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Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
28-January-2016 17:58 IST
Government announces first batch of
20 smart cities from 11 States and Delhi
23 States/UTs left out to participate in fast track competition
23 States/UTs left out to participate in fast track competition
Selection through competition totally objective and transparent, says Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
20 cities propose an investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years; All cities to resort to PPP
26,735 acres area in 20 cities identified for making them smart
The
Government today announced the 20 winners of the Smart City Challenge
competition for financing during this financial year. Announcing the cities
here today, Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu said that the
winners were from 11 States and the Union Territory of Delhi and the selection
was totally objective and transparent based on standardized processes.
Shri Naidu further said that Smart City Mission marks a paradigm shift towards
urban development in the country since it is based on ‘bottom up’ approach with
the involvement of citizens in formulation of city vision and smart city plans
and the Urban Local Bodies and State Governments piloting the mission with
little say for the Ministry of Urban Development. He also observed that it was
for the first time in the country and even in the world that investments in
urban sector are being made based on competition based selection of cities.
Informing that 1.52 crore citizens participated in shaping smart city plans of
97 cities and towns in the first round of competition, Shri Naidu said that
this enthusiastic participation of people is a major positive outcome.
3 cities from Madhya Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and one each from the remaining five
made it to the winning list.
The Minister informed that 23 States and UTs who could not make to the list of
winners will be given an opportunity to participate in a ‘fast track
competition’. Each top ranking city form these left out states can upgrade
their smart city proposals and submit them by April 15, this year for inclusion
in the mission.
Shri Naidu informed that the 20 winning cities and towns have proposed a total
investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years with all the cities proposing
Public-Private-Partnership as a major vehicle of resource mobilization. 10 of
the 20 cities have proposed to mobilise Rs.8,521 cr under PPP model while
others have also indicated this option. A total area of 26,735 acres has been
identified by these cities for making them smart through necessary
interventions.
Elaborating on the advantages of Smart City Mission, Shri Venkaiah Naidu said
that this leads to integrated urban planning by addressing the issue of
infrastructure, land use planning, transport, urban design and architecture in
a holistic manner unlike in the past. Stating that building a smart city is not
a destination but a series of small steps in that direction, Shri Naidu said
that the country has taken one such step today.
The Minister said that urban local bodies are taking a quantum jump to improve
their capabilities and have resorted to SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats) analysis of each city for coming out with city
vision.
The 20 smart cities announced by Shri Venkaiah Naidu were :
Rank
|
City
|
State
|
1
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
2
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
Jaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
4.
|
Surat
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
Kochi
|
Kerala
|
6
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
7
|
Jabalpur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
8
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
9
|
Solapur
|
Maharashtra
|
10
|
Davanagere
|
Karnataka
|
11
|
Indore
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
12
|
New Delhi Municipal Council
|
Delhi
|
13
|
Combattore
|
Tamil Nadu
|
14
|
Kakinada
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
15
|
Belagavi
|
Karnataka
|
16
|
Udaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
17
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
18
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
19
|
Ludhiana
|
Punjab
|
20
|
Bhopal
|
Madya Pradesh
|
Of these 20 cities accounting for a total population of 3.54 crore, 5
have population below 5 lakhs each, 4 in the range of 5-10 lakhs, 6 in
between 10-25 lakhs, 4 between 25 and 50 lakhs and only Ahmedabad has above 50
lakhs.
