In the category of top 10 cities, Chennai has been ranked ninth
The two Indian cities were chosen among 331 applications from cities around the world for 100RC network, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, New York.
Pune saw the fastest growth in terms of number of super-rich people.
India tops the world with 11% of global deaths in road accidents while we have only 1% of the world's vehicles.
The prime minister thanked the people but said it was the start of a long battle, as he urged them to follow social distancing to stop the chain of transmission of Coronavirus which has infected 360 people and claimed seven lives in India.
