Two day consultations with states on smart cities from tomorrow Policy issues, implementation and financing issues to be discussed States to be briefed on competition based selection of cities for making them smart Postal Stamp on Swachh Bharat to be released tomorrow

Before proceeding further with obtaining necessary approvals for launching the ambitious programme of development of smart cities in the county, the Ministry of Urban Development would like to take States and other stakeholders on board sensitizing them to the magnitude of the task and innovative policy and financing tools required to make a success of the smart cities initiative. The Ministry has convened a two day 'Consultation Workshop with State Governments and Stakeholders on Smart Cities' on 30-31, January 2015 in New Delhi.