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02/05/23 20:17 PM IST

Smart Cities Mission gets second extension until June 2024

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  • The Union housing and urban affairs ministry has extended for the second time the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) by a year till June 2024 for the completion of the pending work.
Smart Cities Mission
  • In June 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched SCM under which 100 cities were selected in two stages.
  • The first phase of work under it was to be completed initially by June 2021.
  • The mission was extended in 2021 till June 30, 2023, due to a delay in the timely completion of the project because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • A total of 7,804 projects worth ₹1,81,322 crore have been sanctioned under the mission in 100 cities.
  • The ministry said 72% of the projects worth ₹1,07,000 crore were to be completed till April 30, 2023.
  • As part of the mission, all 100 cities now have Integrated Command and Control Centres for data-centric solutions and improving municipal services.
  • Around 232 projects worth ₹15,006 crore related to infrastructure development such as multi-modal transport hub, multi-level car parking, bike sharing, etc have been taken up in 53 smart cities.
  • ₹8000 crore has been allocated for the mission for 2023-24.
  • As part of the mission, 1104 smart mobility projects worth ₹ 22,785 crore have been completed so far while 526 projects are at advanced stages of development.
Six fundamental principles of Smart Cities in India
  • Community at the core of planning and implementation
  • More from Less – generate greater outcomes with lesser resources
  • Cooperative and Competitive Federalism – cities selected through competition, flexibility in project implementation
  • Integration, innovation, sustainability – innovating methods, integrated and sustainable solutions
  • Technology as means, not the goal – careful selection of relevant technology
  • Convergence – sectorial and financial convergence.
Source- Indian Express

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