Visakhapatnam: The central government will release a report card of 100 selected smart cities in three categories -- ease of living, municipal performance index and climate -- in June as the Smart Cities Mission completes its five years. Smart Cities Mission Director Kunal Kumar said that in June the ministry will come out with ranking of smart cities in Ease of living index, performance of municipalities and climate. The Smart Cities Mission, a flagship programme of the Narendra Modi government, was launched in June, 2015. The verticals that are covered in the index include services (30 per cent weightage), finance (20 per cent) technology (15 per cent), planning (15), governance (20 per cent). The ministry said that the value of tendered smart city projects so far is over ₹1,62,000 crore.

Source: Mint January 27, 2020 12:56 UTC