India, June 10 -- The union government has issued an advisory to states to ensure that special project vehicles (SPVs) and Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) are operational in all 100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and urging them to develop policies so that they can charge a fee as a consultant agency and for services delivered by them.

In the advisory, the centre has asked states and union territories to integrate SPVs and ICCCs into their long-term governance frameworks, ensuring that the "gains made under the Mission continue to benefit urban India".

"Looking ahead, the advisory underscores the Government of India's firm view that the institutional and technical capacity built within the SPVs should be repu...