India’s Smart City Mission (SCM) was launched in 2015. It is one of the world’s most ambitious urban transformation programs. This program is covered 100 cities and it was started to develop cities infrastructure. This article has been generated by covering some internal and national and regional (West Bengal) perspectives. It is a systematic literature review, that is synthesised some peer-reviewed articles and official documents. The review finds that international research provides strong conceptual frameworks such as the 6 dimensions of smart cities and the integrated governance model, while national research sheds light on India’s unique institutional approach through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and Integrated Comment and Control Centres (ICCCs). However, challenges remain in financial sustainability, equitable implementation and social inclusion. At the regional level, West Bengal-focused research is rare, but emerging projects like Newtown offer lessons in context-sensitive adaptation. The long-standing contribution of smart city management (SCM) lies in building institutional capacity, yet future success requires a stronger combination of global practices, local planning and citizen-centric governance.
Madhuchhanda Dhole (Thu,) studied this question.