Jhansi Nagar Nigam ranks among top 10 in country

Jhansi: It was a moment of joy for the people of Jhansi with the announcement on Thursday that the Jhansi Nagar Nigam was 9th among 60 municipal bodies across the country in the category of less than a million plus population with an overall score of 47.04. On the other hand, Jhansi got 34th ranking countrywide in the ease of living section with a score of 51.71.In both the sections the city has topped in the state.
While the top three Nagar Nigams are of New Delhi, Tirupati and Gandhinagar, Jhansi comes after Udaipur but is quite ahead of cities such as Gurugram, Shimla and Dehradun.
The rankings have been done on the basis of detailed surveys of various parameters, including services, finance, technology, planning and governance.
Jhansi is the only city in the state featuring among the top 10 cities while Saharanpur, Moradabad, Aligarh, Rampur and Rae Bareli are also featured in the list on various lesser ranks.
On the other hand, in the ease of living category Jhansi topped in the state while Moradabad, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Aligarh, Rampur and Muzaffarpur are also on the list on various ranks.
Talking to TOI, Jhansi DM said, “The news is indeed good and motivating. Our motto is to continuously improve the quality of municipal services.”