The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised a workshop for Bhubaneswar and Rourkela here on liveability assessment in the two cities.
Experts from the MoHUA briefed about the assessment to the participants from the two city administrations, including municipal corporations, development authorities and smart cities and representatives from various line departments as the city administration is directly associated with the performance of all these departments to have better liveability standards.
As per the experts, there would be an assessment also to know the resultants of all the seven Centre-sponsored and State-run collaborative projects like PMAY, AMRUT, Smart City Mission, Digital India, HRIDAY and Swachh Bharat Mission and how they have succeeded in lifting the liveability standards of the citizens.
The resultant of the liveability assessment has far-reached consequences as it would definitely attract international attention towards the cities and investment assuring better economic growth and happier citizens.
The assessment will have two components i.e. Quantitative Index and Citizen’s Perception Survey. The timeline of the assessment is by April 16; on May 30, announcement of rankings would be made and on June 15, the final city assessment report will be out. The drive is being carried out in 116 cities across India, said sources.