Govt. announces list of first 20 smart cities under 'Smart Cities Mission'
There is a map with the news. Most of Smart cities fall under proposed industrial corridors with a few exceptions.
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor - NDMC, Jaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat
Chennai-Kolkatta Industrial Corridor - Chennai, Kakinada, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar
Mumbai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor - Pune, Belagavi, Davanagere
Chennai-Kochi Industrial Corridor - Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi
Exceptions - Solapur, Gauwahati, Jabalpur, Indore, Bhopal, Ludhiana. But even these are close to North-South or East-West Corridors.
What a coincidence!
NDTV