Archive · 10 Jun 2025
Housing Ministry Issues Advisory for Smart City SPV Repurposing
The government is changing how it uses its 'Smart City' teams.
These teams, called Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), were created to build new things in cities.
The government wants these teams to keep working even though the Smart Cities Mission is over.
A new guide tells them how to help with city and state projects.
This guide offers five areas the teams should focus on, such as technology support and project implementation.
The government thinks the SPVs have skills that are useful for solving future city problems.
The advisory is meant to make sure the teams can continue their work and support local city groups.
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry issued an advisory for repurposing Smart Cities’ Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
The advisory outlines five broad domains for future engagement.
States and Union Territories (UTs) are encouraged to map areas where SPVs can continue to play a strategic role.
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) ended on March 31.
The advisory underscores the government's view that SPVs should be repurposed to meet emerging urban challenges.
- Who
- Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry
- What
- Issued an advisory for repurposing Smart Cities’ Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)
- When
- June 10
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To implement city and state-level priorities in urban development and utilize existing SPV capacity
- Issuing Authority
- Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry
- Location
- New Delhi
- Date of Advisory
- June 10
- Advisory Focus
- Five broad domains
- Mission Completion
- Smart Cities Mission ended March 31