The Centre will announce the next set of cities for financing under the Modi government's flagship Smart City Mission today.
According to the Mission guidelines, as many as 40 cities have to be announced during this financial year. With the government having already announced names of 13 cities in May, slots for 27 cities remain vacant against which the announcement would be made by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today.
Facilities on Offer
In January, the government had announced a list of 20 cities for partial funding to be developed as smart cities, which would have facilities such as assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management systems, efficient urban mobility and public transportation, IT connectivity and e-governance, among others.
Each city will receive Central assistance of Rs 200 crore in the first year and Rs 100 crore over three subsequent financial years.
State governments and respective urban local bodies will also match the Centre's contribution.
The Modi government aims to transform about 100 cities by 2019-20, with the Centre providing financial support of Rs 48,000 crore over five years.
4 Up Cities to Get Included
With the Centre playing the development card in the run-up to Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year, four cities out of Agra, Aligarh, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Jhansi might feature in the list, according to sources. So far, only Lucknow has been selected in the first set of smart cities.
According to the Mission guidelines, as many as 40 cities have to be announced during this financial year. With the government having already announced names of 13 cities in May, slots for 27 cities remain vacant against which the announcement would be made by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today.
Facilities on Offer
In January, the government had announced a list of 20 cities for partial funding to be developed as smart cities, which would have facilities such as assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management systems, efficient urban mobility and public transportation, IT connectivity and e-governance, among others.
Each city will receive Central assistance of Rs 200 crore in the first year and Rs 100 crore over three subsequent financial years.
State governments and respective urban local bodies will also match the Centre's contribution.
The Modi government aims to transform about 100 cities by 2019-20, with the Centre providing financial support of Rs 48,000 crore over five years.
4 Up Cities to Get Included
With the Centre playing the development card in the run-up to Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year, four cities out of Agra, Aligarh, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Jhansi might feature in the list, according to sources. So far, only Lucknow has been selected in the first set of smart cities.