A report prepared by Nasscom on the Information and Communications Technology framework assumes that the total ICT spending for smart cities can account for 10-15 per cent of the overall budget
Read MoreIBM's Smart Cities Programme will help the selected cities address the challenges like waste management, disaster management and citizen services
Read MoreThe process of selection for developing smart cities will be initiated after guidelines are issued to the states
Read MoreThe West Bengal government has adequate land for these projects, which would be developed by the state Urban Development Department
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropes will carry a 'smart city challenge competition' for the cities nominated by states and UTs. According to the plan, 20 cities will be selected this year, followed by 40 each in the next two years
Read MoreThe Sub-Group the best technologies and practices available in the country and abroad, including for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan; to give report by June-end
Read MoreSmart cities would have an investment of over Rs 2 lakh over the next five years, out of which half would come in from states and local bodies
Read MoreTo be taken up with people's involvement, Rs 1,000 crore will spent on the initiative
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