Smart Cities, best bet for rejuvenating urban India

‘Smart Cities’ has of late become a buzz word. Six months after announcements, the very concept itself is in draft stage, as of March 2015. The 2014-15 budget had provided Rs.7,000 crores for 100 Smart Cities of which only Rs.924 crores was reported as spent. In 2015–16, only Rs.143 crores has been allocated (apparently assumes states will contribute a higher share).