As per the Smart Cities Mission dashboard, the cities have completed 7,491 projects with 567 projects still ongoing till Feb, 2025.
About Smart Cities Mission (2015 )
- Aim:To improve the quality of life in 100 cities by providing efficient services, robust infrastructure, and sustainable solutions.
- Type:Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
- Implementing is carried out primarily through two approaches:
- Area-Based Development (ABD) approach:Each of the 100 cities has selected a defined area for targeted interventions. These ABD areas are being developed as replicable models for other parts of the city.
- Pan-City Projects:which are technology-driven solutions.
- Other key dimensions : Creating a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) structure for program implementation, promoting multiple sources of funding for projects, fostering competitive federalism, and engaging citizens.
Other key initiatives and milestones achieved by SCM
- Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCC):All 100 Smart Cities have operational ICCCs, which utilize data for making informed decisions.
- Public Safety and Security: Over 84,000 CCTV surveillance cameras have been installed in 100 Smart Cities, aiding in crime monitoring.
- Water Supply: More than 17,026 kilometers of the water supply system are being monitored through Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, reducing non-revenue water and leakages.
- Solid Waste Management: Over 66 cities are managing solid waste with increased technology use, improving route management, efficiency of collection, and daily management.
