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Oct 14, 2023

India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC) 2022

Smart Cities Mission launched on 25 June 2015, is aimed at providing core infrastructure, clean and sustainable environment and a decent quality of life to their citizens through the application of

Smart Cities Mission launched on 25 June 2015, is aimed at providing core infrastructure, clean and sustainable environment and a decent quality of life to their citizens through the application of ‘smart solutions’.It is a transformational mission aimed to bring about a paradigm shift in the practice of urban development in the country. Of the total proposed projects under SCM, 6,041(76%) projects worth ₹1,10,635 crore have been completed and the remaining 1,894 projects worth ₹60,095 crore will be completed by 30 June 2024.

Most notable milestone achieved in the Mission has been, the Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC) which is operational in all 100 Smart Cities. These ICCCs work as the brain and nervous system for city operations, using technology for urban management. The urban services have significantly improved in diverse fields like crime tracking, safety & security of citizens, transport management, solid waste management, water supply, disaster management etc.

100 Smart Cities have taken up projects across diverse sectors related to mobility, energy, water, sanitation, solid waste management, vibrant public spaces, social infrastructure, smart governance, etc. For instance, in smart mobility, 1,174 projects have been completed worth ₹ 24,047 crore and another 434projects are ongoing worth ₹ 15,940 crore. In smart energy, 573 projects have been completed and 94 are ongoing. In Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), more than 1,162 projects have been completed worth ₹ 34,751 crore and another 333projects worth ₹ 18,716 crore are ongoing. 100 Smart cities have already developed more than 1,063 public spaces worth ₹ 6,403 crore and another 260 projects worth ₹ 5,470 crore are ongoing. Further, 180 Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects worth ₹ 8,228 crore have been completed and another 27 are ongoing. 652 projects have been completed related to economic infrastructure such as market redevelopment and start-up incubation centers and another 267 projects are ongoing. In social infrastructuresector (health, education, housing etc.), 679 projects have been completed and 153 are ongoing.

The India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC) is organized under the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. This is one of the important activities initiated under the Mission, where pioneering city strategies, projects and ideas are recognized to award the exemplary performance, enable peer-peer learning and disseminate best practices. The ISAC recognizes and reward the cities, projects and innovative ideas that are promoting sustainable development across the 100 smart cities, as well as stimulating inclusive, equitable, safe, healthy and collaborative cities, thus enhancing quality of life for all.

In the past, the ISAC has witnessed three editions in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The fourth edition of the ISAC was launched in April 2022 during the ‘Smart Cities-Smart Urbanization’ event in Surat. The ISAC 2022 award had a two-stage submission process consisting of ‘Qualifying Stage’, which involved overall assessment of the city’s performance, and the ‘Proposal Stage’ which required the smart cities to submit their nominations for six award categories as follows:

A total of 845 nominations were received for ISAC 2022 from 80 qualifying smart cities. These entries were evaluated in 5 stages. In the first stage, a pre-screening of the 845 proposals was carried out. 50% (423 proposals) moved to the next stage. In the second stage, for each award category top 12 proposals were identified by a jury of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). In the third stage, each proposal proponent made a presentation to a panel of subject experts, leading to selection of Top 6 proposals. Finally, in the fourth stage, top 6 proposals made an elaborate presentation to a jury headed by MoHUA directors and comprising subject matter experts.Post this fourth stage, top 3 proposals have been identified for each award category by the Apex Committee of Smart Cities Mission. Of the total 845 applications received under the five awards categories, 66 final winners have been identified – 35 in Project Award, 6 in Innovation Award, 13 in National/Zonal City Award, 5 in State/UT Award and 7 in Partner Award categories. The final list of 66winners is available in the Annexure 1.

The Hon’ble President of India will felicitate the winners of ISAC 2022 awards on 27th September 2023 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

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Annexure – I: List of winning Smart Cities under ISAC 2022

Sl. No.

Award Name

Award Winner

Video Link

Built Environment

Video Link: https://youtu.be/rQDcnrJNlXo

Built Environment

Video Link: https://youtu.be/9XDEjpv7LOI

Built Environment

Video Link: https://youtu.be/iNCBAeNvgXc

Built Environment

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6893E5Cunm8&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=KanpurSmartCityLimited

Culture

Video Link: https://youtu.be/x5TIVnolnUc

Culture

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqhf4DOG43w

Culture

Video Link: https://youtu.be/_DuRGIb-S-U

Economy

Video Link: https://youtu.be/It4owfXrX3I

Economy

Video Link: https://youtu.be/pj_NmADthkY

Economy

Video Link: https://youtu.be/lMKsDT_fLE8

Governance

Video Link: https://youtu.be/6TybzAFg640

Governance

Video Link: https://youtu.be/aJU0hUONI3c

Governance

Video Link: https://youtu.be/suT_8tBPiNo

Governance

Video Link: https://youtu.be/60_vAyi_Vc0

ICCC Business Model

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R5VrhronA8

ICCC Business Model

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B3H80Cn7s0&t=57s

ICCC Business Model

Video Link: https://youtu.be/bJTdTg_5Kok

ICCC Business Model

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee1IaD_VvPc

Mobility

Video Link: https://youtu.be/heKMVPxhZGQ

Mobility

Video Link: https://youtu.be/y893R3cyHFg

Mobility

Video Link: https://youtu.be/VUrVQibliaE

Sanitation

Video Link: https://youtu.be/kV-x51MlPSo

Sanitation

Video Link:https://youtu.be/wBrRx64H9aU

Sanitation

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhLAmQOf5Pc

Sanitation

Video Link: https://youtu.be/44k5CvyDsK8

Social Aspects

HMIS project video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itD_cGKoXn4

HMIS citizen Feedback video: https://youtu.be/xyVMX_yPvbc

Social Aspects

Video Link: https://youtu.be/PysQRJfcjH0

https://youtu.be/N7wJSNt1yuY

Social Aspects

Video Link: https://youtu.be/pGZVMu9-xYE

Social Aspects

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DArIBNU04gQ

Urban Environment

Video Link: https://youtu.be/6nKNvYYKMzk

https://youtu.be/-PCiarXwwqI

Urban Environment

Video Link: https://youtu.be/0pqHC5BivBM

Urban Environment

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK1M1BVmp_c&t=9s

Water

Video Link: https://youtu.be/QhFSlSuHCRQ

https://youtu.be/GMJOkjKSqx0

https://youtu.be/4BXDACk9DAA

Water

Video Link: https://youtu.be/PXUSOBdG1oA

Water

Video Link: https://youtu.be/ObRF5J4ZzEw

Innovative Idea Award

Video Link: https://youtu.be/KZP4Mjbah_s

Innovative Idea Award

Video Link: https://youtu.be/AgxJYKJnvW4

Innovative Idea Award

Video Link: https://youtu.be/TK-bDKEmzBw

Covid Innovation Award

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uklX21I2Rh0

Covid Innovation Award

Video Link: https://youtu.be/IZWLf_qOUDM

Covid Innovation Award

Video Link: https://youtu.be/TnG2oohCQW0

Partner Award: Industry (Infrastructure)

Video Link:https://youtu.be/ue6mFL-kPSY

Partner Award: Industry (Infrastructure)

Video Link:https://youtu.be/RGWNKISqn84

Partner Award: Industry (Infrastructure)

Video Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KyQjao5Kn8&t=6s

Partner Award: Industry (MSI)

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INhFwjZ1aM4

Partner Award: Industry (MSI)

Video Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8d_0yMD1-0

Partner Award: Industry (MSI)

Video Link:https://youtu.be/xsxLAIZ7WYc

Partner Recognition: PMC

PwC India

Zonal Smart City Award (Eastern Zone)

Ranchi

Zonal Smart City Award (Eastern Zone)

Bhubaneswar

Zonal Smart City Award (Northeast Zone)

Kohima

Zonal Smart City Award (Northeast Zone)

Namchi

Zonal Smart City Award (Northern Zone)

Varanasi

Zonal Smart City Award (Northern Zone)

Udaipur

Zonal Smart City Award (Southern Zone)

Coimbatore

Zonal Smart City Award (Southern Zone)

Belagavi

Zonal Smart City Award (Western Zone)

Ahmedabad

Zonal Smart City Award (Western Zone)

Solapur

National Smart City Award

National Smart City Award

National Smart City Award

UT Award

State Award

State Award

State Award

State Award