The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area was selected as a Smart City under the Smart City Mission (SCM) of Government of India in its first round of selection in January 2016. Thereafter, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as mandated by the SCM was incorporated as NDMC Smart City Limited (NDMCSCL) in July 2016. The NDMCSCL is undertaking various projects as Area Based Development and Pan City Smart Solutions as envisaged under the SCM. The focus of NDMCSCL is to be the best-in-class Capital City to provide the highest quality of life to all its citizens and visitors and to be the most economically competitive business ecosystem while being sensitive towards the environment.

Its vision is to become ‘the global benchmark for capital cities’ to provide the highest quality of life, best urban mobility, more inclusiveness and social development to all its citizens and visitors, and to be the most economically competitive business ecosystem while being sensitive towards the environment.