List of 20 smart cities announced by Union Government under Smart City Mission

* The Government recently (January 2016) announced the 20 winners of the Smart City Challenge competition for financing during the financial year 2016-17. The winners were from 11 States and the Union Territory of Delhi and the selection was totally objective and transparent based on standardized processes.

* 3 cities from Madhya Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and one each from the remaining five made it to the winning list.

* Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu announced the winners.

Here is the list of 20 smart cities announced by Shri Venkaiah Naidu based on rank:

1. Bhubaneswar - Odisha

2. Pune - Maharashtra

3. Jaipur - Rajasthan

4. Surat - Gujarat

5. Kochi - Kerala

6. Ahmedabad - Gujarat

7. Jabalpur - Madhya Pradesh

8. Visakhapatnam - Andhra Pradesh

9. Solapur - Maharashtra

10. Davanagere - Karnataka

11. Indore - MP

12. New Delhi Municipal Council - Delhi

13. Combattore - Tamil Nadu

14. Kakinada - Andhra Pradesh

15. Belagavi - Karnataka

16. Udaipur - Rajasthan

17. Guwahati - Assam

18. Chennai - Tamil Nadu

19. Ludhiana - Punjab

20. Bhopal - MP

Of these 20 cities accounting for a total population of 3.54 crore, 5 have  population below 5 lakhs each, 4 in the range of 5-10 lakhs, 6 in between 10-25 lakhs, 4 between 25 and 50 lakhs and only Ahmedabad has above 50 lakhs.