Mangaluru Ranked #41 City In India On Ease Of Living Index

Team Udayavani, Aug 14, 2018, 2:45 PM IST

Mangaluru: Mangaluru received 41st rank in the Ease of Living Index. 

Bengaluru was 58 where in Navi Mumbai bagged the second place followed by Greater Mumbai. Temple town Tirupati was ranked fourth in the country.

Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs surveyed 111 major cities, including all urban cities which are selected under smart cities.

Maharashtra has 3 cities in the top list. But out of 7 cities surveyed from Karnataka, no city makes it to the top list.

In Karnataka, Mangaluru ranks 41st in the list as best in the state while Davanagere ranks 83rd as the last from the state.

Belagavi got the 52nd rank, Hubballi-Dharwad 57th rank, Bengaluru city bagged 58, Shivamogga 67 and Tumakuru 70.

Delhi came at the 65th place and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh figured at the bottom of the livability index. Chennai has been ranked 14th, while Kolkata did not participate in the survey.

The ranks were based on four key parameters of ease of living, governance, social aspects — including educational institutions, healthcare, economic criteria — including job opportunities and physical infrastructure, including solid waste management, electricity and water supply.

The  Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Ease of Living Index enables cities to assess livability vis-a-vis global and national benchmarks and encourage them to have a better approach in urban planning and management.