Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh were awarded the three Best performing States at the National Dissemination Workshop on Ease of Living Index, 2018.
Ease of Living framework comprised four pillars namely Institutional, Social, Economic and Physical.
Andhra Pradesh has topped the ‘Ease of Living Index’ rankings announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
Andhra Pradesh was followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.
The three States were awarded the three best performing States at the National Dissemination Workshop on Ease of Living Index, 2018.
While presenting the awards to the States, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Ease of Living Index is a transformative Initiative of the Ministry to help the cities assess their liveability vis-à-vis national and global benchmarks.
He showed confidence that the Ease of Living Index will inspire all cities to move towards an ‘outcome-based’ approach to urban planning and Management and promote healthy competition among cities.
The Ease of Living framework Consists Four Pillars:
Puri pointed out that Ease of Living framework comprised four pillars namely Institutional, Social, Economic and Physical which are further broken down into 78 indicators across 15 categories (governance, identity and culture, education, health, safety and security, Economy, affordable housing, land use planning, public open spaces, transportation and mobility, assured water supply, waste-water management, solid waste management, power, and quality of environment).
“Another highlight of the Ease of Living assessment standards is its close linkage with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Of the 17 SDG goals, 8 goals are directly linked to India’s ease of living assessment framework with SDG 11” he said.
The government hoped that it will lead to a healthy competition between cities, based on the rankings, and generate acute interest, comparisons, critiques and analysis by citizens.
AMRUT, launched in 2015, aims at providing basic civic amenities to improve the quality of life especially for the underprivileged.
