Summary:
Kozhikode has to enhance its capabilities in housing and inclusiveness, public open spaces, mixed land use, waste water management and solid waste management. But now Kozhikode is nowhere in the list of 111 cities in the Ease of Living Index 2018 brought out by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The Ease of Living framework was done in a comprehensive manner covering all the critical pillars of urban development - physical, institutional, social and economical. Interestingly, Kozhikode is one of the cities in the State that has an urban master plan. Previously, Kozhikode had failed to get selected in the list of Smart City Mission - another flagship urban programme of the Centre..