Centre sets up task forces to plan smart cities

March 05, 2015 12:46 am | Updated November 16, 2021 01:59 pm IST - NEW DELHI

The Centre on Wednesday announced the setting up of task forces that will draw up concrete action plans for the development of Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam as smart cities.

The task forces will have representatives from the Ministries of Urban Development and External Affairs, State governments and cities, and the United States Trade Development Agency, said a Urban Development Ministry official. The task forces are being set up following the decision taken at a recent meeting between Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

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