Well-being index: India

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Delhi districts take top 3 spots in index of well-being

The Times of India

Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN

New Delhi: In what further cements Delhi’s pre-eminent position as the most liveable Indian city, three of the Capital’s districts grabbed the top three slots in a well-being index reflecting the quality of life while a fourth came in at No. 20.

Central Delhi topped the index, based on the NSSO survey, followed by north Delhi and New Delhi districts while south Delhi was at 20th position. The lowly rank for south Delhi would come as a surprise, given the posh tag attached to it, but taken as a district, it is also home to several urban villages where amenities are not exactly top-notch.

Mumbai and Mumbai suburban were at fourth and fifth positions in the first-ever such index measured on eight criteria — education, hygiene, entertainment, communication, healthcare, transportation, home amenities and kitchen facilities.

Among the metros, Bangalore urban was at ninth position followed by Chennai at 10th and Kolkata at 11th.

From Maharashtra, Pune made it to the list of districts with better quality of life at seventh position. Two cities from the north-east found places in the top 20 — Dimapur at 6th and Aizawl at 13th position. Three Punjab districts featured in the list — Fatehgarh Sahib (15), Patiala (16) and Jalandhar (19) — while Chandigarh was at 8th.

South Goa was at 14th position, north Goa at 18th. Kerala’s Pathanamthitta was at 12th and Ahmedabad could manage only 17th rank.

Orissa district last on well-being index

New Delhi: Districts from Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand figured prominently in the bottom 20 of the well-being index based on NSSO figures, reflecting poor quality of life in the region. Seven districts of Orissa, six of Bihar and two of Jharkhand were in the bottom 20 list.

Rayagada and Kandhamal of Orissa ranked first and second in the bottom 20 of the list. Other districts of Orissa which were poor performers were Nuapada (4), Balangir (9), Koraput (10) and Bargarh (19).

Among the Bihar districts in the bottom 20 were Banka at 3rd position, Sheohar (5), Nalanda (12), Kaimur (13), Khagaria (14) and Araria (20). Kawardha (6), Lohardaga (16) and Dumka (17) of Chhattisgarh were also on the list.

But when it came to female security index (FSI) — well-being, status and treatment of women — there was a clear divide between north and south India. The worst rating was found in Punjab, MP, western UP, Haryana and Delhi.

While central Delhi topped the bottom 20 list of FSI, seven of the Capital’s districts — south-west Delhi (5), north-east Delhi (7), east Delhi (9), south Delhi (12), north-west Delhi (15) and north Delhi (18) were in the bottom 20 list.

From Haryana, Panipat figured at number 3 followed by Rohtak at 10 and Gurgaon at 13 in the bottom list. TNN