Central government announced the list of 98 smart cities to whom they are giving financial support of 48,000 crore for the next five years.
The Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, smart cities need smart people. We need people’s co-operation to move forward in our mission.”
Naidu also told, "There are 13 cities from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, seven from Madhya Pradesh, three each from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh included in the list."
"Around 13 crore population across 98 cities will be covered under the Smart City Mission. Making them smart will make them engines of economic growth besides giving decent life to the citizens," he said.
Nine capital cities are excluded from the list which includes Itanagar, Patna, Shimla, Bengaluru and Kolkata.”The mission is very practical and realistic,” said the Minister.
