Recently, the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 and the Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020 have been released by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
Key Points
- The EoLI rankings were released for cities with a population of more than a million, and cities with less than a million people.
- The Ease of Living Index 2020 has been prepared by the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
- A total of 111 cities participated in the exercise that was conducted in 2020.
- Among Indian cities with a population of more than a million, Bengaluru has emerged as the best city on ease of living parameters among 49 million-plus cities in 2020.
- Pune was ranked as the number two city, while Ahmedabad ranked third among 111 other cities.
- Ahmedabad is followed by Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore, and Greater Mumbai.
- The ease of living is the lowest in Bareilly, Dhanbad, and Srinagar.
- Shimla was ranked the highest in the EoLI ranking for cities with a population of less than a million.
- Bhubaneswar has been ranked as the second city in less than a million population ranking while Muzaffarpur in Bihar had the lowest score.
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.