Smart City Development and Other Urban Development Programmes In India For Urban Reconstruction And Urban Rejuvenation (original) (raw)

Rapid urbanization is a global phenomenon. With this rapid urbanization comes the increased demand for resources such as energy, water and sanitation along with services such as education and healthcare. This emphasizes the necessity to use the resource efficiently or in a 'smart way' and the need to develop 'smart' cities to meet the need of city residents. Responding to these needs, the government of india applies smart cities mission to select 100 smart cities. A smart city can contribute towards improved governance and efficient management of infrastructure such as water, energy, transportation and housing and to a higher quality of life. The purpose of this paper to analyze urban challenges and need to smart city development through india's smart initiatives for urban reconstruction & rejuvenation. The study based on purely secondary sources of data. Researches proved that in india rapid and unplanned urban growth has threaten the future of city people, in that situation smart city initiatives is one of the major step of the government. But it should be remembered that the smart cities model and plan execute in a proper way.