Smart Cities Mission

Smart Cities Mission
CountryIndia
Prime Minister(s)Narendra Modi
MinistryMinistry of Urban Development
Key peopleHardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
Kunal Kumar (Mission Director)[1]
Launched2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Funding₹203,979 crore (US$24 billion)[2]
Websitesmartcities.gov.in
Smart pole in Vizag setup as part of Smart Cities mission
Smart pole in Vizag set up as part of Smart Cities mission

National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen friendly and sustainable.[3] The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. The mission was planned to include 100 cities, with the deadline for completion of the projects set between 2019 and 2023. As of July 2024, 7202 out of a total 8018 tendered projects have been completed, utilizing ₹144,530 crores out of the total tendered amount of ₹164,163 crore.[4]

  1. ^ "Team, Smart cities". Government of India. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Total proposed investment in 99 smart cities to be Rs.203979 crores". 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ Mission Statement and Guidelines – Smart Cities (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ Dashboard of Smart Cities Mission (Report). Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Retrieved 1 October 2023.