Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020

Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020

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

In news

• Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020 was announced recently. 
• Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 

Key takeaways 

• Million+ category: Indore (1st) followed by Surat and Bhopal.
• Less than Million: New Delhi Municipal Council followed by Tirupati and Gandhinagar.
• The MPI examined the sectoral performance of 111 municipalities across five verticals. 
• The five verticals are: Services, Finance, Policy, Technology and Governance.