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- Bhopal, Surat, Bhubaneswar, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Indore are set to be declared India’s ‘first set of smart cities’.
About Smart Cities Mission (SCM)
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2015.
- It will cover 100 cities and is being implemented by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and all state and union territory (UT) governments.
- Of the 100 cities, the seven have taken a lead with most projects completed. Bhopal has completed 92% projects, Surat 82.44%, Udaipur 78%, Bhubaneswar 76%, Indore, Varanasi and Ahmedabad 70%.
- It aims to ‘smarten up’ cities with eco-friendly hi-tech solutions to urban problems.
- The mission period ends in June 2023.
- Objective & Significance:
- To promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to their citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ Solutions.
- Make Cities liveable, inclusive, sustainable (Area-based development).
- Create employment opportunities.
Source:ET
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