The Development of Smart Cities in India: A Smart Notion of Promoting Travel and Tourism
Dr. Rekha Maitra
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Travel and Tourism is regarded to be a dynamic, flexible and ever growing industry. Travel and tourism industry plays an imperative role in the economic development of a country.It develops cultural understanding and harmony amongst the different religions of a soveirgn country like India,being a land of diversity has its own culture and history in every metropolis. Harmony of different cultures makes it a
distinguished and a spectacular country. The rich customs and legacy of India attract a large number of travelers to India.
"According to the report on 'India's Urban Awakening' by McKinsey Global Institute, in the succeeding 20 years, India can have 68 cities with a population over one million - up from 42 today". In comparison to European and American cities, Indian cities are far more crowded and complex. Consequently, India needs a far efficient and sustainable solution to tackle the situation. Therefore, "With the objective of promoting India
on a world map PM, Modi had announced his vision to set up 100 smart cities across the country. The 100 smart city mission intends to encourage acceptance of smart solutions for efficient use of available assets, resources and infrastructure". (Das, May 2015)
City's conversion into a smart city can offer numerous prospects to the citizens as well as the visitors. (Worstall, 2016) mentions with the rapid development of the Indian economy at 'the GDP of 7%'the requirement of urban culture facilities has raised a demand of sustaining the growing population.