Govt announces new list of 9 smart cities

NewDelhi Jan 19: The Union Government on Friday has announced the list of 9 new smart cities in the fourth Round.

Minister of State, Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri said that "The nine selected cities have proposed an investment of Rs 12,824 crore, of which Rs 10,639 crore would be in Area-Based Development initiatives and Rs 2,185 crore for Pan City initiatives, impacting 35.3 lakh persons living in these areas."

Minister has added that "With the selection of these nine cities, the total proposed investment in Smart Cities would be Rs 2,03,979 crore."

With the new list total number of smart cities has reached to 99 cities.
1.Silvassa
2.Erode
3.Diu
4.Biharsharif
5.Bareilly
6.Itanagar
7.Moradabad
8.Saharanpur
9.Kavaratti