- Started by Ministry of Urban Development
- It will cover cities with a population above one million, including the capital cities.
- The index will help cities to analyse where they stand in terms of the quality of life.
- It will help them to come up with interventions required to improve it.
- The index will assess cities based on a comprehensive set of 79 parameters such as availability of roads, education, healthcare, mobility, employment opportunities, emergency response, grievance redressal, pollution, availability of open and green spaces, cultural and entertainment opportunities etc