The Jhansi Municipal Corporation is pleased to inform you that our city has been selected through a competitive process for Smart City Mission under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD). In the next phase, our city has to compete with 98 other cities to make it to the top 20 to be taken up for first round of funding, for year 2015-16.

In this context, the Jhansi Municipal Corporation is in the process of preparing the Smart City Proposal. Jhansi Municipal Corporation seeks valuable suggestions of the citizens to formulate the Essay for the Smart City Jhansi.

A strategic essay shapes a preferred future for a city. A successful essay has economic, spatial, social and environmental dimensions that reflect a city’s unique physical and cultural traits; it provides direction for the activities of the Corporation, citizens and stakeholders; and ensures that citizens, city agencies, and stakeholders are working towards those shared sub-goals. The Essay should inspire our city’s residents and can even become the branding for our smart city.

Terms and Conditions

1. Maximum word limit 1000 words
2. All the Essays must be submitted in .pdf(PDF) or .jpg(JPEG)
3. Citizens can submit Essay in “English”, “Hindi”
4. A statement outlining the essay for what we would want Jhansi to be as a smart city. It should be a positive statement.
5. The essay should be unique and futuristic based on inherent elements of the city.
6. The essay should clearly portray the elements in context of Jhansi city only.
7. This competition is open for all
8. The best 3 Vision Statements would be declared as winners.

• First prize – Rs. 5100
• Second prize – Rs. 2100
• Third prize – Rs. 1100

9. All the Participate will receive Participation Certificate.
10. The last date to submit your entries is 25th November, 2015.

How to Submit

All the entries must be submitted online through https://mygov.in.

NOTE: If Participant have unable to submit essay online. They can visit & submit online in“VISION CENTER SMART CITY, Municipal Corporation Jhansi or call Rakesh Kumar Sahu 08808053895

1. All participants must clearly mention following details in their entries:

• Name
• Father’s Name
• Address
• Age
• Contact number (with area code)

2. The winner will be chosen on the basis of simplicity of thought, realism in ideas, and originality in content.

3. The decision of Municipal Corporation Jhansi on selection of top three winners and consolation prize winners shall be final.