Smart City Awards, 2020 

The Central Government declared Smart City awards 2020 wherein Uttar Pradesh emerged on top followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Key highlights:

• Surat in Gujarat and Indore in Madhya Pradesh won the Smart City awards for their overall development. 

• The awards covered themes: governance, social aspects, culture, sanitation, urban environment, economy, urban mobility, water, and built environment. 

• Best union territory award was conferred to Chandigarh. 

• These awards were given under the themes of Social Aspects, Governance, Urban Environment, Sanitation, Culture, Economy, Water, Built Environment, and Urban Mobility.