New Delhi, June 23: With the announcement of 30 new cities as smart cities, the total number of smart cities has reached 90. Smart City Mission launched on June 25, 2015, and the announcement of new 30 names was done by the Central government on Thursday.
In the new list, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's capital, topped.
The announcement of the 30 names was made by the Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu at a National Workshop on Urban Transformation on Thursday.
Addressing the event, Naidu said that 45 cities contested for 40 available smart city slots but only 30 were selected to ensure feasible and workable plans that match the aspirations of the citizens as directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching the mission.
S.No City State/UT
1 Thiruvanathapuram Kerala
2 Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh
3 Rajkot Gujarat
4 Amaravati Andhra Pradesh
5 Patna Bihar
6 Karimnagar Telangana
7 Muzaffarpur Bihar
8 Puducherry Puducherry
9 Gandhinagar Gujarat
10 Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir
11 Sagar Madhya Pradesh
12 Karnal Haryana
13 Satna MP
14 Bengaluru Karnataka
15 Shimla Himachal Pradesh
16 Dehradun Uttarakhand
17 Tiruppur Tamil Nadu
18 Pimpri chinchwad Maharashtra
19 Bilaspur Chhattisgah
20 Pasighat ArunachalPradesh
21 Jammu Jammu & Kashmir
22 Dahod Gujarat
23 Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
24 Thootukkudi Tamil Nadu
25 Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu
26 Jhansi UP
27 Aizawl Mizoram
28 Allahabad UP
29 Aligarh UP
30 Gangtok Sikkim