Smart Cities need access to external funding; here's how Arun Jaitley can do it in budget
8 years, 1 month ago

Smart Cities need access to external funding; here's how Arun Jaitley can do it in budget

Firstpost  

The Government of India has proposed to create 100 smart cities under the Smart Cities Mission launched in June 2015. The Union Budget is around the corner and some of the financing issues of Smart Cities can be addressed by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, through following options: Budget allocation for smart cities mission The 100 smart cities of India have ambitious plans to develop projects pipeline. In order to ensure good convergence, it is suggested that a separate line of budget be created within key Ministries/ departments to provide funding support for their projects being undertaken under Smart Cities. National smart city financing facility Smart Cities Mission has attracted attention of various investors. Smart cities development fund The Smart Cities Mission has created project vehicles which will be responsible for planning and implementation of smart city projects even beyond the mission period.

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How has the Budget allocated funds for urban development? | Explained
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How has the Budget allocated funds for urban development? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In 2015, the NDA government positioned urban development as a key pillar of its growth strategy as cities contribute nearly 67% to the GDP. The total outlay for urban development stands at ₹96,777 crore, higher than last year’s Budget proposal of ₹82,576.57 crore. Some major urban programs under this category include PMAY, the Swachh Bharat Mission, …

Govt to create a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund aimed at transforming cities into growth hubs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt to create a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund aimed at transforming cities into growth hubs

Hindustan Times  

To ramp up urban infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1 that the government would set up an Urban Challenge Fund of ₹1 lakh crore to finance up to 25 per cent of bankable projects and allocate ₹10,000 crore for 2025-26. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1 that the government would set up an Urban Challenge …

Govt infra spending rises, but private sector participation limited
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt infra spending rises, but private sector participation limited

Hindustan Times  

India continues to face significant infrastructure development challenges despite extensive government efforts, according to the 2024-25 Economic Survey presented to Parliament on Friday. The survey highlights that while the union government’s capital expenditure on major infrastructure sectors has grown at a trend rate of 38.8% from FY20 to FY24, private sector participation remains limited in core sectors. Safety improvements included …

What is the status of the Smart Cities Mission? | Explained
2 months ago

What is the status of the Smart Cities Mission? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Almost a decade has passed since the Indian government announced the concept of “smart cities” as the new lighthouses of urbanisation. The plan included two key components — pan-city proposals which includes IT-enabled services like mobility and waste management; and Area-Based Development which was restricted to specific zones within a city, focusing on retrofitting, redevelopment, and …

Budget 2025 Expectations: A Look At What India's Smart Cities Want From The Union Budget
2 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2025 Expectations: A Look At What India's Smart Cities Want From The Union Budget

ABP News  

By Upendra Narayan India's cities have seen a lot of transformation in recent years, and the Smart Cities Mission has been at the heart of this transformation. Budget 2025 could address funding for initiatives such as metro systems, bus rapid transit corridors, and improved bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. The budget could fund smart water solutions, such as systems to track …

Inquiry ordered into quality of work at six Smart City locations in Karnataka
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Inquiry ordered into quality of work at six Smart City locations in Karnataka

India Today  

Urban Development Minister BS ‘Bairati’ Suresh, on Thursday, instructed officials to conduct a complete investigation into the works carried out in six Smart City projects of Karnataka, not including Bengaluru, and submit a report. At a review meeting, Bairati Suresh looked over the progress of Smart City projects in six districts: Belagavi, Davangere, Hubballi-Dharwad, Mangaluru, Shivamogga and Tumkur. The work …

Why govt must heed IIT Kharagpur warning on Smart Cities funding crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why govt must heed IIT Kharagpur warning on Smart Cities funding crisis

India Today  

At the heart of India’s ambitious Smart Cities Mission lie the Integrated Command and Control Centres, the nerve hubs meant to revolutionise urban governance across 100 cities. ICCCs are centralised hubs designed to manage city infrastructure, monitor civic services, regulate traffic, ensure public safety and even conduct disaster simulations. The COO is supported by a mission director, often a senior …

Will new cities be added under 'Smart Cities Mission'? Check Modi govt's response
3 months, 1 week ago

Will new cities be added under 'Smart Cities Mission'? Check Modi govt's response

India TV News  

Will new cities be added under 'Smart Cities Mission'? Check Modi govt's response The Smart Cities Mission has played a pivotal role in redefining urban spaces by integrating technology, enhancing infrastructure, and addressing the challenges of urbanisation. Smart Cities Mission: The central government clarified on Monday in the Rajya Sabha that there is no current proposal to expand the ambit …

Projects amounting to Rs 1.47 lakh cr completed under Smart Cities Mission
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Projects amounting to Rs 1.47 lakh cr completed under Smart Cities Mission

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Around 91 per cent of the projects accounting for Rs 1.47 lakh crore under the Smart Cities Mission have been completed. As on November 15, 2024, under SCM, work orders have been issued in 8,066 projects amounting to Rs 1,64,669 crore, of which 7,352 projects amounting to Rs 1,47,366 crore or 91 per cent of total projects have been …

PM Modi Launches Slogan 'Perform, Reform, Transform, and Inform' in First Cabinet Meeting of Third Term
6 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi Launches Slogan 'Perform, Reform, Transform, and Inform' in First Cabinet Meeting of Third Term

ABP News  

The first meeting of the Council of Ministers during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term was held on Wednesday at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in Delhi. During the session, the Central Cabinet for Economic Affairs approved the establishment of 12 new industrial smart cities in 9 states. Spread across 10 states and aligned with six major corridors, these 12 industrial smart …

95% funds for Odisha Smart City utilised by state: Ministry of Housing
7 months, 3 weeks ago

95% funds for Odisha Smart City utilised by state: Ministry of Housing

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Around 95 per cent of funds allocated for projects under Smart City Mission have been utilised in Odisha, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has said. Data furnished by the Ministry in the Lok Sabha recently, revealed the total cost of 107 projects sanctioned for Bhubaneswar and Rourkela was about Rs 3,589 crore. Of the 32 SCM projects …

Centre extends Smart Cities Mission deadline till March 2025
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre extends Smart Cities Mission deadline till March 2025

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday announced that the flagship Smart Cities Mission in 100 cities will be extended till March 2025. The Centre earmarked ₹48,000 crore for projects in 100 cities over the mission period of five years starting 2015 and required state government and urban local bodies to make a matching contribution. In January, HT reported how around …

Smart city scheme till March 2025, Karimnagar, Warangal to benefit
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Smart city scheme till March 2025, Karimnagar, Warangal to benefit

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The Centre has responded positively to the recent request made by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and approved the extension of the Smart City Mission till March 2025. During his recent visit to New Delhi, Revanth met Union minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on June 24 and urged him to extend the deadline for …

Corporations set to take over Smart City works; Mayors’ Council seeks necessary steps from govt.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Corporations set to take over Smart City works; Mayors’ Council seeks necessary steps from govt.

The Hindu  

With the deadline for the Smart City projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi ending by June, the two civic bodies are now set to take over the implementation and the existing office mechanism of the special purpose vehicle. In the Mayors’ Council meeting, chaired by Kochi Mayor M. Anilkumar, Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran, Kollam Mayor Prasanna Ernest, Thrissur Mayor M.K. The …

Blueprint to reality: Impact on urban development
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Blueprint to reality: Impact on urban development

Hindustan Times  

In the shadow of India’s historic palaces and ancient bazaars, a new kind of monument is rising: The smart city. India's ambitious journey towards urban development, fueled by cutting-edge technology, is transforming age-old city landscapes into digital hubs equipped to handle the 21st century's demands. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The backbone of these smart cities is a series of innovative …

Blueprint to reality: Impact on urban development
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Blueprint to reality: Impact on urban development

Hindustan Times  

In the shadow of India’s historic palaces and ancient bazaars, a new kind of monument is rising: The smart city. India's ambitious journey towards urban development, fueled by cutting-edge technology, is transforming age-old city landscapes into digital hubs equipped to handle the 21st century's demands. The urban development models that emerge from India's smart city projects could serve as blueprints …

Three really smart cities and the impact on people’s lives
1 year, 1 month ago

Three really smart cities and the impact on people’s lives

Hindustan Times  

The National Democratic Alliance government's flagship Smart Cities Mission, launched in 2015, aimed to bring transformative changes in urban governance in 100 selected cities. Ruban Suresh Ponnaiah, chief engineer at the Madurai Smart City Limited, said among all the projects taken up, the renovation of the Periyar bus terminal, spread over 30,500 sq metre, and the construction of the new …

Using AI to improve sustainability in Smart Cities
1 year, 2 months ago

Using AI to improve sustainability in Smart Cities

The Hindu  

Fifteen consortiums have applied for the chance to set up a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence tasked with helping Indian cities achieve demonstrable improvements in the Sustainable Development Goals that are relevant to them. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the setting up of three Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Health and Sustainable Cities during …

Smart Cities Mission: 400 projects in over 10 cities may miss revised deadline
1 year, 2 months ago

Smart Cities Mission: 400 projects in over 10 cities may miss revised deadline

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: As many as 400 projects being undertaken by about ten cities under the Centre’s flagship Smart Cities Mission are unlikely to meet the extended deadline of June 2024, an official aware of the matter said on Thursday. A total of 100 Smart Cities have been selected through four rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018 The …

Questions remain over the govt’s ‘smart city mission’ project, says new report
1 year, 3 months ago

Questions remain over the govt’s ‘smart city mission’ project, says new report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Initiatives under the flagship Smart Cities Mission launched by the NDA government in 2015 are already noticeable. Smart cities work under a special purpose vehicle model by forming a company jointly owned by the urban local body and state government for the particular city. The report also said that worldwide, smart city initiatives such as New York, Amsterdam, …

First 22 smart cities in India to be ready by March
2 years, 1 month ago

First 22 smart cities in India to be ready by March

India Today  

Agra, Varanasi, Chennai, Pune and Ahmedabad are among the 22 cities that will complete all projects under the government's ambitious Smart Cities Mission by next month, giving their citizens better quality of life and a clean and sustainable environment, officials said on Sunday. In the remaining 78 cities selected under the mission, the ongoing projects will be completed in the …

Almost all 100 cities under smart cities initiative doing fairly well: Government
2 years, 1 month ago

Almost all 100 cities under smart cities initiative doing fairly well: Government

The Hindu  

The government on February 9 said that almost all 100 cities selected under the smart cities initiative are progressing "fairly well" with some facing a slowdown in work due to COVID-19 and local factors. The Centre's assertion came in response to a question in Lok Sabha by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who asked about "discrepancies" in the implementation of the …

The status of the Smart Cities Mission
3 years, 3 months ago

The status of the Smart Cities Mission

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Centre used a competitive process to select 100 cities for upgradation with significant investments through the Smart Cities Mission launched on June 25, 2015. In September 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs expanded the emphasis on climate-friendly infrastructure in smart cities through the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0 and a “Streets for …

Chandigarh: Experts to assess impact of Smart City projects
3 years, 6 months ago

Chandigarh: Experts to assess impact of Smart City projects

Hindustan Times  

To comprehensively assess the effectiveness of the multi-crore infrastructural projects being implemented by the Chandigarh Smart City Limited, a dedicated impact assessment cell will soon be created within it. “Unless we conduct an impact assessment of the projects, we don’t get to know how they have influenced lives of residents,” said Anindita Mitra, chief executive officer of the CSCL. Some …

Indore, Surat win big at Smart Cities Awards 2020, UP top performer among states
3 years, 9 months ago

Indore, Surat win big at Smart Cities Awards 2020, UP top performer among states

India Today  

The Centre on Friday declared the Smart Cities Awards 2020 in which Indore and Surat won the award jointly for holistic development. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry evaluated smart cities across a gamut of themes like social aspects, governance, culture, urban environment, sanitation, economy, built environment, water and urban mobility before finalising the winners. The awards commemorated six …

Unable to complete targets, Chandigarh asks Centre to revise smart city plan
5 years, 1 month ago

Unable to complete targets, Chandigarh asks Centre to revise smart city plan

Hindustan Times  

With UT figuring on the list of worst performing smart cities, Chandigarh Smart City Limited has approached the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs to revise its smart city plan. ‘UT NOT GIVING AWAY LAND’ Municipal corporation commissioner-cum-CSCL CEO KK Yadav said the UT was not inclined to give them land for any smart city project. Yadav said the …

Smart City programme a big failure in Kochi
5 years, 7 months ago

Smart City programme a big failure in Kochi

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: While other cities selected for Smart City Miss’ion across the country have implemented a series of projects, Kochi city could spend only less than five per cent of the Rs 2075 crore programme. The Centre has already given `196 crore for implementing projects in Kochi and the deadline for Smart City Mission programmes, started in 2016, is March 2020. …

Why the Smart Cities Mission will miss its deadline
5 years, 7 months ago

Why the Smart Cities Mission will miss its deadline

India Today  

According to the 2017-18 Economic Survey, India will require $4.5 trillion worth of infrastructure investment by 2040. According to the Smart Cities Mission statement, such urban areas must feature all core infrastructure required for citizens to have a decent quality of life and a sustainable environmental footprint. A reply by Housing minister Puri in Parliament confirmed that area-based development projects …

Economic Survey 2019: Rs 2.05 lakh crore projects proposed in 100 cities under Smart City project
5 years, 8 months ago

Economic Survey 2019: Rs 2.05 lakh crore projects proposed in 100 cities under Smart City project

India TV News  

Projects worth over Rs 2.05 lakh crore are proposed in 100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission and significant progress has been made in terms of implementation of these projects, the Economic Survey 2018-19 said. The Smart Cities Mission, which was launched in June 2015 for a five-year period, seeks to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a …

Smart Cities Mission: Narendra Modi says govt committed Rs 2 lakh cr for development, but data shows only 0.09% spent
6 years, 9 months ago

Smart Cities Mission: Narendra Modi says govt committed Rs 2 lakh cr for development, but data shows only 0.09% spent

Firstpost  

Modi’s claim of having committed over Rs 2 lakh crore for 100 smart cities is four times more than the total outlay of Rs 48,000 crore the Centre promised states By Alison Saldanha Mumbai: “100 smart cities are being developed at an expenditure of over Rs 2 lakh crore,” prime minister Narendra Modi claimed in an infographic tweet_,_ on May …

Smart Cities Mission: Centre releases Rs 9,940 crore for programme, Maharashtra gets Rs 1,378 crore
7 years, 1 month ago

Smart Cities Mission: Centre releases Rs 9,940 crore for programme, Maharashtra gets Rs 1,378 crore

Firstpost  

Centre has released nearly Rs 9,940 crore to states so far for Smart Cities Mission, with Maharashtra accounting for the highest amount of Rs 1,378 crore New Delhi: The Centre has released nearly Rs 9,940 crore to the states so far for the Smart Cities Mission, with Maharashtra accounting for the highest amount of Rs 1,378 crore, followed by Madhya …

Smart city only possible with smart villages: Rai
7 years, 1 month ago

Smart city only possible with smart villages: Rai

The Hindu  

Putting the focus on the development of Delhi’s villages, Development Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said that a smart city would not be possible without “smart villages”. Speaking at the first conference of recently-formed Gramin Vikas Samitis of 365 villages, Mr. Rai said that “traditional and modern” development works will soon be carried out by these committees. With the mandate …

Union Budget 2018: 54% hike for smart city mission, AMRUT loses
7 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2018: 54% hike for smart city mission, AMRUT loses

Hindustan Times  

The Smart cities programme received a 54% jump in the budget for 2018-19 over the previous year, and emerged the government’s flagship scheme in the area of urban renewal. These cities have started implementing various projects like smart command and control centre, smart roads, solar rooftops, intelligent transport systems, smart parks,” finance minister Arun Jaitley said in his budget speech. …

Budget 2018: Promises of smart cities, employment and housing displaying little progress in India
7 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2018: Promises of smart cities, employment and housing displaying little progress in India

Firstpost  

Less than a quarter of central funds for four major national programmes for India’s urban renewal have been used. A further disaggregation of central funds data from the ministry of housing and urban affairs reveals: • Upto February 2017 – the last release of data – no more than 3 percent of smart-city projects were completed and 12 percent of …

Govt announces fourth smart cities list, did your city make the cut?
7 years, 2 months ago

Govt announces fourth smart cities list, did your city make the cut?

India TV News  

Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday made new additions to the smart cities mission. With this the cumulative number of cities selected under the smart city programme has gone up to 99 which is close to the mission of hundred smart cities that was announced by PM Narendra Modi in June 2015. "Nine cities selected have proposed an …

Hardeep Singh Puri announces nine more additions to Smart City Mission, list now includes 99 cities
7 years, 2 months ago

Hardeep Singh Puri announces nine more additions to Smart City Mission, list now includes 99 cities

Firstpost  

Three cities of Uttar Pradesh are among nine chosen in the latest round of the Centre’s flagship Smart City Mission, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said New Delhi: Three cities of Uttar Pradesh are among nine chosen in the latest round of the Centre’s flagship Smart Cities Mission, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep …

Rajnath Singh stresses on ‘intelligent traffic management system,' security component for smart cities
7 years, 3 months ago

Rajnath Singh stresses on ‘intelligent traffic management system,' security component for smart cities

Firstpost  

Rajnath Singh emphasised the need for according priority to the security component in the construction of Smart Cities and said the process should be started at the conceptual stage New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday emphasised the need for according priority to the security component in the construction of smart cities and said the process should be …

Smart City: Do you have what it takes, BBMP?
7 years, 3 months ago

Smart City: Do you have what it takes, BBMP?

Deccan Chronicle  

Determined to bring tech-savvy Bengaluru its Smart City tag, the BBMP, which is going all out, hopes to raise Rs 2,200 crore over the next five years for a slew of projects like smart bus shelters, smart parking, smart bins and e-rickshaws. While the Smart City move has been welcomed by welfare associations and urban experts alike, the BBMP’s hopes …

GPS for garbage trucks, traffic mobility, battery-operated buses: Why is Pune not logging on to its Smart City plan?
7 years, 3 months ago

GPS for garbage trucks, traffic mobility, battery-operated buses: Why is Pune not logging on to its Smart City plan?

Hindustan Times  

Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched 14 projects under the Smart City mission in the city on June 25, 2016, most of the projects are yet to take off. Projects that the Smart City mission had initially announced, including the Common Mobility Card project, GPS in garbage carrying vehicles, pedestrian and cycle lanes in Aundh, traffic mobility plan, battery-operated …

Smart City funds lying unutilised with states
7 years, 4 months ago

Smart City funds lying unutilised with states

Hindustan Times  

Most of the 90 cities selected for the smart city programme have not spent the money given to them by the Narendra Modi government since the signature urban overhaul project was launched in June 2015. On September 13, finance minister Arun Jaitley wrote to his housing ministry counterpart to review the “completion of the preparatory work under smart cities mission …

One year on, many projects of PM Modi’s Smart City initiative still in pipeline
7 years, 8 months ago

One year on, many projects of PM Modi’s Smart City initiative still in pipeline

Hindustan Times  

It will be a year since the ambitious plan of making Pune a smart city was implemented. In the first round of the smart city mission, 20 cities were selected with Pune being part of this programme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 14 projects under the smart city plan of Pune from the Shiv Chhatrapati sports complex. Under the smart …

Kochi Smart City plan loses steam
7 years, 9 months ago

Kochi Smart City plan loses steam

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Even as Thiruvananthapuram has just been selected for the Union government’s Rs 1,000 crore Smart City Mission programme, Kochi which was announced as a Smart City two years ago in 2015 lags way behind in planning and implementation. Despite the formation of the special purpose vehicle, Cochin Smart Mission Limited with Kochi Metro Rail Limited managing director Elias George …

Shimla to get smart public transport system and eco-tourism boost with its Smart City budget
7 years, 9 months ago

Shimla to get smart public transport system and eco-tourism boost with its Smart City budget

Firstpost  

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on 23 June said promoting smart public transport, developing footpaths for pedestrians, eco-tourism and better management of natural springs will be the top priorities for restoring the glory of the state capital under the Smart Cities Mission. Complimenting the residents of Shimla for the city being included in the smart cities list of the …

100 Smart Cities: Three from UP, two from Bihar make it to new list of 30 cities
7 years, 9 months ago

100 Smart Cities: Three from UP, two from Bihar make it to new list of 30 cities

India TV News  

Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Rajkot in Gujarat figure in the new list of 30 cities announced today for development as smart cities under the Centre's Smart City Mission. Announcing the new list of smart cities at an event here, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that 45 cities contested for the 40 available smart city …

Effort on to get 5 more UP cities on smart city list: Yogi Adityanath
7 years, 9 months ago

Effort on to get 5 more UP cities on smart city list: Yogi Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the Centre on Friday for including three more cities in the state under the Smart City Mission and promised to make every effort to provide world class facilities. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Jhansi, Allahabad and Aligarh have found place in the latest list of 30 new cities announced by Union Urban …

Taking stock of smart cities project: So far so good; implementation challenges continue
7 years, 9 months ago

Taking stock of smart cities project: So far so good; implementation challenges continue

Firstpost  

Ideally it is hoped that along the course of these 5 years when the cities would be financed, there would be a proportional allocation towards maintenance of these facilities. It is then that one can be satisfied that the entire edifice is in place The Smart City Plan of the government introduced in June 2015 is one of the largest …

Modi’s Gandhinagar, Jammu and Patna among 30 names on latest smart cities list
7 years, 9 months ago

Modi’s Gandhinagar, Jammu and Patna among 30 names on latest smart cities list

Hindustan Times  

Gandhinagar, the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, Karnal in Haryana, Allahabad, Aligarh and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar’s capital Patna are among the 30 urban centres that were chosen on Friday to be developed as smart cities. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu announcing names on the Smart Cities …

Nitin Gadkari says govt willing to incubate research, support innovation on smart cities
7 years, 9 months ago

Nitin Gadkari says govt willing to incubate research, support innovation on smart cities

Firstpost  

Gadkari also said that the government is looking for solutions on Smart Cities and is ‘100 percent’ willing to support and incubate research on them. Firstpost caught up with Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, when he was in Stockholm for the India Unlimited Hackathon on Smart Cities, to speak about India’s ambitious plans to boost its transport …

Centre opens purse for Jharkhand, to invest `55,000 cr on road projects
8 years, 1 month ago

Centre opens purse for Jharkhand, to invest `55,000 cr on road projects

Hindustan Times  

The Centre opened its purse strings for development of Jharkhand during the maiden global investors’ summit in Ranchi, assuring it would spend `55,000 crore on its road projects alone, besides making huge investments in city development, power and textile sectors. Chief Minister Raghubar Das along with Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Industrialists- Ratan Tata, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Navin Jindal, …

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