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Smart Cities Mission set to end on March 31, but 7% projects likely to go on

March 16, 2025 8:10 am

The mission was launched in 2015 with the aim of creating 100 smart cities. The cities were selected in rounds of competition held from January 2016 to June 2018, and they had five years from their respective selection, that is 2021 to 2023, to complete the projects.

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Smart Cities Mission: Govt to release funds till Sept 30; 26 cities yet to get full Central share

July 04, 2024 5:28 am

Of the 100 cities under the Mission, 26 are yet to receive 100% share of the central funding as work on projects is still ongoing, according to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.

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Some Smart Cities Mission projects to miss June 30 deadline, states must take over, , panel told

February 09, 2024 11:44 am

In its report on the evaluation of the Smart Cities Mission presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, the committee said the ministry had informed it that 400 projects, out of the 7,970, worth Rs 22,814 crore would take beyond December 2024 to complete.

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IITs, IIMs among others to submit 50 papers on impact of Smart Cities Mission

January 13, 2024 9:17 am

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Friday said the Mission will “hopefully” achieve its targets in 2024.

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Sustainable development at heart of Smart Cities, has lessons for Global South: report

September 27, 2023 11:32 pm

Cites water, sewage projects in Ahmedabad, Indore as examples; over 70% projects contribute to SDGs

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Indore named best city, MP best state in Smart Cities Mission

August 26, 2023 3:40 am

Surat, Agra named second and third best Smart Cities

It also gives an insight into their future challenges and pathways in terms of climate resilience, which includes mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHG).

‘Pimpri-Chinchwad is well placed to implement steps to be climate resilient’: Study

August 17, 2023 2:31 am

The report gives the PCMC 4 out of 5 stars on climate performance , based on adaptation and mitigation measures taken by the urban local body

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States, UTs put in over 4,200 entries for most beautiful public spaces competition

August 06, 2023 4:24 am

In a letter to all states and UTs on July 14, the ministry wrote that the deadline had been extended due to the requests received from several state governments.

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Feroze Varun Gandhi on cities’ flooding: Perils of unplanned urbanisation

July 31, 2023 9:37 am

Cities must take lead on climate change, rather than simply reacting to untoward events. Instead of pursuing smart cities, we should invest in rainwater harvesting and better drainage

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Deadline pushed to 2024, Smart Cities working hard to showcase achievements

July 24, 2023 9:28 pm

The cities have been asked to implement the “labelling strategy” by August 31.

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