The idea and vision of Smart Cities introduces a transformational strategy for managing urban growth and improving the quality of life in India's cities. The Government of India's 'Smart City Mission' for the first time introduced a challenge to bring in competitiveness and complete ownership of all stakeholders in the process. Odisha, owing to its long-standing investment in promoting socially equitable and sustainable development goals was a forerunner in the Smart Cities challenge.
In fact, Bhubaneswar is the only Indian city to feature in the top 20 global smart cities ranking.
