India's 'smart cities' announced; here is the complete list
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Launched The Criteria And Guidelines For 100 Smart Cities To Be Selected Through City Challenge Competition In June 25.
New Delhi:
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced the names of 98 smart cities in India.
Addressing a press conference, he said, "State/UTs & urban local bodies have an important role to play in the implementation of Smart City mission. Smart Cities need Smart People, we need people's co-operation to move forward in our mission."
Key developments so far
- The union govt announces names of 98 Smart Cities that account for 35% of India's urban population
- There is a tie up between Rae Bareilly and Meerut to be nominated as smart cities, both scored equal points in round one
- 9 capitals left out of Smart city plan: Patna, Bengaluru, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Puduchery, Gangtok, Shimla, Daman, Itnanagar
- Four Smart Cities of Chennai, Greater Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Greater Mumbai have a population of over 50 lakh each
- 64 Smart Cities are small town & cities while 34 are larger ones
- Centre refrains from taking a call on whether Rae Bareily or Meerut should be UP's 13th Smart City
- What should be the Hindi name for smart city? UD min Venkaiah Naidu says it should be "Sundar Nagri"
- The government on Thursday released a list of 98 cities, including 24 state capitals, which are to be developed as smart cities
- Maximum number of to-be-developed smart cities are in UP, followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
- Minister Naidu terms Smart Cities 'safe investments' for private firms; says land is readily available & returns are assured
- 13 cities from UP, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from MP, 3 each from Bihara and Andhra Pradesh included in smart cities list
- List of 98 Smart Cities released by the union govt. Each will receive Rs 100 cr over the next 5 yrs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the criteria and guidelines for 100 Smart Cities to be selected through city challenge competition in June 25.
Centre has earmarked Rs 48,000 crore for development of 100 smart cities. All Union Territories, including Delhi, have found place in the list.
In the first phase, Centre will pick 20 cities and in the next two years 40 cities each will be selected for receiving Central funding of Rs 500 crore spread over the next five years.
Each smart city would get a Central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years.
Smart City List
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First Published : 27 Aug 2015, 10:53:00 AM
