By: Ibni Maqbool
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar has bagged 39th rank in the first- ever ranking by the National Institution for Transformation of India (NITI) Aayog of cities on the basis of their performance in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Details available with The Precious Kashmir reveal that out of 56 urban cities of different states and UTs considered for ranking, Srinagar has bagged 39th slot with composite score of 61.50 points.
The index was prepared taking into consideration performance of cities under categories such as poverty, health, education, gender equality, affordable and clean energy and climate action, among others.
As per NITI Ayog’s index, Srinagar falls in the category of performers as areas with scores between 50-64 falls in this zone.
The classification of urban areas has been done on the basis of their composite score.
The areas with ranking between 0 and 49 have been ranked as aspirants, those with 50-64 are termed as performers, 65-99 are called front-runners and the ones with perfect score (100) are called achievers.
According to the government think-tank Shimla, Coimbatore and Chandigarh have topped the list, while Dhanbad, Meerut and Itanagar are the worst performers.
The NITI Aayog has developed the SDG Urban index and dashboard in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation.
It is worthwhile to mention that Srinagar recently figured among 50 cleanest cities in India in the national cleanliness survey under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) conducted by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Of 4320 cities surveyed on the cleanliness index, Srinagar ranked 42nd.
