Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu for including Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur cities of Madhya Pradesh in the first list of 20 Smart Cities selected by the Central Government.
Describing it as a matter of immense pride for the State he thanked Modi and Naidu on behalf of the citizens of these three cities. Chouhan said that the NDA Government's novel concept of Smart Cities generated a healthy competition among cities to improve civic services in the larger public interest.
Congratulating the Mayors and teams of officials of the three selected cities, the Chief Minister said that their relentless, hard work has paid off. He extended the best wishes to them. The Chief Minister called for a resolve to work hard to turn the dream of Smart Cities into reality. It will bring about sea change in urban life, he added.