Jhansi Smart City Limited (JSCL)
Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh (India) is one of the shortlisted cities selected in 3rd round from the total 100 shortlisted cities by Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India. As per the directions of Government of India (GoI), Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) was incorporated with the name “Jhansi Smart City Limited” on 22nd November 2016. JSCL is headed by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and has nominees from Central Government, State Government and ULB on its Board. The local administration of Jhansi comes under the purview of Jhansi Nagar Nigam, which is in-charge of housing and sanitation, maintenance of roads and providing basic healthcare facilities, educational and other infrastructural facilities. The smart city proposal of Jhansi includes several Pan City and Area Based development plan.
A smart city incorporates creative technologies and ideas to boost sustainability, economic stability, and resident well-being. Technology fulfils the crucial task of evaluating, automating, and incorporating the different aspects of sustainable urban development. Keeping this definition of a Smart City, Jhansi Smart City Ltd has executed 66 projects in almost all the areas related to the overall development of city, be it Safety, Security, Water Bodies, Environment, Solar Technology, ICT, Pollution, Education, Employment, Culture, Tourism and many more.