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Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has released the third list of 27 smart cities announced are from how many states
A
15
B
20
C
7
D
12
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Government has selected a total of 100 cities for smart city implementation. As of now, 5002 of the 7742 projects have been completed.

Detailed explanation-2: -List of Cities for Smart City Mission in India. A total of 100 cities are selected as of date. In the first slot, West Bengal, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai submitted the proposal, but later, they withdrew the application. Most of the cities are from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in the Smart Cities Mission.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, only ₹924 crore (US$120 million) of the allocated amount could be spent until February 2015. Hence, the 2015 Union budget of India allocated only ₹143 crore (US$18 million) for the project. The first batch of 20 cities was selected.

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