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The government released a list of 98 cities, including 24 state capitals, which are to be developed as smart cities.
Maximum number of to-be-developed smart cities are in UP, followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
13 cities from UP, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from MP, 3 each from Bihara and Andhra Pradesh included in smart cities list.
In the first year, the government would select 24 cities that would be developed into smart cities.
The list of smart cities was unveiled by Union minister Venkaiah Naidu.
Speaking on the occasion, Venkaiah Naidu said that the “prime motive behind the smart city project is to enhance urban life.”
“The smart city mission is very practical and realistic. We need public’s participation,” Naidu said.
“Smart cities need smart people, we need people’s co-operation to move forward in our mission,” Venkaiah Naidu added.
We bring to you list of 98 cities which are to be developed as Smart CIties. Find out if your city is there in the list.
| S.No. | Name of State/UT | No. of cities shortlisted | Names of Cities |
| 1. | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1 | 1. Port Blair |
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 1. Visakhapatnam |
| 2. Tirupati | |||
| 3. Kakinada | |||
| 3. | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1. Pasighat |
| 4. | Assam | 1 | 1. Guwahati |
| 5. | Bihar | 3 | 1. Muzaffarpur |
| 2. Bhagalpur | |||
| 3. Biharsharif | |||
| 6. | Chandigarh | 1 | 1. Chandigarh |
| 7. | Chhattisgarh | 2 | 1. Raipur |
| 2. Bilaspur | |||
| 8. | Daman & Diu | 1 | 1. Diu |
| 9. | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 | 1. Silvassa |
| 10. | Delhi | 1 | 1. New Delhi Municipal Council |
| 11. | Goa | 1 | 1. Panaji |
| 12. | Gujarat | 6 | 1. Gandhinagar |
| 2. Ahmedabad | |||
| 3. Surat | |||
| 4. Vadodara | |||
| 5. Rajkot | |||
| 6. Dahod | |||
| 13. | Haryana | 2 | 1. Karnal |
| 2. Faridabad | |||
| 14. | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1. Dharamshala |
| 15. | Jharkhand | 1 | 1. Ranchi |
| 16. | Karnataka | 6 | 1. Mangaluru |
| 2. Belagavi | |||
| 3. Shivamogga | |||
| 4. Hubballi - Dharwad | |||
| 5. Tumakuru | |||
| 6. Davanegere | |||
| 17. | Kerala | 1 | 1. Kochi |
| 18. | Lakshadweep | 1 | 1. Kavaratti |
| 19. | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 1. Bhopal |
| 2. Indore | |||
| 3. Gwalior | |||
| 4. Jabalpur | |||
| 5. Satna | |||
| 6. Ujjain | |||
| 7. Sagar | |||
| 20. | Maharashtra | 10 | 1. Navi Mumbai |
| 2. Nashik | |||
| 3. Thane | |||
| 4. Greater Mumbai | |||
| 5. Amravati | |||
| 6. Solapur | |||
| 7. Nagpur | |||
| 8. Pune | |||
| 9. Kalyan - Dombivali | |||
| 10. Aurangabad | |||
| 21. | Manipur | 1 | 1. Imphal |
| 22. | Meghalaya | 1 | 1. Shillong |
| 23. | Mizoram | 1 | 1. Aizawl |
| 24. | Nagaland | 1 | 1. Kohima |
| 25. | Odisha | 2 | 1. Bhubabeshwar |
| 2. Raurkela | |||
| 26. | Puducherry | 1 | 1. Oulgaret |
| 27. | Punjab | 3 | 1. Ludhiana |
| 2. Jalandhar | |||
| 3. Amritsar | |||
| 28. | Rajasthan | 4 | 1. Jaipur |
| 2. Udaipur | |||
| 3. Kota | |||
| 4. Ajmer | |||
| 29. | Sikkim | 1 | 1. Namchi |
| 30. | Tamil Nadu | 12 | 1. Tiruchirapalli |
| 2. Tirunelveli | |||
| 3. Dindigul | |||
| 4. Thanjavur | |||
| 5. Tiruppur | |||
| 6. Salem | |||
| 7. Vellore | |||
| 8. Coimbatore | |||
| 9. Madurai | |||
| 10. Erode | |||
| 11. Thoothukudi | |||
| 12. Chennai | |||
| 31. | Telangana | 2 | 1. Greater Hyderabad |
| 2. Greater Warangal | |||
| 32. | Tripura | 1 | 1. Agartala |
| 33. | Uttar Pradesh | 12 | 1. Moradabad |
| 2. Aligarh | |||
| 3. Saharanpur | |||
| 4. Bareilly | |||
| 5. Jhansi | |||
| 6. Kanpur | |||
| 7. Allahabad | |||
| 8. Lucknow | |||
| 9. Varanasi | |||
| 10. Ghaziabad | |||
| 11. Agra | |||
| 12. Rampur | |||
| 34. | Uttarakhand | 1 | 1. Dehradun |
| 35. | West Bengal | 4 | 1. New Town Kolkata |
| 2. Bidhannagar | |||
| 3. Durgapur | |||
| 4.Haldi |