New Delhi Falls 12 Places and Chennai Emerges as the Most Liveable City in the Country According to the “Liveability Index 2012"

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New Delhi Falls 12 Places and Chennai Emerges as the Most Liveable City in the Country According to the “Liveability Index 2012" PR Newswire NEW DELHI, December 26, 2012 NEW DELHI, December 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- South Indian Cities Dominate the top ten Cities Slot as Nagpur, Pune, Nashik, Madurai and Bengaluru Exhibited a lot of Improvement and Have Significantly Risen From Their Previous Low Ranks Highlights - New Delhi losses out by scoring high on the crime parameter. st- Chennai grabs the numero uno position by beating Delhi, which was stable with its 1 rank for the last two years nd- Hyderabad is spotted at 2 position and gained two positions rd th- Other two top metros, Mumbai and Kolkata slide down from their previous ranks and are placed at 3 and 7 position respectively - Kolkata arises as the city with the best supporting infrastructure in terms of residence, drinking water, source of lighting, etc. - Major positive as well negative shifts are noted in the ranks of few cities such as Vijayawada, Gurgaon, Kozhikode, Varanasi, Ludhiana, and Puducherry etc. - The index provides insight into the quality of life available to people and provides evidence on the future state of the city in terms of its liveability. Institute for Competitiveness, India brings forth the third issue of Liveability Index, which assesses 50 prosperous Indian cities on more than 250 indicators.

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New Delhi Falls 12 Places and Chennai Emerges as the Most Liveable City in the Country According to the “Liveability Index 2012"

PR Newswire NEW DELHI, December 26, 2012

NEW DELHI,December 26, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

South Indian Cities Dominate the top ten Cities Slot as Nagpur,Pune, Nashik, Madurai and Bengaluru Exhibited a lot of Improvement and Have Significantly Risen From Their Previous Low Ranks

Highlights

-New Delhilosses out by scoring high on the crime parameter.

st -Chennaigrabs the numero uno position by beatingDelhi,rank for the last twowhich was stable with its 1 years

nd - Hyderabad is spotted at 2 position and gained two positions

rd th - Other two top metros,MumbaiandKolkataslide down from their previous ranks and are placed at 3 and 7 position respectively

-Kolkataarises as the city with the best supporting infrastructure in terms of residence, drinking water, source of lighting, etc.

- Major positive as well negative shifts are noted in the ranks of few cities such asVijayawada,Gurgaon, Kozhikode,Varanasi,Ludhiana, andPuducherryetc.

- The index provides insight into the quality of life available to people and provides evidence on the future state of the city in terms of its liveability.

Institute for Competitiveness, India brings forth the third issue of Liveability Index, which assesses 50 prosperous Indian cities on more than 250 indicators. The fram ework used for the index is an evolved adaptation of the world- renowned diamond model of Professor Michael Porter of Harvard University. It is founded on 8 pillars, which further divides into 20 constituent sub-pillars. The Index strives to maintain the highest level of data integrity. Behind the index, a variety of mathematical calculation is done which are supported by numerous reliable and credible data sources.

A city is termed as liveable if it provides a favorable living environment to its residents and indirectly benefits the people who visit it. The favorable environment comprises of various measurable factors such as, presence of quality education and health institutions, planned environm ent, appropriate infrastructure, safety of the people, strong administration, etc. It has to do with answering questions like 'can I live here happily with my family'? This goes beyond quality of life which is merely a single construct and a part of liveability. Similarly, for corporates who require well-connected roads, regular supply of power, skilled employees, etc. for their business processes.

The overall Liveability Index 2012 is an integration of categories such as demographic, education, health and medical standards, safety, housing option, socio-cultural-natural environment, economic environment, and planned environment. It identifies those areas where progress is being made or maintained and areas where we need to be vigilant and allocate resources in order to enhance its prosperity levels. In addition, it has taken a holistic approach in order to gauge the status of liveable cities in India by taking into consideration both, urban and rural factors.

According to the Liveability Index,Chennaiwith its strong presence in planned environment and by being in the top five slot of most of the pillars such as education, health & medical Standards and socio-cultural-natural environment has scored the number one position. However, it lags considerably on safety pillar, which can be a reason of its downfall in the next year like it is for Delhi. The capital of India,New Delhieven after doing exceptionally well on th three pillars has witnessed drastic dip in its rank because of its poor performance on other pillars. It scores 49 rank th on safety, 45 rank on socio-cultural-natural environment etc.

nd rd Due to similar reasons,Mumbaiposition to 3 also slipped from its previous 2 position but is untouched on the economic environment and still holds the number one spot.Kolkataalso did relatively poor on the overall index, except at one or two sub-pillars such as supporting infrastructure.

th th th The cities, which are and will attract masses in the near future, areNagpur,Pune,and Nashikwith 4 and 6, 5 position respectively on the Liveability Index.

th th Gurgaonposition might appear as a surprise to many but it has actuallyrising to the 17 position from its 50 rd th performed well on pillars like economic environment (3 ) and socio-cultural-natural environment (4 ). Likewise, th st other regions falling in the NCR,NoidaandFaridabadand 41 have marked 16 position correspondingly.

th th th th Although cities such asKochi(18 ),Kozhikode(20 ),Jaipur(26 ),Bhubaneswar(27 ) etc. which earlier appeared as promising cities have faded this year and have fallen extremely from their previous positions.

Cities who are ranked in the bottom ten areRaipur,Dhanbad,Ranchi,Guwahati,Patna,Kanpur,etc. due to their below average performance on most of the pillars.

Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for C ompetitiveness, India commented on this year's rankings, "Liveability is not just a growth concept infact it is a function of various crucial factors that affect the living environment of an individual. The liveability index 2012 is a well-knit model defining the living potential of Indian cities across the country. The poor performance of some Indian cities on the index clearly indicates that they should realize the value of becoming more liveable for all the citizens and should strategize to accomplish the goal without compromising on productivity."

The index presents a powerful model that comprehensively maps a city's liveability quality from various perspectives and puts forth the real picture of individual city in 2012. The report on liveability index 2012 will be available on shelf fromJanuary 8, 2013. Although rankings are available at

http://competitiveness.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Liveability-Index-2012.pdf

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