India, March 17 -- The Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) built as part of the Smart Cities Mission may be integrated into unified e-governance platforms based on local circumstances and requirements, minister of state for housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu told the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

India's 100 cities covered under the mission have functional ICCCs.

"To ensure long-term financial sustainability, several cities have introduced various revenue-generating mechanisms such as revenue sharing with traffic departments by generating automated e-challans, leasing Variable Messaging Displays (VMDs) for commercial advertisements and promotions etc," Sahu said, responding to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha who had...