How Pimpri Chinchwad has monetised under Smart Cities

29 Oct 2022 CW Team

Shekhar Singh, Municipal Commissioner and CEO, elaborates on the plans of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to monetise the city’s infrastructure under the smart city framework, integration, and more….

Benefit of events like SU to India’s Smart City Mission
I think it's a great platform to bring all the stakeholders together. There's a lot of cross- learning, networking between the government and technical experts, and interaction between cities as well. It is a good platform for us to plan for the future, to make sure the infrastructure we have developed is utilised meaningfully and to deliver better services to citizens.

Dream project
One of the good things PCMC has done well is a GIS-based ERP system. Many cities take up property tax platforms, water tax platforms and many more but this system integrates it completely into one. Integrated command centres are implemented in all smart cities but this is a bit different...

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