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Smart Power

The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) focuses on building energy efficient urban spaces in order to mitigate the strain on existing infrastructure. Of the overall investment of Rs 2,050 billion envisaged under the mission, Rs 254 […]

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Steady Pace

One of the most ambitious government programmes for urban renewal and transformation, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was envisaged to be implemented through a bottom-up approach instead of a top-down approach that is followed for […]

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Citizen-centric Approach

The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is based on the idea of using information and communications technology as the bedrock to modernise cities in order to make them more sustainable, liveable, resilient and inclusive. One of […]

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Setting an Example

The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) has been included in the Smart City Mission Statement and Guidelines as a model city in the greenfield category. GIFT City has deployed several advanced technologies across different […]