Bengaluru ranked "Most Livable" in 'Ease of Living Index

Bengaluru has been rated the most liveable city in India in the government's ''Ease of Living Index''. The others, in the order of ranking, are Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodra, Indore and Greater Mumbai. Of the 49 cities ranked on livability index in the ''million-plus population'' category, Delhi figures in the 13th spot and Srinagar at the bottom. A total of 111 cities were judged in the index released on Thursday.

According to the index released by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Shimla topped the category of cities with a ''population less than million''. In this category, Bhubaneshwar was ranked second, Silvassa came third, followed by Kakinada, Salem, Vellore, Gandhinagar, Gurgaon, Davangere and Tiruchirapalli.Muzaffarpur figured at the bottom of the livability index for 62 cities in the ''less than a million'' people category.“The Ease of Living Index (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 across India based on quality of life, economic-ability of a city, and its sustainability and resilience,” the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs said in a press release.

EoL index ranks 111 cities on basis of 49 development indicators under quality of life, economic-ability, sustainability & citizens’ perception of basic services. MPI evaluates enabling factors that lead to development outcomes evaluated under EoL.
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— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) March 4, 2021