The Central Government of India will hold a contest to measure the "quality" and "impact" of various ongoing smart city projects Centre will hold a contest
Evaluation Criteria
- Evaluation criteria will include "impact, innovation and scalability/replicability" in other areas of the city
- The Project Awards category will have various excellence awards such as 'Improving Governance', 'Social Aspects', 'Culture and Economy', 'Environment impact', 'Transportation and Mobility' and 'Water and Sanitation'.
- Best performers will be awarded with Rs 5 lakh each and a scroll.
- All projects that will be completed by April 1, 2018 will be eligible for participating in the contest.
- Awards will be presented on June 25, 2017 which will mark the third anniversary of the launch of the Smart City Mission.
What is Smart City Mission?
- 100 Smart Cities Mission" was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 25, 2015.
- Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India.
- The aim of the mission is to develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable.
- It is a five-year program.
- All of the Indian states and Union territories are participating by nominating at-least one city for the smart city challenge.
- First batch of 20 cities were selected known as "20 Lighthouse Cities"
- All cities from West Bengal have withdrawn from Smart city mission.
- Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from Maharashtra have also withdrawn from the Smart city mission.
