Rajasthan has stood second among the 36 states and Union territories in the country in implementation of the Smart City projects with four of its cities making the mark in the mission.
Context
Rajasthan has stood second among the 36 states and Union territories in the country in implementation of the Smart City projects with four of its cities making the mark in the mission.
About the Smart City ranking
- The ranking is released by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs.
- Four Rajasthan cities, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer and Jaipur have secured the 8th, 11th, 29th and 36th rank among the 100 smart cities of the country.
- A new method of ranking was adopted for the assessment work .
- Work completed, tendering process and fund utilisation are among the new parameters.
- The ranking takes into account various factors such as
- the smart city plan implementation
- the ongoing work and tendering process
- the utilisation of funds
- provision of the utility certificates to the Centre from time to time
Smart Cities Mission
- The Government of India has launched the Smart Cities Mission on 25 June 2015.
- The objective is to promote sustainable and inclusive cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ Solutions.
- The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a lighthouse to other aspiring cities.
- The implementation of the Smart Cities Mission is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to be set up at city level in the form of a limited company under the Companies Act, 2013.
- It will be promoted by the State/UT and the Urban Local Body (ULB) jointly both having 50:50 equity shareholding.
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