Government releases Rs 9,940 crore under Smart City Mission

New Delhi Feb 11: The Government had released the details of smart cities mission it has announced.The Centre has released nearly Rs 9,940 crore to the states so far for the Smart Cities Mission. The data has also indicated that

# Maharashtra with eight cities, including Pune and Nashik, has received central grant of Rs 1,378 crore
# Madhya Pradesh, with seven cities getting central grant of Rs 984 crore
# Tamil Nadu, with 11 cities has so far received Rs 848 crore
# Karnataka with seven cities got Rs 836 crore
# Rajasthan with four cities-- Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, and Ajmer--received Rs 784 crore
# Andhra Pradesh, four cities received a central assistance of Rs 588 crore
# Uttar Pradesh with 10 cities received Rs 547 crore
# Gujarat, six cities got Rs 509 crore,

Under the mission, the cities would take up various projects, including "smart" roads, rejuvenation of water bodies, cycle tracks, walking paths, smart classrooms, skill development centres, upgradation of health facilities, and pan-city projects like integrated command and control centre and each city would receive RS 500 CRorew in 5 year .

The government had announced 99 smart cities.