Hyderabad: Holy city of Tirupati has finally made it to the list of Smart Cities announced by the Centre. Prime Minister Modi’s constituency of Varanasi is another holy city that has figured in the list of smart cities. Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday announced the list of 27 smart cities in New Delhi.

Tirupati missed out in the previous two lists on smart cities, but proved third time lucky. The Centre has set a target of developing 100 Smart Cities by 2022. So far, 60 cities have been selected for Smart City project in two phases.

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday announced the third list of 27 smart cities in New Delhi. The Centre has set a target of developing 100 Smart Cities by 2022. So far, 60 cities have been selected for Smart City project in two phases.

The 27 cities have been selected out of 63 cities after a three-round competition. Spread over 12 states, the list includes five cities from Maharashtra, four each from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, three from Uttar Pradesh, two each from Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, and one each from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat, Nagaland and Sikkim.

The other two cities from Uttar Pradesh are Agra and Kanpur. These 27 cities have proposed a total investment of Rs 66,883 crore under respective smart city plans. This includes 42,524 crore in area based development and Rs. 11,379 crore in technology based solutions.