Question 16GS2GS2

The Smart Cities Mission, which was launched to change the urban landscape of India has produced mixed results. Discuss. Also, highlight the challenges faced in executing the Mission. (Answer in 250 words)

Introduction

Smart Cities Mission aims to launch a revamp for digitally enabled, sustainable office to provide for India's increasing urban population

20 words

Main Body

Smart Cities Mission aims to launch a revamp for digitally enabled, sustainable office to provide for India's increasing urban population.

31% of Indian population lives in cities as per Census 2011.

Mixed Results:

1Around 50% of completion in projects (way short of the target by 2020)

2Emergence of several new urban public transport projects & the digitization

3Mumbai needs, water supply in Kerala etc.

3Participation of digitization using 'Indian Stack' model as UPI, FASTags, etc.

However some failures too:

1Quality of infrastructure has been questioned eg: Recent roofcollapse in Port Blair airport, Bailey College etc

2Simultaneously, maintainable core in recent Delhi floods, water shortage in Bangalore etc

Challenges faced:

1Unplanned sprawl in cities are difficult to clear or even reform eg: Supreme court stayed Taranghpuri transmission

2Inadequate finance with uneven local bodies and hence lack of discretional autonomy

146 words5 paragraphs

Conclusion

Regulatory bottlenecks must be cleared through single-window clearances, field capital account convertibility, etc must be ensured to serve startups out as 'engines' of Indian economic development

26 words

Examiner score

1/10

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Topper

Hrishikesh Rajendra

AIR 612419

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Government Policies and Interventions

Government Schemes and Policies

Smart Cities Mission

Writing Stats

192

Total words

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analytical

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