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Union Urban Development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced the list of 98 cities nominated for the Smart City Mission, saying a population of 13 crore across these cities will be covered under the initiative by the Narendra Modi govt."There are 13 cities from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, seven from Madhya Pradesh, three each from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh included in the list," Naidu told media persons at an interaction here. "Smart cities need smart people. We need people's co-operation to move forward in our mission," he added. (PTI)
The cities were selected through intra-city competition evaluated on parameters such as service levels, financial and institutional capacity, past track record and reforms. Here is the list of states and number of cities that have been nominated by the government: </br><br> Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Port Blair) (Image: Port Blair) -
From Andhra Pradesh 3 cities have been nominated by the govt. They are Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati and Kakinada. (In picture: Vishakhapatnam)
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Delhi also falls under the list of 'smart cities'. (In picture: New Delhi)
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Govt listed 6 cities from Gujarat under the 'smart cities' category. They are Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Dahod. (In picture: Gandhinagar)
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Ranchi from the state of Jharkhand has also been nominated for the Smart City Mission.(In picture: Ranchi)
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Shillong has been announced from Meghalaya to be a part of the Smart City Mission. (In picture: Shillong)
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Govt has listed 3 cities from Punjab for the Smart City vision. The cities that are nominated are Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. (In picture: Amritsar)
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4 cities (Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer) from Rajasthan have also been nominated by the government. (In picture: Jaipur)
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2 cities from Telangana also falls under the list. They are Greater Hyderabad and Greater Warangal. (In picture: Greater Hyderabad)
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Dehradun has been listed from Uttarakhand for the 'Smart City' mission.
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Panaji, Goa has also been nominated for the Smart City Mission. (In picture: Panaji)
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