August 01, 2025 3:56 pm
Smart Cities Mission UP 2025: During the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Seth raised a question to Minister of State (MoS) for Housing and Urban Affairs, Tokhan Sahu, regarding the total number of projects completed under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in various cities across Uttar Pradesh.
March 16, 2025 8:10 am
The mission was launched in 2015 with the aim of creating 100 smart cities. The cities were selected in rounds of competition held from January 2016 to June 2018, and they had five years from their respective selection, that is 2021 to 2023, to complete the projects.
July 04, 2024 5:28 am
Of the 100 cities under the Mission, 26 are yet to receive 100% share of the central funding as work on projects is still ongoing, according to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.
February 09, 2024 11:44 am
In its report on the evaluation of the Smart Cities Mission presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, the committee said the ministry had informed it that 400 projects, out of the 7,970, worth Rs 22,814 crore would take beyond December 2024 to complete.
January 13, 2024 9:17 am
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Friday said the Mission will “hopefully” achieve its targets in 2024.
September 27, 2023 11:32 pm
Cites water, sewage projects in Ahmedabad, Indore as examples; over 70% projects contribute to SDGs
August 26, 2023 3:40 am
Surat, Agra named second and third best Smart Cities
August 17, 2023 2:31 am
The report gives the PCMC 4 out of 5 stars on climate performance , based on adaptation and mitigation measures taken by the urban local body
August 06, 2023 4:24 am
In a letter to all states and UTs on July 14, the ministry wrote that the deadline had been extended due to the requests received from several state governments.
July 31, 2023 9:37 am
Cities must take lead on climate change, rather than simply reacting to untoward events. Instead of pursuing smart cities, we should invest in rainwater harvesting and better drainage


