Chennai: There are numerous cities in India that are rich in culture, architecture and cuisine, making them as ideal places for a better living. They provide the people with all basic amenities like education, health, socio-economic needs, housing options and so on. Read on to know about top 10 livable cities as listed in rediff.com.
1 Mumbai
Mumbai can be considered as city that never sleeps, always pulsating and alive. It’s a city that captures the spirit of changing pace, making it as one of the best place to live in. Mumbai by performing well on pillars such as demographics, health & medical standards, grabbed the first position on the list. Being the financial capital, it can boast of excellent transportation network and a good business environment. Even though the city lags in providing certain amenities like housing, socio-cultural-natural environment and safety, it’s the amalgamation of old and new trends that make this city unique and attractive.
2 Chennai
Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu is the biggest industrial and commercial center in South India and also a major cultural, economic and educational hub. The city outshines by scoring high on planned environment, demographic, education, economic environment, health and medical standards; whereas it scores low on safety and housing options.
3 Hyderabad
Hyderabad scores low on housing options but high on demographic, education, health and medical standards and safety parameters. It is the largest contributor to the gross domestic product (GDP), tax and other revenues of Andhra Pradesh, and the sixth largest deposit centre and fourth largest credit centre nationwide, as ranked by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in June 2012. The city has been transformed into a cosmopolitan industrial service centre with the growth of information technology IT-enabled services insurance and financial institutions.
4 Bengaluru
Bengaluru has grown into a rambling metropolis of more than 6 million people and is referred as the Silicon Valley of India accounting for more than 35 percent of India's software exports. The climate, high quality educational, scientific and technology institutions interwoven with a thriving IT and Bio-Technology and manufacturing industry makes it one of the most sought after destinations in India and has ranked 4th best city to live in.
5 New Delhi
New Delhi is embedded with rich and diverse cultures. Being India’s capital city, New Delhi has performed well in different areas like education, health and medical standards, economic environment and communication, making it as one of best livable city to live in.
6 Kolkata
Known as cultural capital of India, Kolkata is the only city from West Bengal in the top 10 list. The city is considered to be the main business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India. In the past few years, it has developed into a modern infotech city with various private sector companies setting up shop here. The landscape of the city is also fast changing with flyovers, gardens and several new commercial establishments. The city has scored high on demographic, health and medical standards, economic environment, and planned environment.
7 Noida
Noida is a major hub for multinational firms outsourcing IT services. Many significant companies have set up their branches in Noida, because of its Special Economic Zone status, suburban atmosphere and proximity to Delhi. The city has done commendably well in categories like safety, housing option, socio-cultural-natural environment, economic environment and planned environment.
8 Gurgaon
The city’s name can be traced out from ancient Hindu scriptures. The land is believed to be owned by Pandavas and kauravas, who have presented the land to their guru Dronacharya. Since that time the land was being called as Guru Gram and by the passage of time got distorted to the name Gurgaon. On the overall index, Gurgaon has witnessed lot of improvements. Today, Gurgaon is crowded with people from all around the globe who are employed in various sectors. It has scored high on housing options and business opportunity, which made the city a better place to live in.
9 Chandigarh
Chandigarh is one of the best planned cities in India so far. The city is bestowed with exemplary education, economic conditions and planned environment. Known for its architecture and urban design, Chandigarh comes in 9th position in the list. This beautiful city also ranks high on the human development index. It is home to largest number of vehicles per capita in India. The well maintained roads and parking spaces make Chandigarh one of the best cities in India.
10 Madurai
Known as Athens of the East, Madurai is a place of great historical and cultural importance and ranked 10 in the list of best cities to live in. Being one of the liveliest cities in South India, Madurai is the hub for Tamil culture, literature, art, music and dance. It excels in almost all arenas like education, health and medical standards and safety. It’s known as the centre of learning and pilgrimage for centuries. Today, Madurai has been revamped into a modern commercial and industrial city. The city has made an imprint in the weaving and dying industry
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