Cities are changing with the introduction of new policy regime at national and local level. City governments are making all possible efforts to stand tall in desire indexes. We look at some key ranking systems to adjudge where do our cities stand…

India by 2030

590
million people will
live in cities

270
million people net
increase in working-age
population

91
million households
will be middle-class

900
million square
meters of
commercial and
residential space
needed

$1.2
trillion capital
investment is
needed to meet
projected demand
in cities

68
cities will have
population of over
1 million

7400
kilometers of metros
and subways will be
needed

40%
of India’s population
will be urban

70%
of India’s GDP will
come from cities

70%
of net new
employment will be
generated in cities

Criteria

City-wide Green Building landscape (30%), Green Building Efficiency and Performance (25%) Green Building Policies and Targets (12.5%), Green city culture and environment (32.5%)

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) surveyed 140 cities in 2016 and assigned rating relative to New York for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five categories; stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

Two Indian cities, New Delhi (ranked 110) and Mumbai (115) scored 58.9 and 56.9 in EIU’s Liveability Index.

Source: ADB, EIU, WHO,Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, McKinsey Report , Mercer’s survey, Solidiance Research and Analysis , Global Destination Cities Index, Mastercard Inc.