September 16, 2016 8:57 AM

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Govt to announce next set of 27 cities for financing under Smart City mission

Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said, Centre will announce the next set of 27 cities for financing under the Government flagship Smart City Mission next week.<br/><br/>Addressing the 12th Indo-US Economic Summit in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Naidu said, 20 cities were announced in the first and another 13 in the supplementary round. <br/><br/>He said these 33 cities will be developed as smart cities which would have facilities such as assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management systems, efficient urban mobility and public transportation, IT connectivity and e-governance, among others. <br/><br/>The Government aims to transform about 100 cities by 2019-20, with the Union government providing financial support of 48 thousand crore rupees over five years.<br/><br/>

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