// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Ahmedabad?

Ahmedabad scores 21.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #288 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

21.4%

Rank

#288 / 385

Criteria present

9 / 86

Evidence coverage

32.6%

Ahmedabad's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation17%

0 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 9 not assessed

Mobility & Transport38%

1 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate90%

4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste58%

1 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion67%

1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment75%

2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model33%

0 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed

Where Ahmedabad is strong

  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Water & Sanitation
  • Housing & Urban Planning

Where the gaps are

  • Digital Government Services
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin

Evidence highlights

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

Ahmedabad operates a public transport network that includes BRTS buses run by Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd, local bus services by Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS), and an Ahmedabad Metro Train system.

https://ahmedabadbrts.org/

Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network

Ahmedabad has air quality monitoring, as evidenced by an 'Open Dataset' containing historical air quality time series, including key air pollution indicators such as AQI indices and major pollutants, with values retrieved from the Open-Meteo Air Quality ser…

https://zenodo.org/record/18674020

Air Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data

An 'Open Dataset' for Ahmedabad's air quality is available, containing historical time series data from 2022 to 2026, which includes AQI indices and major pollutants, retrieved from the Open-Meteo Air Quality service.

https://zenodo.org/record/18674020

Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision

Ahmedabad has public green spaces, including the River Front Park and Kankariya Lake.

https://ahmedabad.nic.in/

About this assessment

Ahmedabad was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.