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List of First 20 Smart Cities of India

Yesterday Union Urban Development Minister Shri.Venkaiah Naidu issued a list of First 20 Smart Cities of India.These cities were selected from a list of 98 cities across India.These Cities will receive funds from Union government which will kickstart the process of development in these Cities.A list of 40 and 38 cities will be added to this list in next two years.

List of First 20 Smart Cities of India :

1.Bhubaneswar,Odisha            2.Pune ,Maharashtra
3.Jaipur,Rajasthan                     4.Surat,Gujarat
5.Kochi,Kerala                             6.Ahmedabad,Gujarat
7.Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh   8.Vishakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh
9.Solapur,Maharashtra           10.Devangere,Karnataka
11.Indore,Madhya Pradesh    12.New Dehli Municipal Corporation
13.Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu    14.Kakinda,Andhra Pradesh
15.Belagavi,Karnataka            16.Udaipur,Rajasthan
17.Guwahati,Assam                  18.Chennai,Tamil Nadu
19.Ludhiana,Punjab                  20.Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh
                    List of First 20 Smart Cities of India

Q.1 What is a Smart city or Which city can be called Smart ?
Ans.Smart city is the Urban region which is highly advanced in terms of communication ,Industries ,Infrastructure and living standards are comparable to as in European Countries.These Cities will be developed using many technological platforms that will not be limited to sensors and Data Centers.

Q.2 What are the Features of the Smart Cities ?
Ans. 
1. Housing Opportunity for all.
2. Creating Localities with less amount of air and noise Pollution.The Administrative services will be provided in a walking distance.
3.Reducing the urban Heat using different methods such as making herbal parks and gardens.These Recreational spaces will help to maintain the ecological balance of the society.
4.Making governance easy using technology and further making is cost effective.
5.Giving an Identity to the city based on the economic activity it has.This includes local cuisines,health care ,industry and many others.
6.Applying Smart Solutions to Industry.

Facts about the Smart Cities in India :

1.Out of 20 Smart cities ,13 cities are in the list of most polluted cities of the world.
2.These 20 cities were selected out of 98 cities for the first phase of development of smart cities.
3.100 Smart cities will be developed by 2022.
4.Rs 38,693 crore will be spent on area development and Rs 12,109 crore on 56 pan-city solutions.
5. The Government will invest around 50802 crores in the Smart city project for the next 5 years and the rest amount of money will be generated from foreign investments.

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