Shillong selected as 100th Smart City
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The Smart City Mission has earmarked Rs 2,05,018 crore for the project involving the development of 100 cities.
Meghalaya capital Shillong has been selected as the 100th smart city to bebuilt in India, the Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs said.
Shillong was selected after four rounds of competition under the Smart Cities Mission. Under the scheme, 60 cities were selected two years ago with another 30 last year and another 10 cities this year.
The Smart City Mission has earmarked Rs 2,05,018 crore for the project involving the development of 100 cities.
This year three cities were selected from Uttar Pradesh - Bareilly, Moradabad and Saharanpur, one from Bihar - Bihar Sharif, another in Tamil Nadu - Erode, Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Havelli, Daman and Diu, Itanagar in Arunachal and Kavaratti in Lakshadweep.
The project launched in 2015 by PM Narendra Modi is part of NDA's flagship programme. The project entrails the state to pull 50 per cent of the finances with the Centre providing another 50 per cent investment.
According to the government, over 99 crore people will be impacted under the Smart City project. The project aims to have at least one smart city in each state or Union Territory.
However, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had decided not to take part in the competition two years over taxation and investment policy of the scheme.
The Mamata government had decided to develop New Town-Rajarhat as "Green City" although it had qualified in the smart city competition.