When it comes to accomplishments related to the city, Indore seems to be on a roll. In the recent past, the city has racked up several awards and laurels to its name, including the much talked of ‘Cleanest City’ title. Now, once again, Indore has proven that it’s heading towards the smart city goal and bagged another title. In the ‘Ease of Living Index 2019’ survey, Indore City has risen to the second position, after coming in fourth last year.
In the Index, Surat retained its position at the top of the table. What’s surprising is that Indore City wasn’t even in the race till February of this year. In less than a month, the city garnered over 23,000 citizen feedbacks and rose to the second spot, getting 78,927 feedbacks in total.
What’s the update?
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The survey was released following an influx of citizen feedbacks from people of various cities in India. In the citizen feedbacks, Surat Garnered a total of 61,216 citizen feedbacks, which is how they gained the top spot. Apart from Surat and Indore, Ahmedabad, Greater Hyderabad and Salem attained the remaining spots in the top 5.
Essentially, the Ease of Living Index is used to assess the progress made in a particular city. Additionally, this is a rather foolproof method of gauging progress because the feedback comes from the citizens. The Index takes into account several factors that make up a city. The three major pillars of understanding Ease of Living are quality of life, economic ability and sustainability.
Citizen Perception was also taken into account this time, which is a first for the survey. This allows one to get a better and a more realistic understanding of the Index itself. Since citizens submit their feedback, the result can effectively help them understand the three pillars of the index itself.
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The second place that Indore gained this time is an indicator of its rapid growth and fast paced development. In the future, we expect to see more such developments from Indore.
