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=Smart City Pune=

=Introduction= Pune i.e. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has made it to the list of 98 smart cities declared by the Government of India for development under the Smart Cities Mission. Pune's quest for better urban living got a boost as it was listed among 98 cities selected by the Union Government of India. As a pre-condition, Pune will have to prepare a city-level plan of its own, which will be evaluated in the second stage of the competition based on a broad set of criteria. At the end, the Union government will select 20 cities that will receive funds for this financial year.

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has organized a contest for citizens on 'How to make Pune a smart city’ towards Citizen's participation.

=Smart City Initiatives=
 * The Digital Pune Hackathon 2015 was inaugurated in the presence of Pune Municipal Commissioner Kunal Kumar. The hackathon has been organised to seek digital solutions to several problems faced by the city in the quest to become a Smart City. Top projects will be selected for implementation in the city by various bodies like PMC, PMRDA and PMPML.

=References=
 * Business Today - List of 98 Smart Cities
 * DailyMail(UK) - List of 98 Smart Cities

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