Sustainable, innovative and participative urban development through CITIIS

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Since January 2016, the AFD has been supporting the SCM by providing technical assistance to the cities of Pondicherry, Nagpur and Chandigarh. Following the success of this project, the Government of India has commissioned the AFD to conceptualize and implement an innovative programme to support the SCM at the national level.The CITIIS (City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain) programme, co-developped by the AFD, the National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA), and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) provides technical and financial support to around 15 Smart City projects. Selected following a national challenge, these projects will focus on the themes of sustainable mobility, public open spaces, urban e-governance, and social innovation for low-income settlements.Financial support for the project has been possible through a sovereign loan from the AFD to the Government of India signed in March 2018 in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. A 6 million Euro grant from the European Union together with a 1 million Euro grant from the Government of France enables this project to mobilise the required expertise.