Public Data • Governance Outcomes • Long-Term Trends

Nation Building Index

Development is cumulative. Every government inherits opportunities and challenges from its predecessor, while its decisions shape the lives of current and future generations. Nation Building Index presents objective data across key sectors to help citizens evaluate performance, understand long-term trends, and compare outcomes using facts rather than narratives.

Compare development outcomes across infrastructure, economy, education, energy, taxation, inflation, and public services using official data sources.

10+ sectors covered2004–2025 timelineOfficial data sourcesOutcome-based comparison

Total categories

10

Dashboard category groups

Total metrics compared

62

Static source-backed metric count

Period covered

2004–2025

Endpoint and period comparisons

Data sources

Official records

PIB / RBI / PPAC / Indian Railways

Category Explorer

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Search by sector, metric, or keyword. The page keeps context by showing only one selected category instead of expanding every dataset at once.

Top Insights

High-level comparisons across sectors

Rural roads completed

2004–20143,35,670 km
2014–Present4,09,259 km

Railway track work

2004–201414,985 RKM
2014–Present25,871 RKM

Power shortage

2004–20144.2%
2014–Present0.03%

NH network

2004–201491,287 km
2014–Present1,46,560 km

Universities

2004–2014760
2014–Present1,338

Inflation average

2004–20148.2%
2014–Present5.0%

Direct tax on ₹20 LPA

2004–2014₹4.02 lakh
2014–Present₹2.34 lakh

Household electrification

2004–2014Universal access not achieved
2014–Present2.86 crore households

Source Credibility

The dashboard prioritizes official government, PIB, RBI, PPAC, Indian Railways, ministry records, annual reports, and public datasets. Category details show source labels and preserve source links in the detailed evidence section.

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