India improves its ranks to 123 on the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2022

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India has improved its ranking by 6 places in the recently released Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022. It has been ranked 123th in the world out of 161 countries.  India was ranked 129 in the 2020 Index. 

India’s rank has improved primarily due to improvement in indicators quantifying the impact of public spending and the impact of tax on reducing inequality.

The index ranks the countries on the policies made by the government and action taken to fight inequality in the first two years of covid pandemic.

Norway has been ranked as the top country followed by Germany and Australia.  South Sudan has been ranked 161st at the bottom of the Index. 

Composition of the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII)

The Index which is prepared by Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI) measures governments policies and actions in three areas proven to have a major impact on reducing inequality.

The three areas are public services (health, education, and social protection), taxation and workers' rights.

India’s performance 

Public service 

India has been ranked 129th in the Public service spending. It was ranked 141 in the 2020 report.

According to the Index, India features among the lowest performers on health spending. It dropped to 157th rank, a drop of two places. The Indian government spends 3.64 % of all it’s spending on health which is lowest among all neighbouring countries.  Pakistan spending is at 4.3%, Bangladesh is at 5.19%, Sri Lanka is at 5.88%, and Nepal is at 7.8%, 

Progressive taxation 

India was ranked 16 on progressive taxation in 2022 while it was ranked 19 in 2020.

Labour Ranking (workers’ rights and wages)

India was ranked 151 on labour ranking (which includes workers’ rights) while in 2020 also it was ranked 151.

South Asian country’s ranking 

Country

Public service ranking 

Tax ranking 

Labour ranking 

Regional ranking 

Maldives

71

12

54

1

Bangladesh

136

47

101

2

Sri Lanka

128

85

93

3

Nepal

116

36

126

4

Bhutan

114 

27

140

5

India

129

16

151

6

Pakistan 

151

77 

113

7

Afghanistan 

158

115

117

8

OXFAM International

Oxfam International was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. They joined together as a confederation to maximize efficiency and achieve greater impact to reduce global poverty and injustice.

The name “Oxfam” comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, founded in Britain in 1942. 

The Oxfam International Secretariat is based in Nairobi, Kenya

Oxfam India CEO : Amitabh Behar 

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