Linking of user charges to inflation for Smart Cities proposed

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 10:56

For example, if a special water project is taken up for supplying 24-hour supply in the proposed Smart City then, as per the proposal, some charges would be levied to cover the operation and maintenance costs.

'Smart City plans should come up in consultation with people'

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 18:11

Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that a 'Smart City' is what the citizens want their places to be and the city-level plans should be evolved based on extensive consultations with them.

UAE keen to invest in India

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 15:14

The UAE on Thursday said it is keen to strengthen ties with India and is looking to invest in programmes like Make in India, Digital India and Smart Cities.

Smart City project expected to boost economy

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 19:30

The Centre on Thursday rolled out the ambitious Smart City project and hoped that it will attract investment to boost the economy.

12 crore people to become citizens of Smart Cities

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 17:25

As per the profile of the selected cities, 35 cities and towns have a population between one and five lakh. There are 21 cities with population ranging between five and 10 lakh.

Centre releases list of 98 cities for Smart City project

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 16:25

While UP has maximum of 13 cities, followed by 12 by Tamil Nadu and 10 by Maharashtra to be developed as Smart Cities, Madhya Pradesh has seven cities in the project.

Number of smart cities allocated to various States

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 14:50

Number of Smart Cities allocated to various States based on urban population and number of statutory towns.

Smart City Project: List of cities in Tamil Nadu

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 14:39

Here is a comprehensive list of cities that have been nominated in Tamil Nadu.

Smart City Project: List of cities in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 14:14

Here is a comprehensive list of cities that have been nominated in Maharashtra.

Smart City Project: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 13:54

Here is a comprehensive list of cities that have been nominated in Uttar Pradesh.

Complete list of cities nominated under Smart City project

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 13:40

The capital cities, which have not been nominated as smart cities, include Itanagar, Patna, Shimla, Bengaluru and Kolkata.

Government announces Smart Cities list; Uttar Pradesh bags maximum nominations

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 11:08

13 cities from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from Madhya Pradesh, 3 each from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are included in smart cities.