Smart Cities ranking As per the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry data, about 22% of total projects (1,745 of 7,947) that account for 33% (Rs 57,028 crore of Rs 1.70 lakh crore) of the total cost are still ongoing. The majority of projects (6,202) have been completed as per the data. Top three smart cities in terms of completion of projects, fund usage and other criteria are Surat (Gujarat) – First Agra (UP) – Second Ahmedabad (Gujarat) – Third Madurai (TN) – Eighth About Smart Cities Mission Launched - 25 June, 2015 The selected cities were expected to finish all their proposed projects in five years from their selection. In May 2023, the deadline for all cities was extended to June 2024.