With this, the investment proposed by 33 cities (20 cities announced in January and 13 cities today) under the smart city plans is nowRs 80, 789 crore," Naidu told a press conference. "The 13 cities selected in the Fast Track Competition have proposed a total investment of Rs 30,229 crore. Of these 23 cities, only 13 could qualify for the smart city projects through the fresh competition. By PTI | Posted 53 minutes agoNew Delhi: The government today announced the names of 13 more cities that will be developed under the Centre's 'Smart City Mission' with Lucknow in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh topping the list, followed by Warangal in Telangana and Dharmashala in Himachal Pradesh. Also, one out of Meerut and Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and another out of Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir would also be selected for evaluation under the mission, he added.

Source: Mid-Day May 24, 2016 03:07 UTC