Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar figures at the bottom of “Ease of Living Index- 2020, which was released by the Government of India on Friday.
Of the 49 cities ranked on the livability index in the “million-plus population “cities, Srinagar figured at the last position.
According to details available with Precious Kashmir, Srinagar scored an aggregate 42.05 points in four broad verticals among 49 cities with a population more than a million.
The index evaluated the wellbeing of the citizens on four pillars — quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizen’s perception survey.
Srinagar scored 26.06 points in quality of life; 3.09 in economic ability; 57.62 in sustainability; and 72.8 in citizens’ perception survey.
The rankings under the Ease of Living Index -2020 were announced for cities with a population of more than a million, and cities with less than a million people.
111 cities participated in the assessment exercise that was conducted in 2020. The analysis categorised them into million+ populated cities (those with a population of more than a million) and less than million populated cites (those with a population of less than a million) along with all the cities under the Smart Cities Program.
The EoLI 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 assessment also incorporated the residents’ view on the services provided by city administration through a citizen perception survey.
The final rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 were released by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs in an online event.
