So far, the urban development ministry has selected 60 cities in three rounds and has covered 27 states and Union Territories
Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that a total investment of Rs.1, 44, 742 crores has been proposed by 60 cities under smart city plans
Vadodara, Agra, Nagpur, Ajmer, Amritsar, Gwalior, Thane and Thanjavur are some of the other cities that have been named
The Smart City Mission is an initiative of the Narendra Modi government to develop 100 satellite towns across the country
Devendra Fadnavis has handed over the letter of intent to the company
The Orange City will become the country's first large-scale integrated smart city
Government had submitted a proposal of Rs 2,400 crore for implementing Smart City project in Assam capital, said Hemanta Biswa Sharma
Telangana government, Cisco and Mtuity have come together to plan Smart City Hyderabad by identifying relevant technology interventions/use cases
Development of new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state
Vadodara, known for being the cultural capital of Gujarat, is home to several corporate giants and housing projects
He was speaking in Pune at the one-year anniversary of the initiative
The 20 selected cities would be linked through video conferencing
PM to flag off implementation of plans for first 20 selected through smart city challenge competition earlier this year
These 20 cities have proposed a total investment of Rs 48,000 crore in area development and pan-city solutions
On June 25 last year, the Union government had launched the smart city mission
Under its plan to develop 100 cities across India as 'smart cities', the government has shortlisted 98 cities so far. These are to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time. In the web series, 'Know Your Smart Cities', Business Standard looks at some facts and key demographic data from these urban centres. In the first part, read about the 10 cities in Maharashtra that have been chosen to be 'transformed'.
In the second part of the 'Know Your Smart Cities' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the six chosen cities in Karnataka and one in Kerala
In the third part of the 'Know Your Smart Cities' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the three chosen cities in Andhra Pradesh and two in Telangana.
In the fourth part of the 'Know Your Smart Cities' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the 12 cities in Uttar Pradesh.
In the fifth part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the 12 cities in Tamil Nadu.