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Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle formed at the instance of Government of India sponsored Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and incorporated under Companies Act 2013 vide GO (MS) No.77 dated 24th May 2016 by the order of the Governor of Tamilnadu executed by the Principal Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu on 15th of July 2016 having Registered and Head Quartered at Chennai. The official website of Chennai Smart City Limited is http://cscl.co.in/home The board consists of 17 Directors and has conducted periodic Board meeting and General meeting and so far and accorded administrative sanction for smart city projects more than Rs. 700 crore till date and has over Rs. 1000 crores of envisaged project.

CSCL was incorporated on 15th July 2016 under Companies Act 2013 with an objective to promote and develop Chennai City as a Smart City for economic growth and improve the quality of life of the people by enabling local area development and by harnessing latest technology to improve the livability index on the whole and also to perform the activities stipulated in MoUD Smart City Mission Guidelines. The core infrastructure elements in Chennai Smart City is to create an area for adequate and continuous water supply, assured electricity supply, sanitation including solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transport, affordable housing for the poor, robust Information Technology connectivity and digitization, good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation, sustainable environment, safety and security of citizens

'''Smart City Mission The Smart Cities Mission is an innovative and new initiative by the Government of India to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local development and harnessing technology as a means to create smart outcomes for citizens. The objective 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. The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other aspiring cities. It is meant to set examples that can be replicated both within and outside the Smart City, catalysing the creation of similar Smart Cities in various regions and parts of the country. There are 99 smart cities and many getting to the list. The core infrastructure elements in a Smart City would include: i. adequate water supply, ii. assured electricity supply, iii. sanitation, including solid waste management, iv. efficient urban mobility and public transport, v. affordable housing, especially for the poor, vi. robust IT connectivity and digitization, vii. good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation, viii. sustainable environment, ix. safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly, and x. health and education.