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Tumakuru Becomes Karnataka's First City to Complete the Smart Cities Mission
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One of seven Karnataka cities just finished the Smart Cities Mission — do you know which?
Tumakuru has become the first of Karnataka's seven cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission to achieve full physical and financial closure, following an urban transformation project worth close to Rs.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Tumakuru has become the first of Karnataka's seven cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission to achieve full physical and financial closure, following an urban transformation project worth close to Rs.
1,000 crore.
The upgrades include smart LED street lighting, an emergency trauma care centre and a large international stadium.
The Smart Cities Mission, launched by the Union government in 2015, aims to promote sustainable and citizen-friendly urban development across selected cities nationwide.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Tumakuru is the first of Karnataka's seven Smart Cities Mission cities to achieve full physical and financial closure
- The Tumakuru project was worth close to Rs. 1,000 crore
- Upgrades included smart LED street lighting, an emergency trauma care centre, and a large international stadium
- The Smart Cities Mission was launched by the Union government in 2015
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How the exam will ask it
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- Tumakuru is one of seven Karnataka cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission.
- Tumakuru became the first among these to achieve full physical and financial closure.
- The Smart Cities Mission was launched by the Union Government in 2015 to promote sustainable, citizen-friendly urban development.
മെയിൻസ്
GS-II Governance — the Smart Cities Mission illustrates central-scheme implementation at the urban local body level, and Tumakuru's early closure versus the other six Karnataka cities highlights uneven execution capacity across ULBs. The way forward lies in replicating Tumakuru's financial and physical closure model, strengthening ULB project management units, and tighter monitoring of fund utilisation under such missions.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Which Karnataka city recently became the first among the state's seven selected cities to achieve full closure under the Smart Cities Mission?
- Belagavi
- Hubballi-Dharwad
- Tumakuru
- Davanagere
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: C — Correct: Tumakuru — it became the first of Karnataka's seven Smart Cities Mission cities to achieve full closure. • Belagavi — wrong: not the first to complete. • Hubballi-Dharwad — wrong: not the first to complete. • Davanagere — wrong: not the first to complete.
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