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The Methodology
This is a two-pronged study
incor more

The Methodology
This is a two-pronged study
incorporating the results from
secondary as well as primary
data. Primary data was collected by
way of an online survey. The secondary
component was primarily
used to create indices. This is done
in the following manner:
Overall, about 40 measures are
collected to generate a precise
quantification of conditions across
each city. Cities are then ranked
across these different measures. The
availability of data depends on
whether the same set of data is available
for all cities as well as the
frequency of updating datasets.
Generally, most of this data is relevant
for 2009.
In order to ensure comparability
across cities irrespective of size or
population of a city, the data is
normalised with the appropriate
variable (in some cases it may be
area, in others population). The normalisation
variable differs across different
data. Rating for each of the
categories mentioned above is
derived from an equal weighting formula.
A ranking exercise is then conducted
based on the ratings calculated
above.
In addition, an online survey is
conducted in top 30 cities. The parameters
are captured in the survey to
calculate the people’s perceptions
about their living conditions, earning
and business opportunities in their
respective cities.
LIST OF PARAMETERS CONSIDERED FOR INDICES
LIFE
AT WORK
Employment Growth:
■ No. of job ads with minimum
0-1 year experience (per capita)
■ Employment growth rate
■ Worker per enterprise
Small Business Growth:
■ Total scheduled commercial
banks credit (utilised by
different sectors) growth rate
■ No. of SSIs (small scale
industries) availing credit
(growth)
Per Capita Income:
■ Annual per capita income of
urban households
Financial Infrastructure:
■ Number of ATMs (per capita)
■ Proportion of organised
enterprises in total enterprises
Business Environment:
■ Incidence of counterfeiting
and cheating
■ General attitude of people
in the city
■ Traffic during work hours
■ Availability of career
opportunities matching
individuals’ skills set
■ Opportunities in building a
business/ professional career
LIFE
AFTER WORK
Entertainment:
■ Per capita availability of
restaurants & hotels
■ Per capita availability of malls
■ Tourist places to visit
■ Adequacy of malls, movies
halls and other places of
entertainment
■ Adequacy of parks
Housing:
■ Population density per sq. km.
■ Percentage of owned
households
■ Consumer Price Index for
housing*
■ Growth in Consumer Price
Index for housing*
■ House rentals*
Education:
■ Percent total literate
Population (Age 7+)
■ No. of AICTE-approved
seats in M.B.A, Engineering,
Medical etc. (per capita)
■ Number of UGC-approved
universities (per capita)
■ Number of college
courses (per capita)
■ Quality of schools
Safety:
■ Total IPC crime (per capita)
■ Percentage of theft in
total crime
■ Percentage of murder
in total crime
■ Percentage of crime against
women in total crime
■ Percentage of riots
in total crime
■ General safety of women
■ General responsiveness
of the police
Standard of Living:
■ Percentage of urban
households with annual
income greater than Rs 10 lakh
■ Percentage of urban
households with annual income
between Rs 3-10 lakh
Environment*
■ RSPM levels in residential areas
■ NO2 levels in residential areas
■ Variation in temperature
■ Pollution levels
Health:
■ Percentage of children age
12-35 months who received
full immunization
■ Number of hospitals offering
cashless services
■ Percentage of mothers who
had at least 3 ante-natal care
visits during the last pregnancy
■ Percentage of mothers who
got at least one TT injection
when they were pregnant
■ Contraceptive prevalance rate
■ No. of registered hospitals
(per capita)
■ Adequacy of good quality
hospitals
Public Facilities:
■ Percentage of households
using piped drinking water
■ Percentage of households
electrified
■ Percentage of households
having access to toilet facility
■ Average duration of power
cuts in a day
■ Average frequency of
water supply in a day
■ General maintenance of the
city (roads, cleanliness, etc.)
■ Delay in construction projects
■ Availability of parking spaces
■ Adequacy of public transport
■ Adequacy of hospitals
■ Till what time are groceries
available
The Indicus team:
Peeyush Bajpai, Devika S. Tewari
and Komal Tannan less