Bengaluru Tops India's Best Cities for Women in 2025 Report, Not Delhi or Mumbai

• Bengaluru named India's leading city for women's inclusion for the second consecutive year in Avtar Group’s 2025 TCWI report.
• The study evaluated 125 urban centers using a City Inclusion Score (CIS) combining Social (SIS) and Industrial (IIS) metrics.
• Bengaluru scored 53.29 CIS, followed by Chennai (49.86), Pune, Hyderabad, and Mumbai in the top five.
• Cities like Delhi, Gurugram, and Noida show strong industrial inclusion but lag in social indicators like safety and affordability.
• The report emphasizes that true inclusion requires convergence of both social and industrial factors, not just economic prosperity.

Why It Matters: Bengaluru leads India in women's inclusion, highlighting the need for both social and industrial factors for true urban equity.