This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content. You can help by converting these articles into an encyclopaedia-style entry, deleting portions of the kind normally not used in encyclopaedia entries. Please also fill in missing details; put categories, headings and sub-headings; and combine this with other articles on exactly the same subject. Readers will be able to edit existing articles and post new articles directly on their online archival encyclopædia only after its formal launch. See examples and a tutorial.

2018

August 14, 2018: NDTV

Pune Most Liveable City In India. New Delhi Ranks At...65 In Ease Of Living Index By Ministry Of Housing and Urban Affairs

Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai from Maharashtra were ranked India's three most livable places on the government's inaugural 'Ease of Living Index', where the national capital came at 65th place out of total 111 cities.

Rampur in Uttar Pradesh figured at the bottom of the livability index released by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. Chennai has been ranked 14th, while Kolkata did not participate in the survey. Kohima (Nagaland) and Patna (Bihar) were also placed in the bottom-three.

In the top-ten, the three cities from Maharashtra were followed by Tirupati, Chandigarh, Thane, Raipur, Indore, Vijayawada and Bhopal.

Varanasi is at 33rd place, Ahmedabad at 23rd and Hyderabad at 27th.

This is the first-ever exercise undertaken by the ministry to rank the country's major cities on the basis of four parameters of ease of living - governance, social, economic and physical infrastructure.

The ministry said evaluation of cities has been done on a 100-point scale across 78 indicators - institutional and social pillars carried 25 points each, 5 points were given for economic pillar and 45 points for the physical pillar.

Releasing the index, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said this assessment is first of its kind globally in terms of scale and coverage and the ranking marks a shift to a data-driven approach to urban planning and management and promotes healthy competition among cities.

No city from Uttar Pradesh or Tamil Nadu figured in the top-ten.

While Rampur is ranked the lowest, those in the bottom-ten also include Kohima, Patna, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Itanagar, Pasighat, Kavaratti, Saharanpur and Silvassa.

Srinagar is ranked 100th, Jammu at 95th, Panaji 90th, Aligarh 86th, Gurugram at 88th and Meerut is 101st. Ghaziabad is ranked 46th and Rai Bareli is at 49th.

After the ten most livable cities, Karim Nagar (Telangana) has been ranked 11th, followed by Tiruchirappalli, Bilaspur, Channai, Jabalpur, Amravati, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Surat, Vasai-Virar city, Nashik, Solarpur, Ahmedabad, Ujjain, Coimbatore, Erode, Hyderabad, Madurai, Tiruppur, Jainpur, Nagpur and Gwalior among others.

The ranks of India’s 111 major cities

Ease of Living Index: National Institute of Urban Affairs

*CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION*			*CATEGORIES*																*PILLARS*
City Name	Population	Population Category	Overall Rank	Governance	Identity and Culture	Education	Health	Safety and Security	Economy and Employment	Housing and Inclusiveness	Public Open Spaces	Mixed Land-Use and Compactness	Power Supply	Transportation and Mobility	Assured Water Supply	Waste Water Management	Solid Waste Management	Reduced Pollution	Institutional	Social	Economic	Physical
Pune	31,24,458	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	1	8	14	8	4	25	7	23	4	49	10	12	2	4	5	2	8	5	7	2
Navi Mumbai	11,20,547	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	2	1	15	2	3	13	16	35	13	25	74	4	7	8	10	48	1	3	16	7
Greater Mumbai	1,24,42,373	Population ≥ 4 million	3	23	2	36	23	35	63	6	1	1	16	8	3	7	17	54	23	6	63	1
Tirupati	2,95,323	Less than 0.5 million	4	2	4	4	11	2	38	83	13	87	64	11	9	3	1	51	2	1	38	6
Chandigarh	9,70,602	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	5	40	1	18	10	7	1	16	6	33	96	2	44	2	43	23	40	4	1	4
Thane	18,41,488	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	6	24	7	27	15	82	9	4	40	32	1	1	4	6	11	53	24	12	9	3
Raipur	10,27,264	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	7	12	56	35	21	6	29	7	52	26	5	18	5	17	6	33	12	21	29	5
Indore	19,94,397	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	8	13	5	20	8	94	4	69	33	77	7	29	18	27	3	28	13	9	4	18
Vijayawada	11,43,232	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	9	9	11	21	2	100	10	42	78	51	33	41	6	1	25	70	9	8	10	24
Bhopal	17,98,218	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	10	16	29	13	36	38	39	62	1	56	38	23	13	20	34	32	16	17	39	8
Karim Nagar	2,89,821	Less than 0.5 million	11	3	41	17	45	4	31	41	10	81	39	62	8	60	12	4	3	15	31	28
Tiruchirappalli	8,47,387	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	12	51	3	19	1	9	19	29	12	16	2	44	63	44	16	3	51	2	19	17
Bilaspur	3,65,579	Less than 0.5 million	13	5	39	45	22	69	47	17	14	50	54	20	32	18	2	30	5	34	47	9
Chennai	46,46,732	Population ≥ 4 million	14	20	24	24	25	23	70	70	4	7	103	3	11	12	52	26	20	14	70	12
Jabalpur	10,81,677	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	15	14	23	15	6	91	54	48	8	60	42	48	19	57	8	52	14	11	54	26
Amravati	6,47,057	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	16	35	17	14	26	22	30	54	5	12	3	31	49	66	36	25	35	7	30	16
Visakhapatnam	17,28,128	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	17	10	74	75	17	31	74	91	9	82	22	7	17	10	18	41	10	46	74	10
Bhubaneswar	8,85,363	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	18	25	19	11	59	17	18	86	1	48	40	10	29	63	33	43	25	13	18	19
Surat	45,01,610	Population ≥ 4 million	19	11	18	74	85	73	69	2	24	5	52	39	35	34	21	34	11	57	69	11
Vasai-Virar City	12,22,390	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	20	32	13	3	16	89	21	52	16	70	61	14	31	21	48	5	32	10	21	29
Nashik	14,86,053	Population ≥ million < 4 million	21	18	52	30	24	41	40	34	21	6	25	75	34	5	44	42	18	25	40	21
Solapur	9,51,558	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	22	26	54	41	5	10	68	93	4	2	18	15	72	62	40	73	26	18	68	20
Ahmedabad	56,33,927	Population ≥ 4 million	23	7	50	60	73	29	45	19	30	10	62	5	40	48	41	49	7	53	45	22
Ujjain	5,15,215	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	24	15	21	40	58	30	33	30	30	52	19	6	39	29	31	40	15	30	33	32
Coimbatore	10,50,721	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	25	41	28	22	19	47	17	38	19	30	13	53	16	22	14	47	41	19	17	27
Erode	1,57,101	Less than 0.5 million	26	63	47	5	33	55	37	22	4	38	79	72	1	23	24	10	63	20	37	15
Hyderabad	69,93,262	Population ≥ 4 million	27	4	53	49	44	21	59	24	14	24	6	21	67	36	76	60	4	43	59	44
Madurai	10,17,865	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	28	28	9	65	20	79	28	8	24	64	14	61	21	19	19	27	28	27	28	25
Tiruppur	4,44,352	Less than 0.5 million	29	37	85	7	14	18	5	39	17	42	23	80	10	15	20	88	37	16	5	39
Jaipur	30,46,163	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	30	64	6	61	49	45	12	5	20	83	80	16	26	28	26	38	64	29	12	30
Nagpur	24,05,665	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	31	44	70	83	61	72	43	94	6	29	49	36	23	13	23	8	44	78	43	14
Gwalior	10,54,420	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	32	42	55	10	54	98	22	81	6	73	86	58	24	41	37	36	42	40	22	36
Varanasi	11,98,491	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	33	46	34	100	50	103	48	50	1	39	24	13	56	70	4	24	46	81	48	13
Jhansi	5,05,693	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	34	52	36	25	42	12	11	37	2	61	30	92	41	33	32	37	52	22	11	47
Ludhiana	16,18,879	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	35	68	46	26	77	34	8	40	9	44	50	54	59	42	53	1	68	35	8	37
Vadodara	17,52,371	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	36	31	81	9	63	104	42	15	15	9	20	52	76	65	69	61	31	54	42	35
Tirunelveli	4,73,637	Less than 0.5 million	37	53	8	76	94	65	35	9	21	67	35	28	28	11	13	81	53	52	35	31
Rajkot	13,23,363	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	38	55	45	23	51	61	15	85	76	17	47	30	27	31	60	58	55	33	15	42
Gandhinagar	2,92,797	Less than 0.5 million	39	49	95	94	27	8	107	99	1	100	44	43	71	30	39	65	49	55	107	23
Dindigul	2,07,327	Less than 0.5 million	40	87	57	29	29	11	23	25	24	47	8	50	25	24	22	57	87	23	23	34
Mangaluru	4,99,487	Less than 0.5 million	41	39	38	32	55	33	57	84	56	68	31	40	36	52	15	77	39	31	57	52
Salem	8,29,267	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	42	34	27	68	32	39	82	18	26	8	26	101	66	69	80	71	34	32	82	60
Thanjavur	2,22,943	Less than 0.5 million	43	54	59	12	104	42	36	71	19	18	17	26	50	16	42	93	54	47	36	43
Thoothukkudi	2,37,830	Less than 0.5 million	44	29	80	54	30	63	56	28	11	95	51	66	46	71	38	35	29	59	56	57
Kochi	6,33,553	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	45	6	88	89	74	105	67	47	35	35	28	33	88	104	46	6	6	99	67	56
Ghaziabad	16,48,643	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	46	30	89	106	75	84	20	1	7	36	84	59	45	43	66	20	30	107	20	33
Diu	23,991	Less than 0.5 million	47	81	43	39	28	16	61	99	4	31	37	51	51	90	67	104	81	24	61	51
Vellore	1,85,803	Less than 0.5 million	48	47	48	93	39	80	60	3	14	14	29	24	64	51	71	92	47	70	60	40
Rae Bareli	1,91,316	Less than 0.5 million	49	17	60	108	78	60	77	98	3	20	75	93	14	39	7	96	17	105	77	41
Kalyan-Dombivali	12,47,327	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	50	36	101	31	13	36	81	67	55	69	9	22	68	72	45	83	36	38	81	71
Ajmer	5,42,321	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	51	94	20	38	107	74	2	79	24	62	15	37	20	9	28	67	94	61	2	38
Belagavi	4,90,045	Less than 0.5 million	52	70	10	37	35	83	88	46	41	45	83	42	55	59	62	39	70	26	88	63
Jodhpur	10,56,191	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	53	38	44	97	86	70	27	97	37	34	71	94	12	14	96	21	38	84	27	53
Udaipur	4,51,100	Less than 0.5 million	54	85	22	67	69	28	14	33	5	93	56	67	38	55	63	62	85	41	14	50
Agra	15,85,704	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	55	45	30	46	79	43	75	27	8	65	87	74	70	45	61	64	45	48	75	73
Dharamshala	22,579	Less than 0.5 million	56	60	103	34	38	62	84	21	6	74	78	82	53	67	109	13	60	63	84	48
Hubbali-Dharwad	10,47,838	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	57	33	63	66	48	67	66	77	65	21	63	60	78	49	75	72	33	68	66	72
Bengaluru	84,95,492	Population ≥ 4 million	58	21	75	55	103	107	71	87	16	19	95	49	48	58	58	91	21	97	71	54
Kota	10,01,694	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	59	75	25	64	96	81	3	89	6	85	34	45	22	105	64	45	75	67	3	59
Puducherry	2,44,377	Less than 0.5 million	60	86	37	50	67	3	55	68	20	59	88	27	54	37	27	76	86	28	55	61
Warangal	7,04,570	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	61	59	49	62	64	49	87	99	2	23	53	106	62	93	49	44	59	58	87	55
Satna	2,82,977	Less than 0.5 million	62	62	26	86	56	110	73	44	44	94	68	17	61	61	30	18	62	73	73	46
Muzaffarpur	3,54,462	Less than 0.5 million	63	22	62	56	71	87	99	60	7	78	102	102	81	64	92	69	22	74	99	76
Kakinada	3,84,182	Less than 0.5 million	64	65	79	51	18	56	91	63	45	57	4	99	58	92	56	19	65	51	91	64
New Delhi	1,12,92,358	Population ≥ 4 million	65	19	16	59	111	66	109	99	1	100	101	55	57	25	50	100	19	71	109	70
Sagar	2,74,556	Less than 0.5 million	66	77	51	90	72	1	52	31	45	75	76	110	30	38	87	31	77	42	52	74
Shivamogga	3,22,650	Less than 0.5 million	67	58	99	78	12	37	64	65	19	40	58	64	33	46	82	105	58	56	64	79
Ranchi	10,73,427	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	68	56	35	91	68	101	50	26	36	37	43	71	69	77	105	12	56	80	50	69
Pimpri Chinchwad	17,27,692	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	69	92	69	71	60	27	80	92	44	80	70	9	15	32	59	66	92	60	80	49
Tumakuru	3,02,143	Less than 0.5 million	70	69	98	63	52	64	86	51	28	97	36	76	60	53	29	59	69	77	86	62
Thiruvananthapuram	7,88,271	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	71	27	12	87	101	99	94	58	42	41	55	46	52	50	106	90	27	75	94	86
Faridabad	14,14,050	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	72	50	94	1	46	108	106	45	22	71	12	83	74	78	102	86	50	49	106	84
Lucknow	28,17,105	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	73	43	78	70	106	92	58	59	7	72	73	38	47	47	47	78	43	102	58	65
Gangtok	1,00,286	Less than 0.5 million	74	73	96	44	80	46	49	80	4	100	66	86	89	107	35	11	73	72	49	66
Kanpur	27,68,057	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	75	104	40	16	91	57	13	55	13	76	69	19	80	26	55	68	104	39	13	68
Amritsar	11,59,227	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	76	78	64	80	34	54	46	90	8	63	41	104	43	84	77	46	78	64	46	75
Jalandhar	8,68,929	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	77	98	76	33	31	48	24	74	10	100	99	63	75	79	79	14	98	45	24	78
Port Blair	1,08,058	Less than 0.5 million	78	102	67	47	57	75	102	32	44	22	82	56	37	89	73	9	102	66	102	45
Dahod	1,18,846	Less than 0.5 million	79	72	77	42	41	15	32	99	79	11	48	79	84	74	68	110	72	44	32	95
Dehradun	5,74,840	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	80	61	32	58	108	14	53	43	3	3	105	78	101	87	91	95	61	62	53	94
Bareilly	9,04,797	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	81	74	106	101	47	78	62	11	6	55	65	84	42	76	78	15	74	98	62	58
Karnal	3,02,140	Less than 0.5 million	82	97	61	6	65	93	78	66	60	96	57	77	93	40	57	81	97	37	78	88
Davanagere	4,34,971	Less than 0.5 million	83	82	102	73	53	50	41	36	43	90	81	32	87	83	90	22	82	82	41	82
Aizawl	2,93,416	Less than 0.5 million	84	57	107	96	76	68	98	10	42	99	108	35	97	81	88	17	57	96	98	80
Guwahati	9,62,334	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	85	66	73	72	90	52	72	75	42	46	72	57	107	73	65	75	66	79	72	91
Aligarh	8,74,408	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	86	48	82	84	109	51	34	76	6	53	77	91	104	54	9	103	48	103	34	90
Rourkela	3,20,040	Less than 0.5 million	87	95	66	52	43	77	89	56	13	66	67	34	83	80	81	50	95	65	89	81
Gurugram	8,86,519	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	88	91	97	81	100	71	65	13	2	100	97	69	94	75	70	7	91	94	65	67
Moradabad	8,87,871	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	89	79	84	79	99	59	25	78	5	43	32	73	82	97	51	80	79	89	25	89
Panaji	40,017	Less than 0.5 million	90	84	83	43	98	58	96	99	23	91	45	90	92	68	72	84	84	83	96	87
Imphal	2,77,196	Less than 0.5 million	91	67	90	69	66	5	92	13	14	98	59	109	105	103	108	101	67	50	92	104
Shimla	1,69,578	Less than 0.5 million	92	96	93	57	82	44	97	72	80	100	27	103	91	96	54	16	96	76	97	85
Agartala	4,00,004	Less than 0.5 million	93	76	58	82	81	86	101	12	13	100	89	65	95	82	95	87	76	86	101	96
Dhanbad	11,62,472	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	94	71	68	98	95	76	95	49	67	86	85	88	86	102	86	56	71	91	95	97
Jammu	5,76,198	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	95	110	42	77	105	19	105	20	15	4	109	111	77	91	94	74	110	69	105	77
Allahabad	11,68,385	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	96	89	72	53	89	96	51	95	15	79	98	105	99	56	104	55	89	87	51	99
Aurangabad	11,75,116	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	97	103	92	28	9	85	83	99	56	100	60	70	109	98	111	89	103	36	83	107
Shillong	1,43,229	Less than 0.5 million	98	111	107	110	7	26	100	96	46	15	11	81	96	110	74	29	111	88	100	83
Namchi	12,190	Less than 0.5 million	99	93	86	85	84	95	76	88	19	89	93	85	85	94	93	93	93	93	76	101
Srinagar	12,06,419	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	100	109	105	103	40	40	90	64	35	84	107	25	65	35	103	98	109	90	90	93
Meerut	13,05,429	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	101	101	65	105	70	88	44	99	3	13	100	98	73	109	110	99	101	104	44	100
Silvassa	98,265	Less than 0.5 million	102	90	31	95	110	24	79	99	92	88	110	95	79	106	100	97	90	85	79	106
Saharanpur	7,05,478	Population ≥ 0.5 million < 1 million	103	107	104	107	62	20	104	73	6	27	21	68	90	88	97	79	107	100	104	92
Kavaratti	11,210	Less than 0.5 million	104	80	87	88	93	109	110	99	16	100	91	107	103	85	89	105	80	106	110	103
Pasighat	24,656	Less than 0.5 million	105	99	91	92	88	97	103	61	16	100	104	89	108	100	85	108	99	101	103	105
Itanagar	59,490	Less than 0.5 million	106	83	107	102	97	102	6	99	99	58	92	87	102	100	107	109	83	109	6	109
Bhagalpur	4,00,146	Less than 0.5 million	107	88	107	99	37	90	85	82	97	100	111	100	110	108	83	102	88	92	85	111
Bihar Sharif	2,97,268	Less than 0.5 million	108	100	33	109	102	53	93	53	89	100	94	108	106	95	84	107	100	108	93	108
Patna	16,84,297	Population ≥ 1 million < 4 million	109	106	71	104	87	111	108	57	66	54	90	47	98	86	98	85	106	110	108	98
Kohima	99,039	Less than 0.5 million	110	108	100	48	83	106	110	99	15	28	46	96	111	110	99	63	108	95	110	102
Rampur	3,25,313	Less than 0.5 million	111	105	107	110	92	32	26	99	4	92	106	97	100	99	100	111	105	111	26	110

Safety: Sagar safest city, Patna least

MP’s Sagar safest city, Patna least: Survey, August 14, 2018: The Times of India

Sagar in Madhya Pradesh is the safest city while Patna is the most unsafe among the 111 cities ranked on “ease of living” parameters. Safety and security was one of the indicators for the ranking, which was released on Monday.

In this ranking, number of CCTV cameras installed in the city per unit of road length, number of recorded crimes per lakh population and the extent of crimes recorded against women were included as indicators to arrive at how safe the cities are. It also included crimes against children and the elderly per year.

According to the report, Ranchi, Faridabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Vadodara and Varanasi ranked above 100 in the safety and security parameters. Interestingly, Delhi ended at 66 and all the cities in the National Capital Region ranked badly. Even Pune and Greater Mumbai were ranked at 25 and 35 among all the cities covered under this category.

Gurgaon fares badly

Dipak Dash, G’gaon lags on most measures, August 14, 2018: The Times of India

Top 10 best and worst cities on Ease of Living 2018
From: Dipak Dash, G’gaon lags on most measures, August 14, 2018: The Times of India

The ‘ease of living’ ranking was done based on specific data cities furnished, a third-party survey and direct feedback from around 60,000 citizens. The rankings were announced by urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri, saying this was the first attempt to “empirically capture ease of living”, which the states need to provide to citizens.

The government said Delhi did well on counts of availability of public transport and green spaces, student enrolment and smart metering system. But it slipped in areas such as health, air and noise pollution, power supply, safety and security, inclusive housing and solid and liquid waste management.

In fact, on five parameters — economy, health, mixed land use and compactness, power supply and pollution — Delhi ranks below 100 among the cities.

Gurgaon fared badly on all parameters except availability of public open spaces and reduced pollution. It performed poorly on education, safety and security, water supply, mixed land use and institutional framework.

Similarly, Ghaziabad fared better in housing and inclusiveness and public open spaces, but scored badly in education, safety and security, power supply and social aspects.

Faridabad emerged the worst among NCR cities on safety and security, solid waste management and economic aspects. Noida was not ranked as it was not part of the survey.

2020

Details

Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Top 10 million-plus cities ranking in 2020
From: Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Bottom 10 million-plus cities ranking in 2020
From: Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Top 10 cities less than million population in 2020
From: Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Bottom 10 cities less than million population in 2020
From: Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Top 10 municipalities with million-plus population, 2020
From: Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Municipalities with less than million-plus population, 2020
From: Dipak K Dash, March 4, 2021: The Times of India

Bengaluru tops list of cities in ease of living, Shimla best among small cities

NEW DELHI: Bengaluru has emerged as the best city on ease of living parameters among 49 million-plus cities in 2020, pushing the earlier top ranker Pune to number two.

Among 62 cities having less than one million population, Shimla has topped the list followed by Bhubaneswar, according to the Union housing and urban development ministry.

Unlike the first ease of living index (EoLI) report of 2018, the latest ranking of cities in 2020 has put 111 cities in two categories, million-plus and cities having population less than a million.

The report was released by Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The assessment exercise was carried out last year just before the lockdown. No city has been included from West Bengal because of “data challenge”, the report said.

According to the report, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore and Greater Mumbai are the other eight cities that have found place in the top 10 among the million-plus cities in the EoLI.

While Delhi ranks at 13, its neighbouring Ghaziabad and Faridabad have found a place at 30 and 40 respectively. The other NCR city of Meerut ranked at 36.

Similarly, in the less than million category, Silvassa, Kakinada, Salem, Vellore, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Davangere, and Tiruchirappalli have made it to the top 10 list.

The EoLI is an assessment tool that evaluates the quality of life and the impact of various initiatives for urban development. It provides a comprehensive understanding of participating cities based on quality of life, economic-ability of a city, and its sustainability and resilience.

The assessment also incorporates the residents’ view on the services provided by city administration through a citizen perception survey.

Bhubaneswar ranked top in the list on the people feeling satisfied with the local administration.

The ministry said the pillar-wise scores help cities assess their level of development and identify existing gaps that obstruct their growth. This also promotes healthy competition through rankings and incentivises them to improve further and even emulate the best practices from their peer cities.

The EoLI has been carried out on four parameters of quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizen survey. The ‘Quality of Life’ covers aspects such as affordable housing, access to clean water, basic education, healthcare facilities, safety and security, and recreation avenues.

According to the report, Indian cities have achieved an average score of 53.5 in the EoLI on a scale of 0 to 100. It has also flagged the low national average scores on economic ability at 13.2. This means there is huge untapped potential in urban centres to turn them into hubs of economic growth and prosperity.

The report shows among all the 49 million-plus cities, Chennai, Coimbatore and Navi Mumbai rank as the first, second and third so far as the quality of life is concerned. In the economic ability pillar, the top rankers are Bengaluru, Delhi and Pune.

Among the 62 cities which have less than a million population, Panaji, Tumkuru and Vellore topped the list on the quality of life parameters while the textile city of Tirupur, Gurugram and Kochi were ranked at the top three cities on the economic activity parameters.

Ease of Living in Indian cities

Contents

2018

The ranks of India’s 111 major cities

Safety: Sagar safest city, Patna least

Gurgaon fares badly

2020

Details

See also

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

Actions

Search

Navigation

Toolbox

Translate