Rajasthan News: 4 Smart Cities in Rajasthan
The desert capital, Jaipur is preparing a blue print of the
Smart City. In the first phase, the Center is
offering funds of 100 crore each for 20 cities including the
capital of Rajasthan. Apart from Pink City,
Kota, Udaipur and Ajmer are also in the list of the first phase
and the officials needs to present their
proposal by October 20 to the Union Government.
While campaigning for General election 2014, PM Narendra Modi
had announced to make hundred
cities which was also mentioned in BJP's manifesto in 2014. On
August 27, 2015 Urban Development
Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced the full list 98 names of the
cities which will be developed as
smart cities. Out of 98 cities, 24 are capital cities, 5 are
port cities, 3 are education and health care
hubs, 18 are culture and tourism influenced areas and 24 are
business and industrial centers.
The features of the smart city includes sufficient water supply,
proper education and health
infrastructure, electricity supply to all homes, better public
transportation system, home for everyone,
sanitation, safety of citizens specially for women, security of
people, digitalization and robust IT
connectivity and good governance.
Jaipur & Kota
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) officials have prepared
the proposal with citizen-engagement
plan. In this, the corporation have asked the views, opinion and
suggestions about smart city. According
to the 'City Vision' guideline, the city administration will
seek the question, requests and views of the
citizens. JMC has launched websites to seek the views of the
citizens, the officials are also active on
social media like Facebook and Twitter.
The Pink city will opt to choose on single problem in the city
and try to resolve the issue in the pan-city
smart solution. In selecting the problem, FM radio station,
Facebook and twitter are playing major roll.
Udaipur & Ajmer
The Udaipur Municipal Corporation had placed 100 booths for
taking the views, opinion and
suggestions about the top five development on the priority
basis.
According to Wikipedia, the city of Lakes, Udaipur had the total
population of 5.9 lakh in 2011, Jaipur
has the population of 2.3 million in 2001, Kota had the total
population 6.9 lakh in 2001 and Ajmer had
the total population of 4.8 lakh in 2001.
In next five years, India will have 100 smart cities, across 21
states. While launching the Smart city
mission PM Narendra Modi said that the central government is
committed to urban India development.
The Mission was lunched on June 25, 2015. There is going to be a
smart city exhibition and conference
in 2016 to explore the mission more and more to the people.
According to PM, the smart city means
Home to all by 2022 under which the government will build 20
million homes in urban sector for poor.
The mayors and local urban bodies heads need to submit their
proposals on October 20 to the center
government.
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