Rs 192 crore released to prepare Smart City plan

NEW DELHI: Union Urban Development Ministry today sanctioned a sum of Rs 192 cr under Smart City Mission for 96 cities included in the ambitious project. Each of the cities has been given Rs 2 cr for preparing Smart City plan. "Rs 2 cr provided for each city is meant for preparation of city level Smart City Plans with the assistance of technical and hand holding agencies," said a senior UD Ministry official. The city level plans are to be submitted to the Urban Development Ministry in the next three months for evaluation for selecting the top 20 rankers for extending financial support during the current financial year. Government has announced the names of 98 cities including Union Territories of Delhiand Chandigarh to be developed as Smart Cities.   PTI