Fast track Smart City competition results out, Lucknow tops list

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May 24, 2016 10:58

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu announces 13 winners of Fast Track Smart City competition, Lucknow tops list

Other winners:

2) Warangal

3) Dharamsala

4) Chandigarh

5) Raipur

6) New Town Kolkata

7) Bhagalpur

8) Panaji

9) Port Blair

10) Imphal

11) Ranchi

12) Agartala

13) Faridabad

The Smart Cities Mission, a pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was launched in June 2015 with the government releasing the guidelines and mission statement for the 100 Smart Cities project. The mission has been allotted a budget of Rs 48,000 crore for five years.

In January, the government selected 20 cities in the first round of the mission. The cities were selected after a city challenge competition which was held between 97 cities and UTs.

The central government will provide Rs.200 crore in the first year to each selected city and Rs 100 crore subsequently each year. Plans will be implemented by a special purpose vehicle set up for each city.

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