Smart Cities are more for the poor, says Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu Urges industry to seize opportunities in building new urban India Centre can do hand holding; States and urban local bodies need to rise to the challenge, says Shri Naidu

Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that 'Smart Cities to be built seek to ensure socio-economic inclusivity besides promoting employment generation through increased economic opportunity by enhancing the ease of doing business and as such would benefit the poor the most'. He elaborated on the objectives of, challenges and opportunities in building smart cities at a Conference on '100 Smart Cities : Need for Innovative and Integrated Approach' organized by the Indian Chambers of Commerce here today.