1990s- Gujarat Most Improved Human Resources in the 1990s- Andhra Pradesh The State that outperformed its potential most Himachal Pradesh.

The best governed state went to Tamil Nadu.

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