To boost the local entrepreneurship, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has come up with a policy which is an incubation set up providing help to start-ups in developing new innovations, says M Thennarasan, Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation, in conversation with Hemangini Kanth Rajput of Elets News Network (ENN).
What strategies are you following to improve the infrastructure of Surat?
Our main focus is on IT-based infrastructure services for citizens. We are also trying to improve the SMC services like 24X7 water supply, smart roads, IT enabled transport system, etc.
What Smart City Plan have you formulated for Surat?
As far as Smart City projects are concerned, 12 projects are completed and rest of them are nearing completion.
What challenges are you facing in implementing the Smart City projects?
The challenges lie in finding better and effective local IT solutions. Lack of competition for projects like fibre-tohome, ERP, etc, is the main challenge. The private participation for these projects is not forthcoming, which is also one of the problem areas before us. We require holistic participation from all so that projects can be implemented on time.
How Surat Municipal Corporation is trying to ensure startups bloom in the city?
This story is from the July 2018 - Rajkot edition of eGov.
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