Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday said that Gurgaon will be developed as Smart City and the State Government is ready to bear the expenditure for the same.
The Chief Minister, while talking to the mediapersons in New Delhi said that technical approval from Central Government is required to make Gurgaon a smart city.
“As per the Centre’s Smart City scheme, `100 crore is given per year for five years for developing a Smart City. So we will arrange that `500 crore of our own for Gurgaon. Even though we do not get central fund, we are ready to do it of our own,” said Manohar lal.
As per the NDA Government’s Smart City Mission, the Centre has announced a list of 98 cities and towns selected for development as Smart Cities. According per the procedure, Karnal and Faridabad were selected to be developed as Smart City in Haryana. However, the State Government is keen to develop the NCR town Gurgaon also as a Smart City by raising the required fund itself.
The Chief Minister said that there will be three smart cities in Haryana including those two announced by the Centre.