B’luru, Shimla ‘most liveable'

111 cities covered in the government's 'Ease of Living Index' in two categories of 'million-plus population' (49 cities) and 'population less than million'.

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10 lakh-plus population

Bengaluru

Pune

Ahmedabad

Chennai

Surat

Navi Mumbai

Coimbatore

Vadodra

Indore

Greater Mumbai

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Delhi at 13th spot

Of the 49 cities in this category, Delhi figures at 13th spot and Srinagar at the bottom.

Population below 10 lakh

Shimla

Bhubaneswar

Silvassa

Kakinada

Salem

Vellore

Gandhinagar

Gurugram

Davangere

Tiruchirapalli

Muzaffarpur was at the bottom of the list of 62 cities that were ranked on livability index in the 'less than million population' category.

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4 parameters

Four broad performance parameters--governance and social, physical and economic infrastructure; an assessment tool evaluating quality of life and impact of various initiatives for urban development

(Figure) 32.2 lakh people across 111 cities participated in survey