NDA Government will add by next month 40 more cities to the list of towns it wants to develop as Smart Cities by providing funds for initiating urban reforms, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday Jan 11,2017
The addition of 40 new cities will take the total Smart Cities to 100.
Since January 2016, the government has announced three lists of smart cities which will get Rs 200 crore for improving their infrastructure.
"There is a new urban renaissance taking place. We have problems, but our cities and towns are galvanised to meet new challenges, new ideas, and new orientation," said the Urban Development Minister at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here.
The approach, he said, is to make cities more livable.
"We have identified 100 cities across the country...60 cities are already on the move. This month or next month, we will be adding another 40 cities to take it to 100 smart cities across the country. But even 100 is not sufficient for a country of India's size," he said
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