Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to submit smart city plans for three selected cities to Union Government.
Manjit Singh, Principal Secretary (urban development) of Rajasthan submitted Smart City proposals of three cities – Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer to UD Additional Secretary Samir Sharma at Nirman Bhawan.
Under the proposal the investment outlays proposed by state government for developing these 3 cities as smart cities are Kota 1,493 crore rupees, Ajmer 1,300 crore rupees and Udaipur 1,221 crore rupees respectively.
State Government is also forwarding Smart city proposal for Jaipur Cilty with an investment proposed 2,403 crore rupees prior to December 15, 2015 deadline. Overall Rajasthan has proposed a total investment of 6,457 crore rupees for 5 years for developing these four cities as smart cities.
About Smart Cities Mission
- The government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision of developing 100 smart cities as satellite towns of larger cities and by modernizing the existing mid-sized cities.
- The government plans to identify 20 smart cities in 2015, 40 in 2016 and another 40 in 2017.
- Each selected city would get assistance of 100 crore rupees per year for five years from Union Government to implement the scheme. Special emphasis on participation of citizens in planning and prioritizing urban interventions will be also considered.
- A total of ₹98000 crore (US$15 billion) has been approved by the Indian Cabinet for development of 100 smart cities and rejuvenation of 500 others.
- The Government on 27th August 2015 released the list of nominees for the ambitious smart city project. The list comprises 98 cities, including many state capitals.
Rajasthan
- Capital : Jaipur
- Chief Minister : Vasundhara Raje
- Governor : Kalyan Singh
- State Animal : Camel