The fifth edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) has been released by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
The objective of the survey was to measure the preparedness of cities to deliver high quality infrastructure and services in the long term by evaluating “city systems”.
Pune, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram top the country in terms of urban governance.
Delhi and Mumbai figure in the sixth and ninth positions respectively.
Among the medium cities (with a population of up to one million), Ranchi has broken into the top 10.
Bengaluru and Chandigarh (perceived as a planned city) figured at the bottom of the list.
On a scale of 1 to 10, the 23 cities – many of which are part of the government’s flagship smart cities mission – scored between 3 and 5.1 on four key components of governance.