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Animesh JainAIR 63

Question Q15GS2GS2

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Introduction

Smart Cities Mission has been led to create two sustainable and citizen-orderly cities in India.

15 words

Main Body

Smart Cities Mission has been led to create two sustainable and citizen-orderly cities in India. (Answer in 250 words)

Success of Smart Cities Mission:

150 cities have completed 150 projects and 100 cities have completed long projects desiring to =

1Public transport infrastructure emphasised through creation of Integrated Nodal traffic management
2Water management through recycle reuse and increasing green care to catch ground water
3Enhanced safety by installing 6000 CCTV cameras and installing public announcement systems.
4Enhanced coordination among departments through Integrated command control systems in all cities
5Focus on e-health and health ATMs along with companies like East Right.
6Smart education by installing smart classrooms and digital libraries.
7Sanitation Management through waste collection and its safe disposal along with waste to wealth plant.
8Sustainable public office through investment development, part ok
9Dwelt housing generating through skilled and innovation centres

However following challenges persist:

1Poor project (2) lack of binding (1) Poor coordination among centre - State & municipal administration

of budgets (3) Discrepancies in timely and regular funding

specially in (4) Poor coordination among centre - State & municipal administration

Through enhanced funding, project monitoring via direction amongst departments, urgent cities mission has the potential to transform urban governance achieving SDG - 1) sustainable cities and communities.

218 words12 paragraphs

Conclusion

Through enhanced funding, project monitoring via direction amongst departments, urgent cities mission has the potential to transform urban governance achieving SDG - 1) sustainable cities and communities.

27 words

  • Provides concrete numbers of cities and projects completed
  • Identifies public transport infrastructure as key focus area
  • Mentions Integrated Nodal traffic management system
  • Covers multiple dimensions of urban development comprehensively
  • Provides specific examples like 6000 CCTV cameras
  • Addresses environmental sustainability through water and waste management
  • Includes health and education as key components
  • Identifies key challenges like poor coordination between centre, state and municipal levels
  • Mentions funding discrepancies as a major issue
  • Links to SDG - sustainable cities and communities
  • Proposes solutions through enhanced funding and project monitoring

Topper

Animesh Jain

AIR 63

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues

Government Schemes and Policies

Smart Cities Mission

Writing Stats

260

Total words

12

Paragraphs

Technical, Analytical

Tone