SKOCH Summit
India’s governance story in 2025 is best understood not through intent, announcements or policy volume, but through outcomes that can be measured, verified and experienced by citizens. Evidence emerging from the SKOCH State of Governance Assessment makes one reality unmistakably clear: governance performance today is being shaped by the quality of execution rather than the ambition of design. States that have invested in institutional capacity, district-level leadership and integrated service delivery are demonstrating sustained gains, while those relying on legacy administrative approaches are facing increasing competitive pressure.
The findings from the 2025 assessment confirm that governance excellence is no longer episodic or sector-specific. It is cumulative, layered and systemic, built over years of sustained administrative reform and reinforced through continuous feedback from the ground. Governance leadership today reflects the ability of states to institutionalise reforms rather than merely launch them.
Arrival, Tea, Meet and Greet
Picture with Mr Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group
Tea
Har Ghar Tiranga
Introduction: Mr Rohan Kochhar, Founder, SKOCH Law Offices & Mr Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group
Summary: Mr Sameer Kochhar outlines India’s journey from the 1991 economic crisis to recovery through reforms, while noting that early growth was uneven. This led to a focus on inclusive growth driven by digital, financial, and social inclusion. State-level innovations, especially in Gujarat, were later scaled nationally after 2014, improving welfare delivery and infrastructure. The talk highlights outcomes like poverty reduction, financial access, and women’s empowerment. The vision for 2047 is a high-income, equitable, and inclusive India.*
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Mr Rohan Kochhar presents a decade-long, evidence-based assessment of India’s governance focused on real outcomes rather than intent or spending. It highlights that sustained performance comes from strong systems, monitoring, and last-mile ownership, with states like Gujarat showing consistency. The findings stress that governance improvements depend on institutionalization through digital tools and accountability. Key impact areas include district governance, e-governance, and public service delivery. The conclusion emphasizes that execution discipline and leadership, not policy gaps, drive effective governance.*
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SKOCH State of Governance 2025: Dr Gursharan Dhanjal, Vice Chairman, SKOCH Group
Summary: The speaker emphasizes that SKOCH’s work goes beyond awards to documenting and institutionalizing India’s governance transformation since 2001. The focus is on capturing successful grassroots innovations and scaling them into national models through knowledge sharing. Over 50,000 case studies have been documented, showcasing how small interventions—especially in financial inclusion, SHGs, infrastructure, and rural development—have created large-scale impact. The presentation highlights how states learn from each other, leading to replication and nationwide adoption of best practices. It also reviews recent state performance rankings and sectoral trends, showing improvements in district governance, e-governance, and public service delivery. The core message is that governance success comes from scaling proven ideas, collaboration, and continuous innovation across states.*
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SKOCH Award & Cultural Presentation
Lunch
Mr Sameer Kochhar
Chairman, SKOCH Group
Reforms historian and author of best-seller ModiNomics, Sameer Kochhar is Chairman, SKOCH Group. He is a passionate advocate of social, digital and financial inclusion and is a foremost expert on governance and inclusive growth. His work has been acclaimed globally and endorsed by Mr Narendra Modi, Mr M Venkaiah Naidu, Dr Manmohan Singh, Mr Arun Jaitley, Mr P Chidambaram, Mr Yashwant Sinha, Dr C Rangarajan and Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia and so on. In his thinking and writings and activities, his profound admiration for India's economic reforms and in extension, those outstanding personalities who strive to make these reforms more meaningful and broad-based comes out clear and unambiguous.
View MoreMr Rohan Kochhar
Founder, SKOCH Law Offices
Rohan Kochhar stands at the intersection of economics, social science, and law, leveraging his multidisciplinary expertise to drive impactful change in public policy, emerging technologies, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives. As the founder of SKOCH Law Offices, Rohan has built a boutique law firm renowned for its deep domain knowledge and innovative approach to legal challenges.
View MoreDr Gursharan Dhanjal
Vice Chairman, SKOCH Group
Dr Gursharan Dhanjal, MA, MPhil, PhD from Delhi University and an expert in strategic affairs, is Vice Chairman, SKOCH Group. He is also the Editor of INCLUSION—a quarterly publication that focuses on development and addresses inclusive growth-related issues. INCLUSION has completed six years. He has over 20 years of work experience ranging from academics to research and business journalism to consulting. He started his career as an Assistant Professor and taught at Delhi University for five years before joining Asia Business News (India)—Dow Jones, a premier broadcaster of business and financial news during the mid-90s. He also worked for CNBC for over three years during the late 90s.
View More| S.No | Participating Organisations |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amreli District Police |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation Limited (APEMCL) |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation Ltd |
| 4 | Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies Ltd |
| 5 | Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) |
| 6 | Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board |
| 7 | Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd |
| 8 | Birbhum District Police |
| 9 | Central Manufacturing Technology Institute |
| 10 | City Livelihood Centre (CLC), Nagar Palika Parishad, Champawat |
| 11 | Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Punjab |
| 12 | Department of Digital Technologies and Governance, Government of Himachal Pradesh |
| 13 | Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu & Kashmir |
| 14 | Development and Panchayat Department, District Panchkula |
| 15 | Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Rajasthan |
| 16 | Directorate of Geology and Mining, Government of Uttarakhand |
| 17 | Directorate of Geology and Mining, Government of Uttarakhand |
| 18 | Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation, Goa |
| 19 | Directorate of Sericutlure Uttarakhand |
| 20 | Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| 21 | District Administration - Vidisha District |
| 22 | District Administration Kondagaon |
| 23 | District Administration Nandurbar |
| 24 | District Administration Nirmal |
| 25 | District Administration Nirmal, Telangana |
| 26 | District Administration Papum Pare |
| 27 | District Administration Uttarkashi |
| 28 | District Administration YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh |
| 29 | District Administrative Centre Pakyong |
| 30 | District Rural Development Agency, Panchkula |
| 31 | District Rural Development Agency, Telangana |
| 32 | District Rural Development Authority, Gaya |
| 33 | Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (e-Governance) |
| 34 | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh |
| 35 | GRP Western Railway, Vadodara, Gujarat |
| 36 | Gurgaon Traffic Police |
| 37 | Higher Education Department, U.T. Administration of Ladakh |
| 38 | Indian Railways, New Delhi |
| 39 | Konkan Railway Corporation Limited |
| 40 | Madhya Pradesh Police Department |
| 41 | Madhya Pradesh Police Department |
| 42 | Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited (MPRDC) |
| 43 | MP Industrial Development Corporation |
| 44 | Nagar Nigam Dehradun |
| 45 | Nirmal District Police |
| 46 | Soil and Water Conservation Department, Government of Meghalaya |
| 47 | State Crime Records Bureau Police Headquarters Bhopal |
| 48 | Surat City Traffic Police |
| 49 | UP Irrigation and Water Resource Department |
| 50 | UP Irrigation and Water Resources Department |
| 51 | Uttarakhand Police |
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