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New Delhi : The 3rd Apex Conference of the Smart Cities is being organised on January 24 &-25, 2020, at Andhra University Convention Center, Beach Road, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The progress of implementation of projects under the Smart Cities Mission has seen tremendous growth. The value of tendered smart city projects is over Rs 1,62,000 crore, the value of work orders issued is around Rs 1,20,000 crore, and the value of all completed projects is more than Rs 25,000 crore.
Since the 1st Apex Conference, the Mission has seen tremendous progress in the implementation of projects by the Smart Cities. Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, has informed that there has been a growth of 224% in the number of projects tendered, a growth of 300% in the projects grounded, and 421% growth in the number of projects completed, according to a PIB release.
As implementation of Smart Cities Mission is only possible through a strong coordination between Municipal Administration, State Governments and the Central Government, Principal Secretaries (Urban Development)/State Mission Directors along with Municipal Commissioners/CEOs of Smart Cities, representatives of Bilateral/Multilateral Institutions and other key stakeholders have been invited to attend the event.
During the Conference, Smart Cities Awards will be distributed amongst the Smart Cities under 7 urban themes, Innovative Ideas, Round-wise Recognition of Cities and Overall City Award.
The Outcomes of Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework, Data Maturity Assessment Framework will also be presented to the participants and presentations on Ease of Living and Municipal Performance Index will also be made.
With regard to the way forward, States & Cities will present key ideas for better implementation of the Mission going forward. The Award-Winning Cities will share their perspectives with regard to “What makes them Best?”, their Best Practices and HR Management and the details of citizen- engagement and communication strategies adopted by them will also be shared with the participants.
On January 25, 2020, Site visits will be carried out by CEOs of few Smart Cities to the projects of Vishakhapatnam Smart City and in the Wrap Session, presentations will be made by CEOs of select Smart Cities.