Manuscript Number : SISRRJ112

The Need for Designing and Building Smart Rural Markets and Villages in Rohtas District of Bihar : A Geographycal Study

Authors(1) :-Dr. Jai Shankar Prasad Singh

Smart city is a new concept in India originated by our PM  Narendra  Modi. He has anticipated that cities of our country need to the smarts in which people residing in smart cities must avail –

  1. Adequate water supply,
  2. Assured electricity supply,
  3. Sanitation, including solid waste management,
  4. Efficient urban mobility and public transport,
  5. Affordable housing, especially for the poor,
  6. Robust IT connectivity and digitalization,
  7. Good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation,
  8. Sustainable environment,
  9. Safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly, and
  10. Health and education.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Jai Shankar Prasad Singh
Associate Professor and Head, V.K.S.U. Ara, SherShah College, Sasaram, Uchitpur, Bihar, Urttar Pradesh, India

Adequate Water Supply, Public Transport, Solid Waste Management, Digitalization

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 1 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 05-11
Manuscript Number : SISRRJ112
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Dr. Jai Shankar Prasad Singh, "The Need for Designing and Building Smart Rural Markets and Villages in Rohtas District of Bihar : A Geographycal Study", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp.05-11, January-February.2018
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SISRRJ112

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