Context

• The ministry of housing and urban affairs on July 3, 2024 has extended the deadline for the Smart Cities Mission till March 2025.

Key Highlights

• 10% of the project are left to be completed.
• Earlier the mission deadline was June 2024.
• As on July 3, 2024, the 100 Cities have completed 7,188 projects (90% of total projects).
• Balance: 830 projects

What is a 'smart city'?

• It is a city, which is liveable, sustainable and has a thriving economy offering multiple opportunities to its people to pursue their diverse interests.

Smart Cities Mission

• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• Launched: June 2015
• Main Aim: To provide the necessary core infrastructure and clean and sustainable environment to enable a decent quality of life to their citizens.
• Total allocated funds: Rs. 48,000 crores

Smart Cities Mission Strategy

• Pan-city initiative in which at least one Smart Solution is applied city-wide
• Develop areas step-by-step – three models of area-based developments
  • Retrofitting
  • Redevelopment
  • Greenfield

Smart City Solutions 

• E-Governance and Citizen Services
• Waste Management
• Water Management
• Energy Management
• Urban Mobility
• Other: Tele medicine and Tele Education, etc.