Amritsar tops the list of 27 new smart cities

Q.  In the round 2 of Smart City Mission which city tops the list?
- Published on 21 Sep 16

a. Amritsar
b. Ujjain
c. Rourkela
d. Nagpur

ANSWER: Amritsar
 
  • The Golden Temple city of Amritsar topped the list of 27 new smart cities.
  • Eight other cities of pilgrim and tourism importance that made to the third list of smart cities are: Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra, Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Varanasi.
  • With this the number of cities selected under Smart City Mission for financing implementation of smart city plans has gone up to 60.
  • The 27 smart cities announced today are from 12 States including 5 from Maharashtra, 4 each from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, 3 from Uttar Pradesh and 2 each from Punjab and Rajasthan. Nagaland and Sikkim have made it to the smart city list for the first time.

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