With the development of the academic literature within inequality studies over the years, multiple interpretations exist on how ‘inequality of opportunity’ may arise because of factors or circumstances that are beyond an individual’s control. These feature conversations related to the accessibility and availability of basic resources or primary public goods. With the aim of understanding inequality from the lens of such means or opportunities, rather than merely focusing on outcomes, the Access (In)Equality Index (AEI) – created by the Centre for New Economics Studies at O.P. Jindal University – is a multidimensional index that captures household/individual inequality from the perspective of access to key opportunities. It ranks Indian states and Union Territories based on their pillar-wise performance.