Govt to kick off measuring liveability in major cities next month
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To start with, Liveability Standards of 140 cities including 53 cities with population of one million and above and Smart Cities will be assessed. The ministry has already invited bids for selecting the agency for carrying out the assessment based on the parameters evolved by the ministry.
It has come out with a detailed document on "Methodology for Collection and Computation of Liveability Standards in Cities" for the benefit of states and cities.
Cities will be assessed on 15 core parameters relating to governance, social infrastructure pertaining to education, health and safety and security, economic aspects and physical infrastructure like housing, open spaces, land use, energy and water availability, solid waste management and pollution. Cities will be ranked based on Liveability Index that would cover a total of 79 aspects.
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Liveability Index
Have one award each for walkability, green space index, street vendor infrastructure, renewable energy usage ratio also.
India elected president of UN-Habitat, a United Nations organ promoting sustainable settlements