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Smart City Task Forces for Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam set up
Smart City Task Forces For Ajmer, Allahabad And Visakhapatnam Set Up. Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu has set up city-wise Task Forces for drawing up concrete Action Plans for development of Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam as Smart Cities.
Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu has set up city-wise Task Forces for drawing up concrete Action Plans for development of Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam as Smart Cities. These Committees have representatives of the Ministries of Urban Development and External Affairs, respective state governments and cities and the United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA).
Setting up of these Task Forces is in pursuance of the decision taken at a recent meeting between Shri Venkaiah Naidu and the US Secretary of Commerce Ms.Penny Pritzker in New Delhi. USTDA and the three respective state governments signed Memoranda of Understanding for cooperation in developing Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam as Smart Cities on January 25, 2015.
During the last visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to the USA and the strategic and commercial dialogue with President Barack Obama, the US offered to assist in the development of these three cities as smart cities.
The Task Force on Ajmer comprises of : Divisional Commissioner, Ajmer(Chairman), Secretaries of Town and Country Planning and Municipal Affairs, Government of Rajasthan, District Collector of Ajmer, Administrator of Urban Improvement Trust, Ajmer, Municipal Commissioner of Ajmer, Mayor of Ajmer besides Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and representatives of Ministry of External Affairs and USTDA.
Allahabad Task Force consists of : Divisional Commissioner (Chairman), Secretaries of Town and Country Planning and Municipal Affairs, Government of UP, District Magistrate, Vice-Chairman, Allahabad Development Authority, Mayor of the city besides Additional Secretary(Urban Development), Government of India and representatives of Ministry of External Affairs and USTDA.
The Task Force for Visakhapatnam will be headed by Secretary (Town and Country Planning), Government of AP, Secretary(Municipal Affairs), District Collector, Municipal Commissioner, Vice-Chairman, Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority, Mayor of the city, Joint Secretary(Urban Development), Government of India and representatives of Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Navy and USTDA
