Question- Which of the following states ranked highest in terms of implementation of urban reforms during year 2016-17?
(a) Telangana
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-
- On June 23, 2017, the Urban Development Ministry launched the ‘City Liveability Index’ to measure the quality of life in 116 major cities of the country.
- These include smart cities, capital cities and cities with a population of above one million each.
- The Index is a Common Minimum Reference Framework to enable the cities know where they stand in terms of quality of life and the interventions required to improve them.
- Cities will be assessed on a comprehensive set of 79 paratmeters to capture the extent and quality of infrastructure including availability of roads, education and health care, mobility, employment opportunities, emergency response, grievance redressal, pollution, availability of open and green spaces, cultural and entertainment opportunities etc.
- The Ministry of Urban Development also disbursed Rs.500 cr as incentive to 16 States that performed well in implementing urban reforms during 2016-17.
- Andhra Pradesh topped the list scoring 96.06% marks in respect of reforms like e-governance, Audit of accounts, Tax revision policies and extent of tax revenue collection, Energy and Water Audit and Credit Rating etc.
- Others who received the incentive fund in order of merit were- Odisha (95.38%), Jharkhand (91.98%), Chattisgarh (91.37%), Madhya Pradesh (90.20%), Telangana (86.92%), Rajasthan (84.62%), Punjab (77.02%), Kerala (75.73%), Goa (75.38*), Mizoram (75.00%), Gujarat (73.80%), Chandigarh (72.73%), Uttar Pradesh (70.67%) and Maharashtra (70.52).
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