FROM MISSION TO MEANING: EVALUATING SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT IN ASSAM

Rapid urbanization has become one of the hallmark features of India's development trajectory in the twenty-first century. Cities are required to provide a boost to growth, foster innovation, and enable improved social conditions. Yet, the problem is that Indian cities remain seriously affected by a range of issues such as unorganized growth, overpopulation, and lack of infrastructure. As a solution, the Government of India has started the Smart Cities Mission, and the purpose of this is to enable a new age of inclusive and sustainable growth in the respective cities with the help of new technologies, new governance, and new public infrastructure.