Most liveable capital cities survey Bangalore tops Delhi the worst

Bengaluru was ranked as the best city overall, followed by Chennai, according to a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment. The report has revealed that state capitals are among India’s most livable cities. However, as per the Ease of Living Index 2020, Delhi did not feature among the top five capitals on the liveability index.

A new report from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has analyzed data to find that only three state capitals in the country feature in the top 10 list of most liveable cities in India.

Delhi ranks sixth on the list, behind Bengaluru, Chennai, Shimla, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai. Delhi, in fact, ranked as the worst capital in the perception of citizens surveyed.

The best rank was received by Bengaluru followed by Chennai. Only Bengaluru

demonstrates a decent economic ability, scoring 78.8 out of 100, four other state capitals (Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad) provide middling economic opportunities.

“Only one state capital (Bengaluru) demonstrates a decent economic ability, scoring 78.82 out of 100. Four other state capitals (Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad) provide middling economic opportunities. The rest have all scored less than 30 out of 100,” the report said.

The findings are part of CSE’s latest report, State of India’s Environment 2021. The scores on the Ease of Living Index were determined on the basis of four parameters quality of life, economic ability, sustainability, and citizens. The cities were given scores on all four parameters out of 100.

Delhi received a score between 50 and 60 on the first three parameters and 69.4 on the citizens’ perception survey.