New Delhi's civic agency to spend 0.5% of budget on ICT Framework
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Schneider Electric has cited the latest India Infrastructure Research report titled "ICT in Urban Governance - Survey" to stress that higher ICT budgets were required for faster conversion of existing cities into Smart Cities. With civic agencies in 53 cities across India responding to the survey, the report revealed ICT adoption among cities varied according to their size, requirements, financial resources and approach to ICT by the city’s Municipal Commissioners and IT heads. New Delhi was among 10 civic agencies in India with the highest municipal budgets for 2014-15. With a municipal budget of approximately Rs.30,000 million, New Delhi will spend up to 0.5% or around Rs.150 million on ICT deployment in 2014-15. Anil Chaudhry, Country President & Managing Director, Schneider Electric India, said, “The present Government’s vision of building 100 Smart Cities will be contingent upon the effic