CM expresses gratitude to prime minister
Bhopal. Chief Minister Shri Shivrj Singh Chouhan has expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Urban Development Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu for including Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur cities of Madhya Pradesh in the first list of 20 Smart Cities selected by the central government. Describing it as a matter of immense pride for the state he thanked Shri Modi and Shri Naidu on behalf of the citizens of these three cities. Shri Chouhan said that NDA government’s novel concept of Smart Cities generated a healthy competition among cities to improve civic services in larger public interest.
Congratulating the Mayors and team of officials of 3 selected cities the Chief Minister said that their relentless hard work has paid off. He extended best wishes to them. The Chief Minister called for a resolve to work hard to turn dream of Smart Cities into reality. It will bring about sea change in urban life, he added.
It may be mentioned here that maximum 3 cities of Madhya Pradesh have been selected in the first list of 20 Smart Cities selected by the central government.
