1. What is Smart City Mission ?
• Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and program by
the Government of India .
• Mission : To develop 100 cities all over the country making
them citizen friendly and sustainable.
• The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for
implementing the mission in collaboration with the state
government of the respective cities.
3. Smart city Budget
• The Smart City Mission will be operated as a
centrally sponsored scheme(CSS)
• A total of 980 billion has been approved by
indian cabinet for
5. features
Smart parking
Intelligent transport system
Tele-care
Traffic management
Smart grids
Smart urban lighting
Waste management
Smart city maintenance
Smart taxi
Digital-signage.
6. Advantages
• Government is pouring money therefore increasing government
spending
• Employment increase in short run. E.g. road building
• Skill and technology development along with investment in
infrastructure
• Increase in health facilities. Standard of living
• Increase in Digital Infrastructure
• Beauracracy will decrease
• Reduction in carbon footprint
• Proper water and waste management
• Use of renewable energy
• Increase Security : CCTV and hotline panic button
• Decrease in subsidy will increase the government spending
7. Potential threats
• Security problems : Cyber attacks and hacking
• Lack of capital
• Lack of resources will result in increase in
import
• Increase the gap between urban and rural