Ease of Living Index

“Ease of Living Index” rankings were launched by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) . Andhra Pradesh has topped Ease of Living Index rankings under AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation) . It was followed by Odisha & MP.

Ease of Living Index

3 states were awarded best-performing states at National Dissemination Workshop on Ease of Living Index, 2018 held in New Delhi.

AMRUT

  • It is urban transformation scheme w⟋focus of urban renewal projects to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewerage networks & water supply.
  • It aims at ensuring robust sewage networks, water supply & other infrastructure to improve quality of life of people in urban areas.
  • 10% of budget allocation will be given to states & union territories as incentive based on achievement of reforms during previous year.

Ease of Living Index

  • Index was conceived by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in June 2017.
  • It aims to help cities assess their live ability vis-a-vis global & national benchmarks & encourage them to move towards outcome-based approach to urban planning & management.
  • It was launched to rank 116 cities that are smart city contenders, capital cities & cities w⟋population of 1 million plus based on live ability parameters.
  • 1st edition of index released in January 2018 had ranked 111 Indian cities & was topped by Pune.
  • It captures quality of life based on data collected from urban local bodies on 4 parameters, which were further broken down into 15 categories.
  • It seeks to help cities undertake 360-degree assessment of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats.
  • 4 parameters include institutional (governance) , social (identity, education, health, security) , economic (economy, employment) & physical factors (waste water & solid waste mgmt. , pollution, housing⟋inclusiveness, mixed land use, power & water supply, transport, public open spaces) .
  • Institutional & social parameters carry 25 points each, physical factors have weightage of 45 points & economic factors 5 points totaling to 100 mark scale on which cities were evaluated.

Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021