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technology, information and data to make infrastructure and
services better (intelligent traffic management system, waste

water recycling).

6. Essential Features of SMART CITY MISSION:

a. Efficient and optimum use of land.

b. Inclusive housing for all strata of society.

c. Environmental-friendly localities with security and facilities for

cycling and walking.

d. Preservation of open spaces and parks and promote eco-balance.

e. Multiple transport options with last-mile connectivity.

f. Enabling of efficient governance through greater accountability,

transparency and technology integration.

7. A total of 99 cities have been nominated through five rounds of scrutiny

of entries received and the project is planned to be executed over five
years. Financial aid will be given by the Central and State Governments

between 2017 and 2022 to the cities, and the mission will start showing
results from 2022 onwards.

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8. To keep pace with rapid and growing urbanisation, the concept of

SMART CITY is imperative and inescapable. The country can then

hope to be an economic destination in the global arena and will enhance
and upgrade the thresholds of living standards.

9. Concurrently, the mindset of the populace needs to be changed to

imbibe the essential benefits of this mission. The aspects of Civic

Responsibilities, Greater Compliance, Transparency and Pride in Our
Environment need to be heightened and practiced with diligence and

sincerity to achieve a utopian society in harmony with nature.