{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:50.050Z","data":{"id":"bjp-ls-2014-005","text":"Build 100 new cities with the latest technology and infrastructure","quote":"We will initiate building 100 new cities; enabled with the latest in technology and infrastructure - adhering to concepts like sustainability, walk to work etc, and focused on specialized domains.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":18,"sector":"urban","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2019-05-26","deadlineType":"implied","status":"partial","rating":3,"ratingRule":"partial_lt25","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"The manifesto says '100 new cities'. The Smart Cities Mission (launched 25 June 2015) upgrades 100 existing cities rather than building new ones; only about 21% of funds had been spent by 2019 and the mission was extended to 2023 and then 2025.","evidence":[{"date":"2015-06-25","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"Smart Cities Mission","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Cities_Mission","quote":"The mission upgrades existing urban areas rather than building entirely new cities. 25 June 2015 launch; initial deadline 2019, later extended to 2023 and 31 March 2025.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2019-01-01","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"Smart Cities Mission","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Cities_Mission","quote":"As of 2019, only 21% of the allocated funds had been spent.","stance":"contradicts"}],"tags":["smart-cities","urban"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"100 smart cities: still loading, about 100 percent upgraded in the brochure.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-04","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-ls-2014","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"ls-2014"}}