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Draft Standards for Smart Cities in India

Draft Standards for Smart Cities in India
Start Date :
Dec 02, 2016
Last Date :
Dec 21, 2016
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Smart Cities Mission is one of its kinds and does not follow a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. Only a broad framework has been given to cities in which they have to ...

Smart Cities Mission is one of its kinds and does not follow a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. Only a broad framework has been given to cities in which they have to conceptualize their idea of a Smart City and plan their pathway to ‘smartness’.

Ministry of Urban Development has so far selected 60 Smart Cities in various rounds and based on the Smart City Proposals submitted by Cities, this Ministry has started the process to set the standards for the Smart Cities in India. 16 key features have been outlined, which form the guiding framework for the development of Smart Cities in India. Cities have used this framework to determine their pathway towards ‘smartness’ in their SPVs. The framework includes criteria for Smart City features, induction and the benchmarks. Importantly, there are four stages defined in the pathway of Cities towards smartness. Starting with the baseline condition the Smart Cities will progress through the following stages -

• Level 1 – Base case where service levels are less than 50% of the prescribed benchmark
• Level 2 – Service levels are more than 50% of the prescribed benchmark
• Level 3 – Service levels are more than 75% of the prescribed benchmark
• Level 4 – Advanced stage where prescribed benchmark has been achieved

Co-creation of ideas, strategies, innovative and frugal solutions through an extensive consultative process with all stakeholders is mandated in the Smart Cities Mission Guidelines. Therefore, to finalize the standards for Smart Cities, this Ministry has decided to invite suggestions on the draft Standards. Citizen from all walks of life are welcome to be a part of the consultative process and provide valuable inputs. The last date of submission of suggestions is 20th December 2016.

Click here to read the Draft Standards for Smart Cities.

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Balaji Pasupathy
Balaji Pasupathy 9 years 6 months ago
Corporation, municipality, panchayat tax payment, tax assessment, tax receipt must be made digital essentially closing out current loop holes. SMART city must fund digitalisation of these processes to improve transparency. Once land records, city planning and registration of records, taxation is sorted we have a better understanding of size and magnitude of challenge infront of us. We need to walk before we run, let us get basics right with SMART city mission.
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Balaji Pasupathy
Balaji Pasupathy 9 years 6 months ago
Prevention is better than cure, if we follow this motto then cities with highest rate of infectious diseases must have a waste management system, better sanitation and safe water supply system. Cities in drought prone areas must have provision for waste water treatment system as a minimum. SMART city must identify core issues in specific cities and must focus on specific initiatives. WIth a country as large as India we cannot have one size fit all solution.
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Balaji Pasupathy
Balaji Pasupathy 9 years 6 months ago
Current loop holes in registration of plots at city, town & village levels must be plugged. As cities expand they start extending into villages at the periphery. Often these village panchayats have no infrastructure but see that property prices skyrocket. This opens up avenues for corrupt officials to abuse the records and twist it to suit their needs. SMART city must focus on root out corruption at this level as a first step. Digital mapping, records maintenance, digital registration is a must.
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Balaji Pasupathy
Balaji Pasupathy 9 years 6 months ago
First and foremost is the need to digitally map the cities and towns so that the records are secure, easily accessible and are authentic. There should be no registration of plots, any construction unless the area has been digitally mapped and has been approved by appropriate planning authorities. Land records have been blatantly manipulated by politicians, bureaucrats to suit their needs.
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Deepan A J
Deepan A J 9 years 6 months ago
In India we constantly face power shortages irrespective of the Place we are based out of. Some small suggestions to help this situation. Why dont we go ahead and ban Big Advertisement Hoarding that we see across the Cities. Even Small Cities have these. Al of these use very high Wattage lights and by banning the use of these so much Power can be saved. We can have all the street lights changed to Solar Powered LED Lights which have motion sensors attached.
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SATISH MALIK
SATISH MALIK 9 years 6 months ago
Above a certain limit of free and assured water ,it must be priced high. * Distribution of water must be privatized ,it will generate employment * will be easy to administer by metering up to distributer level by government and further by private player * it will reduce leakage and change the attitude of people who waste lot of water in washing their cars ,bathing their dogs Water Bank Balance system must be introduced. Which can be transferred, purchased or even borrowed
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SATISH MALIK
SATISH MALIK 9 years 6 months ago
Every hours must have unique no. like adhaar for us that should be linked to the lessor and lessee registered/monitored by local authority. It would be very helpful in waste management, identification of beneficiaries, reducing crimes,tax ,local administration activities etc.
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