NEW DELHI: Union Urban Development Ministry on Thursday
sanctioned a sum of Rs 192 cr under Smart City Mission for 96 cities included
in the ambitious project.
Each of the cities has been given Rs 2 cr for preparing
Smart City plan.
"Rs 2 cr provided for each city is meant for
preparation of city level Smart City Plans with the assistance of technical and
hand holding agencies," said a senior UD Ministry official.
The city level plans are to be submitted to the Urban
Development Ministry in the next three months for evaluation for selecting the
top 20 rankers for extending financial support during the current financial
year.
Government has announced the names of 98 cities including
Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh to be developed as Smart Cities.
Funds for Delhi and Chandigarh will be sanctioned soon by
the Home Ministry, he said.
One city each from Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh
are still to be identified for inclusion in the Smart City Mission.
Sanction Orders were issued to 38 smart city
representatives from 11 states who attended the Regional Workshop here.
Government has earmarked Rs 48,000 cr for the Smart City
project and an equal amount is expected to be contributed by the respective
state governments and urban local bodies to develop 100 Smart Cities across the
country.
Source: The Economics Times
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