Govt announces list of 98 smart cities; Maximum are in UP and Tamil Nadu

New Delhi, Aug 27 (KNN) Government today announced the list of ninety eight cities that the government has shortlisted, including state capital, which are to be developed as smart cities. Maximum numbers of smart cities to be developed are in UP, followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
 
Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu \\ announced the list of ninety eight smart cities.
 
Uttar Pradesh has bagged the maximum number of smart cities projects at 13, Tamil Nadu has got 12, Maharashtra 10, Madhya Pradesh will have 7 whereas Gujarat and Karnataka will have 6 each.
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government plans to spend over Rs 3 lakh crore over the next 5-6 years to recast urban cities.
 
Of the 98 smart cities, 24 are business and industry centres, 18 are cultural and tourist centres & 3 are education and health care hubs, Naidu said.

"13 crore population across 98 cities which is 35 per cent of urban population will be covered under smart city mission," he said.
 
"Making them (cities) smart will make them engines of economic growth besides giving decent life to the citizens," Naidu said. (KNN Bureau)