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Is your city among India's 28 most competitive? Find out...
December 23, 2013 11:16 IST
Image: Border Security Force soldiers ride their camels as they rehearse for the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony in New Delhi. Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
M any cities across India, especially the major ones, are laying out policies that attract best talent and most business.
Let's take a look at 28 most competitive cities in India.
Note : The ranking is based on four pillars of competitiveness: Factor conditions, demand conditions, context for strategy and rivalry and supporting and related industries.
Source : India City Competitiveness Report 2013
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Image: Women ride two-wheeled self-balancing scooters past the Indian Defence Ministry in New Delhi. Photographs: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters
New Delhi
Rank : 1
N ew Delhi, the capital of the country, is ranked first in competitiveness.
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai. Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Mumbai
Rank : 2
M umbai, the capital of Maharashtra, is ranked second in competitiveness.
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Image: Girls react after coloured powder is thrown on them during Holi celebrations in Chennai. Photographs: Babu/Reuters
Chennai
Rank : 3
C hennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, is ranked third in competitiveness.
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Image: Dancers perform in Hyderabad. Photographs: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters
Hyderabad
Rank : 4
H yderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, is ranked fourth in competitiveness.
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Image: A horse-cart passes in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. Photographs: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters
Kolkata
Rank : 5
K olkata, the capital of West Bengal, is ranked fifth in competitiveness.
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Image: Dancers perform in Gurgaon. Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters
Gurgaon
Rank : 6
G urgaon, which is located near Delhi in Haryana, is ranked sixth in competitiveness.
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Image: Visitors ride the Mega Disco roller coaster at an amusement park in Noida. Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters
Noida
Rank : 7
N oida, which is situated near Delhi in Uttar Pradesh, is ranked seventh in competitiveness.
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Image: Employees cross an overpass at the Indian headquarters of iGate in Bangalore. Photographs: Reuters
Bangalore
Rank : 8
B angalore, the capital of Karnataka, is ranked eighth in competitiveness.
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Image: Boxer MC Mary Kom exercises during a training session at Balewadi Stadium in Pune. Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Pune
Rank : 9
P une, which is located in Maharashtra, is ranked ninth in competitiveness.
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Image: Women carry earthen water pots as they take part in a Jhulelal Chaliha procession in Ahmedabad. Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Ahmedabad
Rank : 10
A hmedabad, which is located in Gujarat, is ranked 10 in competitiveness.
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Image: A worker cleans the seats of a stadium in Nagpur. Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Nagpur
Rank : 11
N agpur, which is located in Maharashtra, is ranked 11 in competitiveness.
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Image: A worker tends to yarn-spinning equipment at a factory in Coimbatore. Photographs: Babu/Reuters
Coimbatore
Rank : 12
C oimbatore, which is located in Tamil Nadu, is ranked 12 in competitiveness.
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Image: A view of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Photographs: Source, Jihademm/Wikimedia Commons
Kozhikode
Rank : 13
K ozhikode, which is located in Kerala, is ranked 13 in competitiveness.
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Image: Devotees perform Garba during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival in Surat. Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Surat
Rank : 14
S urat, which is located in Gujarat, is ranked 14 in competitiveness.
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Image: Participants perform a folk dance in Chandigarh. Photographs: Ajay Verma/Reuters
Chandigarh
Rank : 15
C handigarh, which serves as the capital of Punjab and Haryana, is ranked 15 in competitiveness.
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Image: Dancers perform as they take part in festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of Onam in Kochi. Photographs: Sivaram V/Reuters
Kochi
Rank : 16
K ochi, which is located in Kerala, is ranked 16 in competitiveness.
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Image: Fishermen pull in their catch in Kovalam Beach, about 20km south of Trivandrum. Photographs: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
Trivandrum
Rank : 17
T rivandrum, which is located in Kerala, is ranked 17 in competitiveness.
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Image: A Devotee attends the Kumbh Mela on the banks of the Godavari river in Nasik. Photographs: Roy Madhur/Reuters
Nasik
Rank : 18
N asik, which is located in Maharashtra, is ranked 18 in competitiveness.
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Image: A tourist celebrates after finishing first in a turban tying competition in Jaipur. Photographs: Roy Madhur/Reuters
Jaipur
Rank : 19
J aipur, which is located in Rajasthan, is ranked 19 in competitiveness.
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Image: A bull runs among villagers during a bull-taming festival on the outskirts of Madurai. Photographs: Babu/Reuters
Madurai
Rank : 20
M adurai, which is located in Tamil Nadu, is ranked 20 in competitiveness.
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Image: A soldier performs a motorcycle stunt in Rajkot. Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Rajkot
Rank : 21
R ajkot, which is located in Gujarat, is ranked 21 in competitiveness.
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Image: Schoolchildren paint a 4.33km long canvas on a theme based on traffic awareness, on a ground in Vadodara. Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Vadodara
Rank : 22
V adodara, which is located in Gujarat, is ranked 22 in competitiveness.
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Image: A view of IIM Indore. Photographs: Source, Sriharikraman/Wikimedia Commons
Indore
Rank : 23
I ndore, which is located in Madhya Pradesh, is ranked 23 in competitiveness.
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Image: Visitors walk inside the compund of Asafi Imambara, also known as Bara Imambara, in Lucknow. Photographs: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
Lucknow
Rank : 24
L ucknow, which is located in Uttar Pradesh, is ranked 24 in competitiveness.
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Image: Students attend a coaching class in Kota. Photographs: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Kota
Rank : 25
K ota, which is located in Rajasthan, is ranked 25 in competitiveness.
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Image: People attend Dussehra celebration in Mysore. Photographs: Jagadeesh/Reuters
Mysore
Rank : 26
M ysore, which is located in Karnataka, is ranked 26 in competitiveness.
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Image: Coloured water is sprayed over people celebrating Holi in Bhopal. Photographs: Raj Patidar/Reuters
Bhopal
Rank : 27
B hopal, which is located in Madhya Pradesh, is ranked 27 in competitiveness.
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Image: Headquarter of National Power Training Institute in Faridabad. Photographs: Source, Manojvyas.ee/Wikimedia Commons
Faridabad
Rank : 28
F aridabad, which is located in Haryana, is ranked 28 in competitiveness.
