After Indore was crowned as the cleanest city of India, now India’s first Happiness Report for the year 2020 has been released. The report measures happiness across all states and union territories. As per the report, Mizoram, Punjab, and Andaman, reserve the top three places respectively in the happiness rankings. On the other hand, Odisha, Haryana and Chhattisgarh are the bottom three. Other states that made it to the top are Telangana, Sikkim, Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh. The top three happiest Union Territories are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep. These are The 10 Happiest Places To Live On Earth & Settle In.
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Happiness
When we talk in terms of the COVID-19 impact on happiness, Delhi, Maharashtra and Haryana were the unhappiest. The last 10 include Tripura, Assam, Nagaland, Goa, Puducherry, Haryana, Ladakh Odisha & Chhattisgarh. The study has been carried out from March to July 2020, taking into account 16,950 people. The survey also tracked the impact of COVID-19 on the happiness quotient. The results indicate how age, literacy, marital index and income level are all overall positively related to happiness.
Happiness Is A Subjective Concept
The study is conducted by Professor Rajesh K. Pillania, who is also the leading management strategy expert in India. He explained that happiness is a subjective concept and the gaps in rankings are due to differences in the components of joy across the union territories and states of India. The World’s First Happiness Museum Opens In Copenhagen.
The Report Studied Six Major Happiness Components
He also added that the study used six elements to measure happiness which includes work and work-related issues like earnings and growth; relationships with family and friends, physical and mental well-being, spiritual orientation, philanthropy and the impact of Covid-19 on happiness. All these components are significant in the regression analysis and explain the differences in happiness scores. Finland Is Offering An Online Class On Happiness And You Must Take It.
Now that you know where you will find happiness the most, you can finally decide on a place to settle in.