India Smart Cities Awards 2022

Facts for Prelims

India Smart Cities Awards 2022

News: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry named Indore the best city and Madhya Pradesh the best state in the Smart Cities Mission in its India Smart Cities Awards 2022.

Key Findings:
• Indore won the best city with Surat and Agra named second and third best among cities.
• Madhya Pradesh won the best state award with Tamil Nadu ranked second, and the third prize being shared by Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
• Chandigarh won the overall award in the Union Territory category.
• The cities were selected based on their ranking in terms of progress of projects, project outcomes and presentations submitted for the awards.
• Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC) - It is operational in all 100 Smart Cities and work as the brain and nervous system for city operations, using technology for urban management.
• Category-wise Awards:
• Built Environment - Coimbatore’s project of restoration and renovation of lakes.
• Economy - Jabalpur won the award for its incubation centre in the economy category.
• Governance - Chandigarh’s e-governance services.