The Union Ministry of Urban Development on 28th January 2016 announced the First batch of 20 smart cities from 11 States & Union Territory of Delhi under the Smart Cities Mission.
20 cities were selected through the Smart City Challenge competition that saw the participation of 1.52 crore citizens from 97 cities & towns.
23 States and Union Territories who could not make to the list of winners will be given an opportunity to participate in fast-track competition.
Details related to 20 smart cities
• Among the 20 cities & towns, 3 cities are from Madhya Pradesh, 2 each from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and 1 each from the remaining 5 made it to the winning list.
• The 20 winning cities & towns have proposed a total investment of 50802 crore rupees over the 5 years with all the cities proposing Public-Private-Partnership as a major vehicle of resource mobilization. A total area of 26735 acres has been identified by these cities for making them smart cities through necessary interventions.
• These 20 cities account for a total population of 3.54 crore and five have population below five lakhs each, four in the range of 5 to 10 lakhs, six in between 10 to 25 lakhs, four between 25 & 50 lakhs and only Ahmedabad has above 50 lakhs.
Union Government announced First batch of 20 smart cities from 11 States & Delhi
