A Review on Indian Smart Cities Development with reference to Post Covid Era

Mithun R, Dr. Roopadarshini S

Teacher Innovation; Distance Learning; Student with disabilities.

Smart Cities are the urban areas, which have been identified with an aim of providing essential infrastructure, environment that is hygienic & sustainable, and provide a good quality of life to their public through the implementation of ‘smart solutions’. In India 100 smart cities are been identified by the National Smart Cities Mission whose core objective is to promote urban areas for developing and improving the socio-economic, physical and institutional pillars of the city to grow the economy and increase quality of life. In this paper, we have reviewed the status and impact on development of smart cities with reference to post COVID-19 pandemic. Here we have studied on basis of six different fundamental aspects, which have seen a boom and downturn in its development after pandemic in their areas like Technology and Innovation, Health, Education, Mobility, Governance, and Environment. This paper outcome will help the policy makers to review their decision based on which aspect of development has positive impact and which sector has negative impact.

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