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Stakeholders zero in on criteria for smart cities

Last Updated 31 January 2015, 20:35 IST

The Centre's ambitious plan to create 100 smart cities achieved a major milestone on Saturday as the various stakeholders came out with the criteria to select and rank the cities. 

The stakeholders also broadly agreed to innovative financing models and urban governance reforms to be implemented as part of the project.

In the two-day “Consultation Workshop of States and Stakeholders on Smart Cities”, which ended here on Saturday, the states suggested two sets of reforms separately for small and metropolitan cities, land monetisation, increased FAR norms with transparent policies, quick progression towards e-governance, and online service delivery. 

The states also favoured fixed tenures for mayors and municipal officials, improving revenues through 100 per cent collection of taxes and user charges, minimum educational qualifications for corporators and their capacity building, economic master-planning for cities before physical master plans, creation of municipal cadre and credit rating, besides others.

Among the basic eligibility conditions suggested by the states and other stakeholders for participation in the “Smart City Challenge” were the need for a vision and city development strategy, progress under Swachh Bharat Mission, timely payment of salaries to municipal staff, information and grievance redressal mechanism, and e-newsletter.

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(Published 31 January 2015, 20:35 IST)

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