Centre announces first list of 20 Smart Cities

The Central government  today announced the names of the 20 smart cities and towns that will be developed in the first phase. A total investment of Rs 50,802 crore has been earmarked for the development of these cities and towns over a period of five years. Early last year, CommonFloor had predicted the names of few of these cities in its report titled “20 Smart Cities to be Identified in 2015.”

The selected cities will be equipped with basic infrastructure, efficient urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity and e-governance mechanisms. Going forward, the government plans to announce 40 cities each to be developed as a Smart City.

The names of the 20 Smart Cities announced today include:

1. Ahmedabad
2. Belagavi
3. Bhopal
4. Bhubaneswar
5. Chennai
6. Coimbatore
7. Davangere
8. Guwahati
9. Indore
10. Jabalpur
11. Jaipur
12. Kakinada
13. Kochi
14. Ludhiana
15. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
16. Pune
17. Sholapur
18. Surat
19. Udaipur
20. Vishakapatnam

For more details on these Smart Cities on Commonfloor.