On February 4, 2021, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) released the Final Rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 & Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020 through an online event.
- For the purpose of ranking, both EoLI 2020 & MLI 2020 categorized the rankings of Cities (including cities under Smart Cities Program) & Municipalities under 2 categories based on their population – Million+ Category & Less than Million Category.
- Around 111 cities participated in the assessment which was conducted in 2020.
- The framework these assessments were prepared by MoHUA with the Institute for Competitiveness as the Knowledge Partner.
Top Performers of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020
Million+ Category
- #1 – Bengaluru, #2 -Pune , #3 – Ahmedabad
Less than Million Category
- #1 Shimla, #2 – Bhubaneswar, #3 – Silvassa
Top Performers of Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020
Million+ Category
- #1 – Indore, #2 – Surat, #3 – Bhopal
Less than Million Category
- #1 – New Delhi, #2 – Tirupati, #3 – Gandhinagar
Ease of Living Index (EoLI)2020
The First Edition of this index started in 2018.
Methodology
- EoLI measures the well-being of Indian citizens across the pillars of Quality of Life, Economic-ability, Sustainability with 49 indicators under 13 categories.
Objective
- To Accelerate India’s Urban development outcomes & achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Key Points
- This year EoLI framework has been consolidated with the addition of Citizen Perception Survey (CPS) holding a weightage of 30%.
- 35% weightage for Quality of Life, 15% weightage for Economic ability, 20% Weightage for Sustainability.
- CPS was conducted from January 16, 2020 – March 20, 2020.
- Bhubaneshwar recorded the highest CPS score followed by Silvassa, Davangere.
Rankings EoLI 2020
| Rank | Ease of Living Index 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Million+ | Population Less than Million | ||||
| City | Score | City | Score | ||
| 1 | Bengaluru (Karnataka) | 66.7 | Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | 60.9 | |
| 2 | Pune (Maharashtra) | 66.27 | Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | 59.85 | |
| 3 | Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | 64.87 | Silvassa (Dadra & Nagar Haveli) | 58.43 | |
| 4 | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | 62.61 | Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) | 56.84 | |
| 5 | Surat (Gujarat) | 61.73 | Salem (Tamil Nadu) | 56.4 | |
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Municipal Performance Index 2020 (MPI)
- It is the 1st time that MPI is being undertaken in India. The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index.
- They have been ranked based on 5 Verticals which are Services, Finance, Planning, Technology & Governance.
- MPI provides overall understanding of a municipality’s functionalities & the extent of their development & capabilities.
- It covers sectors like Education, Health, Water & Wastewater, SWM & Sanitation, Infrastructure, Digital Governance, Plan preparation among others.
Rankings MPI 2020
| Rank | Municipal Performance Index 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Million+ | Population Less than Million | ||||
| Municipality | Score | Municipality | Score | ||
| 1 | Indore (Madhya Pradesh) | 66.08 | New Delhi MC | 52.92 | |
| 2 | Surat (Gujarat) | 60.82 | Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) | 51.69 | |
| 3 | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | 59.04 | Gandhinagar (Gujarat) | 51.59 | |
| 4 | Pimpri Chinchwad (Maharashtra) | 59 | Karnal (Haryana) | 51.39 | |
| 5 | Pune (Maharashtra) | 58.79 | Salem (Tamil Nadu) | 49.04 | |
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i.On February 3, 2021, IIT Kharagpur signed a MoU with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for ‘Building Accessible Safe and Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC).
About Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Housing And Urban Affairs – Hardeep Singh Puri (Rajya Sabha MP, Constituency – Uttar Pradesh)
