More than Rs.34 thousand crore released for 100 smart cities

The government has released more than 34 thousand crore rupees for 100 smart cities, out of which 30 thousand 400 crore rupees have been utilized.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. The Minister said, the government has launched Smart Cities Mission in 2015 and 100 smart cities have been selected.