New Delhi, June 10, 2014:  Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & Democracy today released the 2^nd Edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS)

 

ASICS 2014 is an objective benchmarking exercise of Indian cities and undoubtedly the most comprehensive evaluation of Urban India. Covering 21 cities, the survey throws up interesting insights on citizen participation, public services, powers of municipal corporations, transparency in governance and urban planning in India’s leading cities. The survey included 83 questions covering 115 parameters that define the functioning and policy framework. It evaluated cities on four aspects of the City-Systems framework-Urban Planning and Design, Urban Capacities and Resources, Empowered and Legitimate Political Representation and Transparency, Accountability and Participation.

 

“Indian cities score in a range of 2.5 to 4.0 on 10 against the global benchmarks of London & New York which score 9.6 & 9.3 on 10 respectively”

“Kolkata scored the highest at 4.0 riding on its sound electoral process- it has a robust State Election Commission and witnessed high voter turnouts”

“Thiruvananthapuram features a close second rank to Kolkata overall, with a marginal score difference. It is the only city with a local body ombudsman”

“Chandigarh scores the lowest overall at 2.5 due to its poor legal frameworks. It lacks a contemporary Planning Act, Public Disclosure Law and Community Participation Law”

 

ASICS 2014 covers 21 cities across 18 states including Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Surat and Thiruvananthapuram.

Please click here for ASICS 2014 Report

Please find attached the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems press release and refer to the attached score card for the details of your city.

 

For further details, please contact:

Madhavi Rajadhyaksha (Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & Democracy): +91 9731563392

Davesh Mathur (Media contact): +91 9811549035