Smart Cities Mission is an effort by the Government of India to drive India into the age of advancement through economic growth. This advancement rests on the shoulders of India’s cities, which are the engines of economic growth, contributing 63% of India’s GDP, even though only 31% of the population resides in these urban areas.
Promoting mixed land use in area based developments–planning for ‘unplanned areas’ containing a range of compatible activities and land uses close to one another in order to make land use more efficient. The States will enable some flexibility in land use and building bye-laws to adapt to change.
Area based development projects.
Pan city projects.