The India Smart City Mission Program

This chapter describes the unique approaches of the Smart City Mission program developed and implemented by India for urban renewal and revitalization. The India Smart City Mission program is a nationwide scheme designed to create urban sustainability launched by the Government of India in 2015 and supervised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Two cities from this program were selected as case studies—Bhubaneswar and Nagpur. Bhubaneswar is a coastal city, located along the east coast of India, while Nagpur is an inland city, located in the central part of India. Both the cities are exposed to different types of hazards. This chapter also reviews the indicators used by the Government of India—‘Ease of Living’ (EOL) and ‘Municipal Performance Indicator’ (MPI)—to evaluate smart city effectiveness and performance.