India's top 10 municipalities

05 Mar 2021 Editorial Team

A total of 111 cities participated in the exercise when the assessment was conducted last year by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

For the Top 10 most livable cities, click here

Indore with a score of 66.08 topped the chart of municipalities of cities with a population of more than 1 million in 2020 while among municipalities with a population of less than 1 million in 2020 New Delhi topped with a 52.92 index score.

10 best performing municipalities of cities with population of more than 1 million in 2020:

1. Indore 66.08
2. Surat 60.82
3. Bhopal 59.04
4. Pimpri Chinchwad 59.00
5. Pune 58.79
6. Ahmedabad 57.60
7. Raipur 54.98
8. Greater Mumbai 54.36
9. Visakhapatnam 52.77
10. Vadodara 52.68

10 best performing municipalities of cities with population of less than 1 million in 2020:

1. New Delhi 52.92
2. Tirupati 51.69
3. Gandhinagar 51.59
4. Karnal 51.39
5. Salem 49.04
6. Tiruppur 48.92
7. Bilaspur 47.99
8. Udaipur 47.77
9. Jhansi 47.04
10. Tirunelveli 47.02

Image: Rajwada in Indore, the city that also boasts of being ranked the cleanest in India for three years in a row.

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The recently announced Ease of Living Index 2020 ranks municipalities to indicate the most “livable” among others, this year, Indore, Surat and Bhopal topped the charts. While New Delhi, Tirupati and Gandhinagar topped the charts among the smaller municipalities of cities. A total of 111 cities participated in the exercise when the assessment was conducted last year by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. For the Top 10 most livable cities, click here Indore with a score of 66.08 topped the chart of municipalities of cities with a population of more than 1 million in 2020 while among municipalities with a population of less than 1 million in 2020 New Delhi topped with a 52.92 index score. 10 best performing municipalities of cities with population of more than 1 million in 2020: 1. Indore 66.08 2. Surat 60.82 3. Bhopal 59.04 4. Pimpri Chinchwad 59.00 5. Pune 58.79 6. Ahmedabad 57.60 7. Raipur 54.98 8. Greater Mumbai 54.36 9. Visakhapatnam 52.77 10. Vadodara 52.68 10 best performing municipalities of cities with population of less than 1 million in 2020: 1. New Delhi 52.92 2. Tirupati 51.69 3. Gandhinagar 51.59 4. Karnal 51.39 5. Salem 49.04 6. Tiruppur 48.92 7. Bilaspur 47.99 8. Udaipur 47.77 9. Jhansi 47.04 10. Tirunelveli 47.02Image: Rajwada in Indore, the city that also boasts of being ranked the cleanest in India for three years in a row. Also Read: Most livable cities and best municipalities in India

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