An Appraisal of Indian Smart Cities Mission (Scm): Status of Smart Cities in Punjab

Abstract

The Smart City mission (SCM) is an ambitious plan of the Indian Government and all the state governments. A "smart city" is described as an urban region that makes use of numerous electronic IoT (Internet of Things) sensors for gathering data and utilizing it to support services and resources that are necessary for efficient municipal operations. The policy may provide solutions to one problem of the city but may not provide solutions to the other problems that exist in a city. This research will review smart cities' constantly changing dimensions and their implementation progress at the PAN India level and in the state of Punjab. Limited this research to the main relevant articles, papers, and books; it will cover the theoretical concept of “smart cities”, and its conceptual framework. Also, this study will provide insight into the goal statement, the implementation procedures, and numerous possibilities and obstacles in the execution of smart city initiatives. Towards the end, this study will analyze the implementation status of Smart Cities in Punjab as well as at the PAN India level.