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Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram top in terms of quality of governance: Janaagraha

New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) Pune , Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram have topped in terms of the quality of governance that includes the functioning of the municipalities and other systems that run the city, says a survey.

Janaagraha's Annual Survey of the cities of India's city Systems (ASICS) 2017 has revealed that there has been an improvement in city systems, but at a very slow pace. Janaagraha, a Bengaluru based non profit released the fifth edition of its ASICS report.The report underlines the need for sharp focus on city systems or institutional reforms to city governance in the cities.
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