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@article{199816,
        author = {DIVYA SUSAN RAJAN and Nishali . B},
        title = {India’s Progress towards SDG 11 through the Smart Cities Mission (SCM): A Comparative Study of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {13663-13669},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=199816},
        abstract = {In India, urban areas represent engines of economic growth and structural transformation. Government projections for urban India in 2030 indicate an increase to 40%, which will be close to 75% of GDP. In this context, the government of India, launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in 2015, as a flagship urban renewal programme aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. This paper analyses the performance of the Smart Cities mission through a conceptual framework that links SDG-11 outcomes to the growing role of Global Capability Centres (GCCs).   The study shows a comparative assessment of Smart cities - Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, which represent three efficient yet distinct urban development trajectories, using secondary data from Niti Aayog and various government sources to evaluate progress in the three cities towards the SDG goals.},
        keywords = {Smart Cities, SDG-11, Global Capability Centres},
        month = {April},
        }