Lok Sabha Question No. 4330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Ease of Living Index
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4330 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## EASE OF LIVING INDEX

- NO. 4330.  SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY : Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

state:

- (a) the  cities  and  municipalities  covered  under  the  Ease  of  Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI), 2019 in the
- State of Telangana and the indicators of EoLI and MPI thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to extend the programme to all  the  municipalities and towns in the country and if so, the time-frame thereof; and
- (c) whether  there  shall  be  any  special  assistance  to  those  cities which  score  less  in  the  assessment  process  to  improve  their performance?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a):   The Ease of Living Index (EoLI), 2019 and Municipal Performance Index(MPI), 2019 covers the cities  of Warangal, Hyderabad, and Karimnagar in the State of Telangana. The list of indicators under EoLI and MPI is given in Annexure-I.
- (b):    No, Sir.
- (c):    No, Sir.

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## Annexure-I in reply to parts (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4330 for 19.03.2020 regarding  Ease

## of Living Index by Shri KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY, Hon'ble MP. Ease of Living Index - List of Indicators

| Pillars         | Category            | Indicator No.   | Indicator                                                                                                |
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |                     | 0               | Total Population of City as per Census 2011                                                              |
| GENERAL         | GENERAL             | 0               | Total Area of City as of 31st March 2019 Total Number of Household in the City as                        |
|                 |                     | 0               | per Census 2011                                                                                          |
| Quality of Life |                     | 1               | Household Expenditure on Education                                                                       |
|                 |                     | 2               | Literacy Rate                                                                                            |
|                 |                     | 3               | Pupil-Teacher Ratio at the Primary Level                                                                 |
|                 |                     | 4               | Pupil-Teacher Ratio at the Upper Primary Level                                                           |
|                 | EDUCATION           | 5               | Dropout Rate at Secondary Level                                                                          |
|                 |                     | 6               | Percentage of Schools with access to Digital Education                                                   |
|                 |                     | 7               | Percentage of Professionally Trained Teachers                                                            |
|                 |                     | 8               | National Achievement Survey Score                                                                        |
|                 | HEALTH              | 9               | Household Expenditure on Health                                                                          |
|                 | HEALTH              | 10              | Availability of Healthcare Professionals                                                                 |
|                 | HEALTH              | 11              | Accredited Public Health Facilities                                                                      |
|                 | HEALTH              | 12              | Availability of Hospital Beds                                                                            |
|                 | HEALTH              | 13              | Prevalence of Diseases                                                                                   |
|                 | HOUSING AND SHELTER | 14              | Households with Electrical Connections                                                                   |
|                 | HOUSING AND SHELTER | 15              | Beneficiaries under PMAY                                                                                 |
|                 | HOUSING AND SHELTER | 16              | Slum Population                                                                                          |
|                 | WASHANDSWM          | 17              | Deviation of Total Water supplied from Service- Level Benchmark                                          |
|                 | WASHANDSWM          | 18              | Households with Piped Water Supply                                                                       |
|                 | WASHANDSWM          | 19              | Swachh Survekshan Score                                                                                  |
|                 | WASHANDSWM          | 20              | Amount of Wastewater treated                                                                             |
|                 | WASHANDSWM          | 21              | Households Connected to Sewerage Network                                                                 |
|                 | WASHANDSWM          | 22              | Coverage of Storm water Drainage Network                                                                 |
|                 | MOBILITY            | 23              | Availability of Public Transport                                                                         |
|                 | MOBILITY            | 24              | Transport related Fatalities                                                                             |
|                 | MOBILITY            | 25              | Road Infrastructure                                                                                      |
|                 | SAFETY AND SECURITY | 26              | Prevalence of Violent Crime                                                                              |
|                 | SAFETY AND SECURITY | 27              | Extent of Crime recorded against Women                                                                   |
|                 | SAFETY AND SECURITY | 28              | Extent of Crime recorded against Children                                                                |
|                 | RECREATION          | 29 30           | Extent of Crime recorded against Elderly Share of Total Area of Cities that is Open Space for Public Use |
|                 | RECREATION          |                 | Availability of :                                                                                        |
|                 | RECREATION          |                 | a. Music, Dance and Drama Centre/Theatres                                                                |
|                 | RECREATION          | 31              | b. Community Halls                                                                                       |
|                 | RECREATION          |                 | c. Restaurants                                                                                           |
|                 | RECREATION          |                 | d. Cinema Halls (Number of Screens)                                                                      |
|                 | RECREATION          |                 |                                                                                                          |

| Economic Ability   | LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   |   32 | Traded Clusters                                                        |
|--------------------|---------------------------------|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Economic Ability   | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES          |   33 | Cluster Strength                                                       |
| Economic Ability   | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES          |   34 | Credit Availability and Accessibility                                  |
| Economic Ability   | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES          |   35 | Number of Incubation Centers / Skill Development Centers               |
| Economic Ability   | GINI COEFICIENT                 |   36 | Inequality Index based on Consumption Expenditure                      |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   37 | Water Quality                                                          |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   38 | Total Tree Cover                                                       |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   39 | Households using Clean Fuel for Cooking                                |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   40 | Rainwater Harvesting Structures                                        |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   41 | Air Quality Index :                                                    |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   41 | a. SO2                                                                 |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   41 | b. NO2                                                                 |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   41 | c. PM10                                                                |
| Sustainability     | ENVIRONMENT                     |   41 | d. PM2.5                                                               |
|                    | GREEN BUILDING                  |   42 | Does the City incentivise Green Buildings?                             |
|                    | GREEN BUILDING                  |   43 | Green Buildings                                                        |
|                    | ENERGY CONSUMPTION              |   44 | Energy Requirement vs Energy Consumption                               |
|                    | ENERGY CONSUMPTION              |   45 | Energy consumed from Renewable Sources                                 |
|                    | ENERGY CONSUMPTION              |   46 | Number of sustained Electrical Interruptions                           |
|                    | CITY RESILIENCE                 |   47 | Does the City have a Disaster Management Plan in place?                |
|                    | CITY RESILIENCE                 |   48 | Are Early Warning Systems (EWS) in place for Hazards?                  |
|                    | CITY RESILIENCE                 |   49 | Number of Deaths and Directly affected Persons attributed to Disasters |

## Municipal Performance Index - List of Indicators

| Pillars   | Category                   | Indicator No.   | Indicator                                                |
|-----------|----------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                            | 0               | Total Population of City as per Census 2011              |
|           |                            |                 | Total Area of City as of 31st March 2019                 |
| GENERAL   | GENERAL                    |                 | Total Number of Household in the City as per Census 2011 |
|           | EDUCATION (A)              | 1               | Vacancy of Teachers in Municipal Schools                 |
|           | EDUCATION (A)              | 2               | Pupil-Teacher Ratio                                      |
|           | EDUCATION (A)              | 3               | Deviation of Expenditure on Education from Average       |
|           | HEALTH (B)                 | 4               | Number of Municipal Primary Healthcare Institutions      |
|           | HEALTH (B)                 | 5               | Vacancy of Doctors, Nurses and Lab Assistants            |
|           | HEALTH (B)                 | 6               | Deviation of Expenditure on Healthcare from Average      |
|           | HEALTH (B)                 | 7               | Number of Multipurpose Healthcare Workers                |
|           | WATER AND WASTEWATER ( C ) | 8               | Total Household Covered by Piped Connection              |
|           | WATER AND WASTEWATER ( C ) | 9               | Deviation of Total Water Supplied from Service           |

|         |       | Level Benchmark                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|---------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | 10    | Number of Households with Metered Water Supply Connection                                                                                                                                                     |
|         | 11    | Amount of Wastewater Treated                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         | 12    | Coverage of Storm water Drainage Network                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         | 13    | Coverage of Sewerage Network                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         | 14    | Extent ofNRW                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         | 15    | Wastewater Reuse and Recycle                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         | 16    | Garbage Collection: Percentage Coverage of Area (Wards) Under Door-to-Door Collection System                                                                                                                  |
|         | 17    | Street Cleanliness: 100 percent Wards are Clean in the ULB                                                                                                                                                    |
|         |       | ICT Based Monitoring Mechanism in Place for: Ward wise Collection and Transportation (C&T)                                                                                                                    |
|         | 18    | including Emptying Litter Bins from Commercial Areas (No Spill Over), Monitoring of Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) and Sanitation Staff. Waste Treatment: Percentage of Wet Waste                           |
|         | 19    | Treated either by Decentralized or Centralized Planning?                                                                                                                                                      |
|         | 20    | What percentage of Households/Commercial Establishments/ CTs/PTs; are Connected to a Closed System such as Sewerage, Septic Tank + Soakpit, Twin-pit System etc., (no Open System/Connection/ Flow/Discharge) |
|         | 21    | Total Sewage Treatment Capacity of the ULB Total number of Households Connected to Sewerage Network / Septic Tanks                                                                                            |
|         | 22    |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         |       | Registration Efficiency:                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         | 23    | a. Birth Certificates                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         |       | b. Death Certificates                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         | 25    | Ease of Obtaining Permits                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         | 26    | Online Issuance of building and construction permit registrations                                                                                                                                             |
|         | 27    | Online Presence of licenses: Number of Licenses with Online Application Facility as a Proportion of Total Licenses awarded by ULB                                                                             |
|         | 28    | ULB Roads Provided with Street Lights                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         | 29    | Energy Efficient Street Lighting                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         | 30 31 | Deviation of Expenditure on Road Maintenance (Carriage Width, Footpath, Cycle Tracks, and On-Road Parking Areas) Road Density                                                                                 |
|         | 32    | Footpath Coverage                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         | 33    | Community Services                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         |       | Own Revenue vs Total Revenue (Three                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Finance | 34    | year Average)                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|         | 35 36 | Average) Tax Coverage Efficiency                                                                                                                                                                              |

|                        | 37    | Properties Mapped on GIS                                                                                                                                          |
|------------------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                        | 38    | Tax Collection Efficiency (Three Year Average)                                                                                                                    |
|                        | 39    | Is the ULB Mandated to Review Property Tax Rates from Time to Time as per the Applicable Municipal Act?                                                           |
|                        | 40    | If yes, When was the Last Revision due as per the Act? Has it Been Carried Out? And When?                                                                         |
|                        | 41    | Accrual Based Double Entry Accounting System                                                                                                                      |
|                        | 42    | Alternate Sources of Financing Raised by ULB (PPP, Municipality bonds, CSR, Land Monetisation, Open Market Borrowings, Value Capture Finance, External Financing) |
|                        | 43    | Budget Efficiency for the Last Three Years                                                                                                                        |
|                        | 44    | Central Grants Expenditure Efficiency (Three Year Average)                                                                                                        |
|                        | 45    | State Grants Expenditure Efficiency (Three Year Average)                                                                                                          |
|                        | 46    | Capital Expenditure Vs Total Expenditure (Three Year Average)                                                                                                     |
| EXPENDITURE            | 47    | Establishment Expenditure Vs Total Expenditure (Three Year Average)                                                                                               |
| MANAGEMENT (H)         | 48    | Salary Expenses Vs Total Own Revenue (Three Year Average)                                                                                                         |
|                        | 49    | Preparation of Budget Estimate                                                                                                                                    |
|                        | 50    | Capital Expenditure Per Capita                                                                                                                                    |
|                        | 51    | Establishment Expenditure Per Capita                                                                                                                              |
|                        | 52    | Budget Deficit / Surplus (Three Year)                                                                                                                             |
|                        | 53 54 | Participatory Budgeting Budget Variance                                                                                                                           |
| FISCAL                 | 55    | External Audit (Last Three Years)                                                                                                                                 |
| RESPONSIBILITY (I)     | 56    | Data Sharing                                                                                                                                                      |
|                        | 57    | Internal Audit                                                                                                                                                    |
|                        | 58    | Publication of Audited Accounts                                                                                                                                   |
|                        | 59    | Tax Collection Powers                                                                                                                                             |
| FISCAL                 | 60    | Borrowing Powers                                                                                                                                                  |
| DECENTRALISATION (J)   | 61    | Credit Rating                                                                                                                                                     |
|                        | 62    | e-Governance                                                                                                                                                      |
|                        |       | Initiatives How many of the services are being managed                                                                                                            |
|                        | 63 64 | through a command and control system? Eg. SCADA, ICCC etc. Number of Tenders Finalized through e- Tendering in the Last Financial Year                            |
| DIGITAL GOVERNANCE (K) | 65    | Value of Tenders Finalized through e-Tendering in the Last Financial Year                                                                                         |
|                        | 66    | Does the City have an Open Data Policy?                                                                                                                           |
|                        | 67    | Has the City Appointed a City Data Officer (CDO)?                                                                                                                 |
|                        | 68    | Has the City Formed a City Data Alliance?                                                                                                                         |
|                        | 70    | Internet Access                                                                                                                                                   |
| DIGITAL ACCESS (L)     | 71    | Average Number of Wi-Fi Users per Hotspot Provided by Municipal Corporation or Smart                                                                              |

|            |     | City Company                                                                                                                                         |
|------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            | 72  | Does the ULB-Run Digital Literacy Programmes?                                                                                                        |
|            | 73  | Number of Digital Literacy Centers Run by the ULB?                                                                                                   |
|            | 74  | Number of People who have Completed Digital Literacy Courses Provided by ULB or Smart City Company as a Proportion of Total Population in Slums      |
|            | 75  | Does the City have an updated development plan? (Updated in the last ten years)                                                                      |
|            | 76  | Is the current development plan of the city built on a GIS platform?                                                                                 |
|            | 77  | Is the Land-Use Master plan Preparation and Implementation done by Qualified Town Planners?                                                          |
|            |     | Does the city follow the Practice of Local Area Planning? (Land use Master plan)                                                                     |
|            | 78  | Has the Town Planner Implemented Plan through Town Planning Schemes (TPS Schemes)? If yes, then How many were Implemented Over the Last Three Years? |
|            | 79  | Land-Titling Law                                                                                                                                     |
|            | 80  | Land-Pooling Law                                                                                                                                     |
|            | 81  | Single-Window Clearance                                                                                                                              |
|            | 82  | Does the City incentivise Green Buildings?                                                                                                           |
|            | 83  | Plan Violations                                                                                                                                      |
|            | 84  | Penalty Efficiency                                                                                                                                   |
|            | 85  | Land under Encroachment                                                                                                                              |
|            | 86  | Budget Publication                                                                                                                                   |
|            | 87  | Publication of Performance Reports                                                                                                                   |
|            | 88  | Published of Environmental Status Report                                                                                                             |
|            | 89  | Number of Municipal Employees Registered under Corruption Cases in the Last Year                                                                     |
|            | 90  | Adequacy of ULB Staff                                                                                                                                |
|            | 91  | Gender Equality                                                                                                                                      |
|            | 92  | Leadership Stability                                                                                                                                 |
|            | 93  | Average Tenure of Mayor in the Last Five Years                                                                                                       |
| Governance | 94  | Is the Mayor Directly Elected?                                                                                                                       |
|            | 95  | Voter Turnout: Voter Turnout in Municipal Elections                                                                                                  |
|            | 96  | Community Involvement                                                                                                                                |
|            | 97  | Citizen Charter                                                                                                                                      |
|            | 98  | Establishment Expenditure vs Total Human Resources                                                                                                   |
|            | 99  | Capacity Building                                                                                                                                    |
|            | 100 | Presence of Ombudsman                                                                                                                                |
|            | 101 | Complaint Redressal                                                                                                                                  |