Infographic: Here's an interactive map showing the 98 cities selected for smart city project

The Modi government on Thursday released the list of 98 cities which are going to be developed into smart cities. There are about 12 crore people in the country who will be the direct beneficiaries of the smart city project. [caption id=“attachment_2412478” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] The total population of these proposed 98 Smart Cities accounts for 35 percent of country’s total urban population as per the 2011 census, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said while releasing the list. As per the profile of the selected cities, 35 cities and towns have a population between one and five lakh. There are 21 cities with population ranging between five and 10 lakh. Twenty-five cities have population of above 10 lakh and below 25 lakh. A set of 5 cities are in the population range of 25 to 50 lakhs. Four cities - Chennai, Greater Hyderabad, Greater Mumbai and Ahmedabad - have population of about above 50 lakh each. Out of 98 cities, 24 are capital cities, another 24 are business and industrial centres, 18 are of cultural and tourism importance, 5 are port cities, and 3 being education and health care hubs. Here is an interactive map showing you all the cities chosen for development as smart cities: (With inputs from PTI)