Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020

Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Policies and interventions; Governance 

In news

• Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 was recently released.
• Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 

Key takeaways 

• Aim of EoLI: To measure the well-being of Indian citizens in 111 cities, across the pillars of Quality of Life, Economic-ability, and Sustainability
• The EoLI 2020 has also added Citizen Perception Survey in the index, having a weightage of 30%.
• The rankings were announced for cities with a population of more than a million, and cities with less than a million people.
• Top performer in the Million+ category: Bengaluru 
• Top performer in Less than Million category: Shimla