Smart City Awards, 2020
Smart City Awards, 2020
Recently on June 25, ‘Smart City Awards’ 2020 was announced under the ‘Smart Cities Mission’.
Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as the top performing state under the Smart City Awards 2020 of the ‘Smart Cities Mission’. Madhya Pradesh has been ranked second and Tamil Nadu third in this award.
Surat and Indore have been selected for the best award for overall performance. Chandigarh was given the best award among the Union Territories.
Background
These awards were announced by the central government to mark the completion of 6 years of three urban transformational missions – Smart City Mission, Atal Mission of Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
Theme for Awards
The awards were given under the themes of Social Aspects, Governance, Urban Environment, Sanitation, Culture, Economy, Water and Urban Mobility.
Category Wise Winner
- Tirupati won the award for Health Benchmark for Municipal Schools.
- Bhubaneshwar won the award for Socially Smart Bhubaneshwar.
- Tumakuru won the award for Digital Library Solution.
- Vadodara secured first position in the Governance category.
- In the urban environment category, the joint winners are Bhopal and Chennai.
- Smart Cities Leadership Award was given to Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Ranchi.
Source: PIB
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