GUWAHATI: Imphal is the 5th safest city in the country while Itanagar is the 6th best city in terms of economic growth and providing employment and Shillong the 7th healthiest city to live according to the country’s first-ever ‘Ease of Living’ index . Aizawl is the most livable city to live in the region.In the national context Guwahati, the biggest city in the region, is ranked one slot below Aizawl at 85th . Imphal comes next with a ranking of 91st followed by Agartala at 93rd position, Shillong at 98th rank, Pasighat and Itanagar at 105th and 106th and Kohima is at 110th position, just one place better that the table bottom Rampur.The Ease of Living Index captures the breadth of the quality of life in 111 cities across four pillars and 15 categories using 78 indicators, of which 56 are core indicators and 22 are supporting indicators. The core indicators measure those aspects of ease of living which are considered ‘essential’ urban services. The supporting indicators are used to measure adoption of innovative practices which are considered desirable for enhancing ease of living.Aizwal figures among the top 20 cities in the country in two categories—10th in ‘housing and inclusiveness’ and 17th in ‘reduced pollution’ but is among the bottom four at 108th position in the ‘power supply’ category.Guwahati’s best score is in ‘public open spaces’ category where it is ranked 42nd in the country and the worst in waste water management (107th position)The ministry of housing and urban affairs was conducted the survey in the cities identified under the Smart Cities Mission , capital cities and a few more cities with a population of over 1 million, covering 111 cities inhabited by approximately 134 million people.Minister in-charge Hardeep S Puri in the report that was published on Monday stated that the indicators used have been adapted from various national and international indicator sets and service level benchmarks, and finalised after extensive consultations with state governments and citizens through the MyGov portal, and peer review by sector experts.

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