Smart Cities Mission Explained
National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen friendly and sustainable.[3] The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. The mission was planned to include 100 cities, with the deadline for completion of the projects set between 2019 and 2023., 7202 out of total 8018 tendered projects have been completed, utilizing ₹144,530 crores out of total tendered amount of ₹164,163 crore.[4]
Description
Smart Cities Mission envisions developing areas within selected cities in the country as model areas based on an area development plan, which is expected to have a rub-off effect on other parts of the city and nearby cities and towns.[5] Cities will be selected based on the Smart Cities challenge, where cities will compete in a countrywide competition to obtain the benefits from this mission. It is a five-year program in which financial aid will be given by the central government to the cities.[6] The Ministry of Urban Development used a competition-based method as a means for selecting cities for funding.[7] The state governments were asked to nominate potential cities with the overall count across India limited to 100.[8] A hundred cities have been selected so far to be upgraded as part of the Smart Cities Mission.[9] [10] Each city will create a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) headed by a CEO to implement the projects under mission.[11]
History
The mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2015.[12] In the 2015 Union budget of India, was allocated for the smart cities mission.[13] The mission was further allocated in the 2016, in 2017, in 2018, in 2019, in 2020 and in the 2021.[14] The project was extended and was allocated in the 2023 Union budget of India and a further in the 2023 Union budget of India.[15], a total of 7960 projects worth crore have been tendered.[4]
List of Cities
In 2015, there were 98 cities nominated by the states for the smart cities challenge, based on state level competition.[16] A hundred cities were supposed to be nominated but Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh did not use one slot each.[17] All the participating cities from West Bengal,[18] Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from Maharashtra withdrew the nominations.[19]
List of nominated cities (2016)| State/ | Count | Cities |
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| Uttar Pradesh | 13 | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Prayagraj, Rampur, Raebareli, Saharanpur, Varanasi |
| Tamil Nadu | 12 | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Erode, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Vellore |
| Maharashtra | 8 | Amravati, Aurangabad, Kalyan-Dombivali, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Solapur, Thane, |
| Karnataka | 7 | Belagavi, Bengaluru, Davanagere, Hubbali-Dharwad, Mangaluru, Shimoga, Tumakuru, |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain, |
| Gujarat | 6 | Ahmedabad, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4 | Amaravati, Kakinada, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam |
| Bihar | 4 | |
| Rajasthan | 4 | Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur |
| Chhattisgarh | 3 | Bilaspur, Naya Raipur, Raipur |
| Punjab | 3 | Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana |
| Kerala | 2 | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Haryana | 2 | Faridabad, Karnal |
| Odisha | 2 | Bhubaneshwar, Rourkela |
| Sikkim | 2 | Gangtok, Namchi |
| Telangana | 2 | Karimnagar, Warangal |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | Pasighat |
| Assam | 1 | Guwahati |
| Goa | 1 | Panaji |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | Dharamshala |
| Jharkhand | 1 | Ranchi[20] |
| 1 | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | 1 | Shillong |
| Mizoram | 1 | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | 1 | Kohima |
| Tripura | 1 | Agartala |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | Dehradun |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | Port Blair |
| Chandigarh | 1 | Chandigarh |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | Silvassa |
| Daman and Diu | 1 | Diu |
| Delhi | 1 | New Delhi |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | Srinagar |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | Kavaratti |
| Puducherry | 1 | Oulgaret | |
Selected cities
On 28 January 2016, a batch of 20 cities known as "Lighthouse cities" were selected in the first round of the All India City Challenge competition for which an assistance of each during the first year followed by per year during the next three years was announced.[21] 13 cities were added as an extension in May 2016.[22] 27 cities were added in September 2016, 30 in June 2017, nine in January 2018 and one city in June 2018.[23] [24] [25] [10]
List of selected cities| Phase | Year | Count | Cities |
|---|
| Phase I | January 2016 | 20 | Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Visakhapatnam, Solapur, Davangere, Indore, New Delhi, Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belagavi, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai, Ludhiana, Bhopal |
| Phase I (Ext.) | May 2016 | 13 | Chandigarh, Bhagalpur, Faridabad, Lucknow, | Raipur, Ranchi, Dharamasala, Warangal, Panaji, Agartala, Imphal, Port Blair, Kolkata |
| Phase II | September 2016 | 27 | Amritsar, Kalyan, Ujjain, Tirupati, Nagpur, Mangalore, Vellore, Thane, Gwalior, Agra, Nashik, Rourkela, Kanpur, Madurai, Tumakuru, Kota, Thanjavur, Namchi, Jalandhar, Shimoga, Salem, Ajmer, Varanasi, Kohima, Hubli-Dharwad, Aurangabad, Vadodara |
| Phase III | June 2017 | 30 | Thiruvananthapuram, Naya Raipur, Rajkot, Amaravati, Patna, Karimnagar, Muzaffarpur, Puducherry, Gandhinagar, Srinagar, Sagar, Karnal, Satna, Bengaluru, Shimla, Dehradun, Jhansi, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Bilaspur, Pasighat, Jammu, Dahod, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Aizawl, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Gangtok |
| Phase IV | January 2018 | 10 | Erode, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Itanagar, Silvassa, Diu, Kavaratti, Bihar Sharif |
| Phase IV (Ext.) | June 2018 | 1 | Shillong |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Team, Smart cities. Government of India. 27 October 2023.
- Web site: Total proposed investment in 99 smart cities to be Rs.203979 crores. 19 January 2018. 27 October 2023.
- Mission Statement and Guidelines – Smart Cities . Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. 1 February 2016.
- Dashboard of Smart Cities Mission . Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. 1 October 2023.
- News: Smart City project: We start small so that it can be replicated, says govt. 14 June 2017. Indian Express. 29 June 2017.
- Web site: About the mission, Smart cities. Government of India. 27 October 2023.
- Web site: Challenges :: Smart Cities Mission. Government of India. 27 October 2023.
- Smart cities in each state. 25 June 2017. Government of India.
- News: 9 more cities added to Smart City Mission, total now 99. 19 January 2018. Times of India. 5 February 2018.
- News: Despite slow execution, TN gets most smart cities; M.P. tops in project completion. Business Line. 20 May 2020. 26 June 2019.
- Web site: SPV: Smart cities mission. Government of India. 27 October 2023.
- News: Prime Minister launches Smart Cities, AMRUT, Urban Housing Missions. Press Information Bureau. 25 June 2015. 27 October 2023.
- News: Cabinet nod To Rs 1 lakh cr for urban renewal, 98 smart cities to take off. Business Standard. 27 October 2023.
- Demand for Grants 2021-22 Analysis : Housing and Urban Affairs. Government of India. 27 October 2023.
- News: Budget 2023: More money for smart cities as FM Sitharaman announces urban infra fund. CNBC. 3 February 2023. 27 October 2023.
- News: List of 98 Smart Cities. The Times of India. 27 August 2015. 29 August 2015.
- News: Centre unveils list of 98 smart cities; UP, TN strike it rich. The Hindu. 28 August 2015. 26 November 2016.
- News: Mamata vs Modi govt: 5 central schemes stonewalled by the West Bengal CM. 29 March 2017. Hindustan Times. 29 June 2017.
- News: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai may not make it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet Smart Cities' project. 21 September 2016. Hindustan Times. 13 July 2017.
- News: Ranking of smart cities, Ranchi is the second among the cities of Smart City Mission . live . 31 May 2024 . Prabhat Khabar.
- News: No time extension beyond December 15 for Smart City plan . The Economic Times. 3 November 2015. 27 October 2023.
- Smart cities phase 2 winners. Government of India. 15 May 2017.
- News: Amritsar tops new smart city list. Times of India. 13 July 2017. 13 July 2017.
- News: New list of 30 smart cities is out. Did your city make the cut?. India Today. 23 June 2017. 23 June 2017.
- News: Thiruvananthapuram tops list of 30 new smart cities. Economic Times. 9 February 2018. 17 June 2017.
