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Table – 1: C entral G overnment O ffers F inancial S upport to CSS YEARS AMOUNT (in Crores) Proposed 5 48,000 In Average 1 100 Source: Secondary Data IX. S mart C ity C hallenge: L ist of C ities N ominated by S tates According to a plan developed by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), cities were selected for funding based on a competition-based method. Cities competed in state-level competitions with other cities in the state. At the national level, the state-level winner competed in the Smart City Challenge. Cities achieving the highest marks in a particular round were chosen for the mission. According to the proposal, state governments were asked to nominate potential cities based on state-level competition, with 100 cities across India to choose from. As of August 2015, the Ministry of Urban Development published the list of 98 nominees submitted by state governments. West Bengal's participating cities (New Town, Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Durgapur, and Haldia) have all withdrawn from the Smart Cities Mission. As a result of the Smart Cities Mission, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from Maharashtra have also been withdrawn. Listed below are the Cities that have been Nominated by States for the Smart City Challenge in Tamil Nadu: There are 12 cities in Tamil Nadu that have been nominated for smart city transformation. The nominated cities are listed below the given table. Table – 2: Nominated Cities by Tamilnadu for Smart Cities Trasformation Name of the State No. Cities nominated for Smart Cities Name of the Cities Tamil Nadu 12 Chennai Coimbatore Dindigul Erode Madurai Salem Thanjavur Thoothukudi Tiruchirappalli Tirunelveli Tiruppur Vellore Source: Secondary Data X. C ities S elected for S amrt C ities T ransformation in T amil N adu There is no single round of selection for the 11 cities. A total of five rounds are conducted in this mission. Two cities from Tamil Nadu were selected in the first round. During the second round, no cities were chosen to transform into smart cities. Four cities were selected in the third round. Four cities in the fourth round were selected, while one city was selected in the last round. Table – 3: Smart Cities List Source: Secondary Data Round No. of Selected Cities in India No. of Cities Selected in Tamil Nadu Name of the Cities 1 20 2 Coimbatore Chennai 2 13 Nil Nil 3 27 4 Vellor Madurai Thanjavur Selam 4 30 4 Thoothukudi Trichy Tirunelveli Tirupur 5 10 1 Erode. TOTAL 100 11 35 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXIII Issue III Version I Year 2023 ( ) B © 2023 Global Journals Smart Cities Digital Transformation: Funded by Tufidco in Tamil Nadu