Imphal, November 12 2010: Even though, Congress led SPF government in Manipur is claimed to have pushing the state forward in development, the state is in the last in the implementation of UPA's 20-point programme.

According to the overall performance under the 20-point programme for the first quarter of the current fiscal (April to July 2010) Nagaland and Congress- led Manipur have obtained the least marks with 45 per cent and 29 per cent respectively, placing them in 29th and 30th positions.

Despite the many setbacks the ruling BJP had to face in the past month and the brickbats from Opposition parties, there's finally some cheer for them when Karnataka has been ranked second in the overall performance.

In the new ratings released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation for development schemes that were first initiated in 1975 by former prime minister Indira Gandhi, the Yeddyurappa-led government has obtained 83 per cent and the maximum points of 53.Karnataka has scored 13 A, 1 B, 4 C and no D grades.

Interestingly it is the non-Congress ruled states that have performed well this time round, with Gujarat bagging the highest percentage (100 per cent) elevating it to number one position.

The BJP-JMM led government in Jharkhand has bagged third place, followed by Punjab, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh � all non-Congress ruled states.

Congress governments come in at ninth and tenth places with Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh making it to the top ten list with 74 per cent and 71 per cent respectively.

The rankings were announced after the official review of the performance of the programme, which was launched in 1975 by Indira Gandhi and modified in 1982, 1986 and 2006 .

The review of the programme, which mainly encompasses poverty alleviation and rural development schemes, is intended to encourage states to pursue the Centre's agenda of inclusive growth with vigour.

Each state is adjudged for its contribution to poverty alleviation, employment generation in rural areas, housing, education, family welfare, health, protection of environment under parameters including � number of scheduled caste families assisted; habitation covered for quality of water supply; houses constructed under Indira Awaz Yojana; improving the living standard of the poor and downtrodden; streamlining production, procurement and distribution of essential commodities; and implementation of agricultural land ceiling and distribution of surplus land among others.

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