Rs 500 crore help to cities proposed for smart city project not project-specific

Q: The Ministry of Urban Development also clarified that it does not intend to come out with a "Model Smart City Plan" as such plans are city-specific.

Mritunjoy Deb,

8th October 2015

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Urban local bodies were requested to prepare smart city vision statements based on detailed analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Only those cities whose Smart City Plans come up to the expectations will be picked up and there will be no state-wise caps for selection of cities in the 2nd round of competition.

Shaunak Verdla, Mumbai

8th October 2015

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Participants appeared at the event were given an account of strategic planning adopted for development of cities like Washington, Oakland (California), London, Barcelona, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Mumbai etc,

Supratim,

8th October 2015

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During the camp, issues were raised by representatives of states and urban local bodies regarding implementation of the Smart City Mission and they were clarified by senior Urban Development Ministry officials. One of the issues raised by the states and mayors, was to give appropriate weightage for "Pan-City Smart" solutions while rating the Smart City Plans in the 2nd stage of City Challenge Competition, given the benefits that flow from them to larger sections of people in urban areas.

Roshni Pawal, Mumbai

8th October 2015

In this meeting Urban Development Secretary Madhusudan Prasad made it clear that selection of smart city aspirants in the 2nd stage of City Challenge Competition will be based only on merit and the Ministry was not appreciative to pick up 20 cities for financing during this current financial year.

Jackie,

8th October 2015

Yes, the Urban Development Ministry has made clear to stakeholders in the "Smart City" programme that the central help of Rs 500 crore each to the 100 mission cities is "not project-specific" and the same can be used for any component of the "Smart City Plan" conforming to the mission's instruction.

Supratim,

8th October 2015

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Seeing the current situation, the Ministry officials held an interaction with mayors and representatives of urban local bodies, at a 2 days "Idea Camp" on Smart Cities in New Delhi today. The Ministry of Urban Development also clarified that it does not have the intention to come out with a "Model Smart City Plan" as such plans are city-specific and past experiences have shown that such model documents attend to be copied without any application of mind.

Jackie,

8th October 2015