Pune tops Ease of Living Index

Pune tops Ease of Living Index

News:

1. Recently, the first Ease of Living Index released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Important facts:

1. 2. State wise performance:

• Three cities in Maharashtra- Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai, top the list.
• The national capital, New Delhi is ranked 11 among 65 cities.
• Chennai is in 14^th place.
• Kolkata did not participate in the survey.
• The other cities in the top ten include Tirupati, Chandigarh, Thane, Raipur, Indore, Vijayawada and Bhopal.
• The three cities at the bottom of the rankings are Rampur, Kohima and Patna.

3. The performance is based on four parameters:

• Institutions or governance
• Social indicators
• Economic indicators
• Physical infrastructure.

4. Cities which were unable or unwilling to provide data received low scores.

5. For example, New Delhi has a score of “zero” on indicators regarding inclusive hosing and mixed land use and compactness, and a score of just 0.12 on economy and employment.

• The ranking marks “a shift to a data-driven approach to urban planning and management.
• The future editions of the Index may also incorporate citizen and stakeholder feedback rather than relying on government data alone.

6. The index faced challenged in collecting information from data-starved urban local bodies.

7. Hurdles were seen in indicators such health-where local governments did not have access to data from private hospitals.