The government has received 26 proposals from 21 states to developnew citiesto meet the demand forurban expansionin the country, the housing and urban affairs ministry informedRajya Sabha. These proposals are at scrutiny and evaluation stage.
The Centre will select nine cities, maximum one in a state, and will provide Rs 1,000 crore to each of the selected city. The15th Finance Commissionhas allocated Rs 8,000 crore for performance-based challenge fund for incubation of the new cities, which will be chosen through a challenge.
Proposals received for incubation of new cities include
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