Smart City Mission, Urbanization and Its Challenges : A Case Study of Haryana

Abstract

Mission of Smart Cities has been launched by the Prime Minister on 25th June 2015. A Smart City aims to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development and harnessing technology that leads to Smart outcomes. The objective of the Smart Cities Mission of the Ministry of Urban Development is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ solutions for inclusive development. Urbanization is not modern phenomenon, but rapid and historic transformation and replaced by predominantly urban culture. Urbanization is a complex socio-economic phenomenon which deals with the behavioral, structural and demographical transformations of the society. The process of urbanization is increasing in both the developed and developing countries. The present study is to clarify the trends and pattern of urban development in Haryana state at different time periods with identification of regional variations. The study find out that rapid urbanization in particular the growth of Haryana large cities and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate health, poor sanitation, urban slums and environmental degradation pose dreadful challenges. The state is experiencing unremitting augment in the proportion of urban population as a result of more liberal industrial policies as well as sharing a significant proportion of its area with national capital region.