// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Chandigarh?

Chandigarh scores 13.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #351 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

13.2%

Rank

#351 / 385

Criteria present

4 / 86

Evidence coverage

20.9%

Chandigarh's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation20%

1 present · 0 partial · 4 absent · 10 not assessed

Mobility & Transport0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate42%

0 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion60%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model20%

0 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 9 not assessed

Where Chandigarh is strong

  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Inclusion & Civic Participation
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Housing & Urban Planning

Where the gaps are

  • Digital Government Services
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat
  • Water & Sanitation
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The Smart Cities Mission Data Portal (smartcities.data.gov.in) is a government-run open data portal, which is relevant to Chandigarh as a Smart City.

https://smartcities.data.gov.in/

Housing & Urban Planning · Affordable housing programme

The Chandigarh Housing Board website lists "Schemes" and refers to "Small Flats & A.R.H.Cs Flats," indicating the presence of affordable or social housing programs.

https://chbonline.in/

Innovation & Economic Development · Innovation hub / startup ecosystem

Chandigarh has an IT Park, indicating a presence of a tech hub within its innovation ecosystem.

https://chandigarhdistrict.nic.in/

Inclusion & Civic Participation · Online civic participation

Chandigarh operates an online platform called "MyGov Chandigarh" designed for citizen engagement towards good governance, featuring sections for discussions, polls, blogs, and tasks for participatory input.

https://chandigarh.mygov.in/

About this assessment

Chandigarh 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.