A Framework on Understanding the Barriers of Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation System in India

The advancement in information technologies has eased human life by introducing smartness to our daily objects. The paradigm of smart cities arises with moving towards advancement and making the cities more futuristic. The idea of smart cities is spreading across the globe at a phenomenal pace, and India is not left behind. In the rapidly increasing economy India has also commenced an ambitious mission to transform 100 of its cities into smart cities with integrating the system with the advanced technologies, and Intelligent Transportation System. The research addresses the complex planning and the findings that indicate that are most significant category of barriers in achieving the target of smart city mission is followed by social, financial, technological, environmental, and legitimate issues. Reviews and analysis were done through various primary and secondary resources, such as existing literature, and views of experts given by conducting various critical SWOT analysis on the smart cities, government websites and media publications. The paper also adds the insights on understanding mobility in a smart city. This research will be useful for the government as well as policymakers for eliminating the potential obstacles in achieving the 100 smart cities mission and developing a sustainable transportation system in India.