The Narendra Modi led NDA Government seems to be expanding its smart city
programme.
In the latest move, the government has added nine more cities to the programme, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago
Since its inception, the NDA government had identified 90 cities that would be developed as smart cities, and with the latest addition, the number has gone up to 99.
The announcement of new cities in the list was made by Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
The list has three names from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh, apart from those from different states.
List of the new cities in smart city programme:
1. Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
2. Erode (Tamil Nadu)
3. Diu (Daman & Diu)
4. Bihar Sharif (Bihar)
5. Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)
6. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
7. Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
8. Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
9. Kavaratti (Lakshwadeep)
The nine cities were selected from 15 cities that had submitted their proposals to the ministry, the official said.
Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Ghaziabad, Rampur and Rae Bareli were among cities that failed to make the cut for Smart City tag
The last addition to the list of smart cities was done by the government in June 2017. As many as 30 cities were included in the programme.
In the latest move, the government has added nine more cities to the programme, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago
Since its inception, the NDA government had identified 90 cities that would be developed as smart cities, and with the latest addition, the number has gone up to 99.
The announcement of new cities in the list was made by Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
The list has three names from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh, apart from those from different states.
List of the new cities in smart city programme:
1. Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
2. Erode (Tamil Nadu)
3. Diu (Daman & Diu)
4. Bihar Sharif (Bihar)
5. Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)
6. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
7. Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
8. Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
9. Kavaratti (Lakshwadeep)
The nine cities were selected from 15 cities that had submitted their proposals to the ministry, the official said.
Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Ghaziabad, Rampur and Rae Bareli were among cities that failed to make the cut for Smart City tag
The last addition to the list of smart cities was done by the government in June 2017. As many as 30 cities were included in the programme.
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