The 20 selected cities would be linked through video conferencing
PM to flag off implementation of plans for first 20 selected through smart city challenge competition earlier this year
These 20 cities have proposed a total investment of Rs 48,000 crore in area development and pan-city solutions
On June 25 last year, the Union government had launched the smart city mission
Under its plan to develop 100 cities across India as 'smart cities', the government has shortlisted 98 cities so far. These are to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time. In the web series, 'Know Your Smart Cities', Business Standard looks at some facts and key demographic data from these urban centres. In the first part, read about the 10 cities in Maharashtra that have been chosen to be 'transformed'.
In the second part of the 'Know Your Smart Cities' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the six chosen cities in Karnataka and one in Kerala
In the third part of the 'Know Your Smart Cities' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the three chosen cities in Andhra Pradesh and two in Telangana.
In the fourth part of the 'Know Your Smart Cities' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the 12 cities in Uttar Pradesh.
In the fifth part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the 12 cities in Tamil Nadu.
In the sixth part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the four cities in West Bengal, three in Bihar and one in Sikkim.
In the seventh part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the three cities in Punjab, and two in Haryana.
In the eighth part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the seven cities Madhya Pradesh.
In the ninth part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the four cities Rajasthan.
In the 10th part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the six cities Gujarat.
In the 11 th part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the two cities Odisha.
In the 12th part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the seven cities in the Northeast.
In the 13th part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at the seven cities in the Union Territories of India.
In the final part of the 'Know Your Smart City' web series on the 98 cities that have been shortlisted to be equipped with modern facilities and innovative solutions over time, we look at two cities in Chhattisgarh, and one each in Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand.
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