Indore and Surat were on Friday adjudged joint winners of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Smart Cities Award 2020, while Uttar Pradesh secured the first position in the state awards category, tailed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The awards were given based on a range of themes like social aspects, governance, culture, urban environment, sanitation, economy, built environment, water and urban mobility.
In 2019, Surat was the only winner among smart cities.
This is the first time that states have also been awarded for the overall performance of smart cities.
The ministry also announced joint winners under the COVID innovation category -- Kalyan-Dombivali and Varanasi.