// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Surat?
Surat scores 15.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #329 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
15.5%
Rank
#329 / 385
Criteria present
10 / 86
Evidence coverage
20.9%
Surat's smart city score by area
1 present · 2 partial · 8 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Surat is strong
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Innovation & Economic Development · Innovation hub / startup ecosystem
Surat has an innovation hub and incubator called AIC SURATi iLAB Foundation, established by Surat Municipal Corporation and Surat Smart City Development Limited, to promote innovation, startup incubation, trade facilitation, and skill development for aspiri…
https://www.suratiilab.org/Innovation & Economic Development · Smart-city strategy / roadmap
Surat operates under the Smart Cities Mission, with Surat Smart City Development Ltd outlining a mission for smart utilization of the city's potential and detailing various Pan City and Area Based Development Projects.
https://www.suratiilab.org/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The Suman High School website, managed by Surat Municipal Corporation, provides a 'Students Details Result Summary,' indicating the availability of education provision data.
https://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/Services/SumanHighSchoolUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
Surat Municipal Corporation operates a GIS portal that includes satellite imagery, zone and ward boundaries, building footprints, plot information, Digital Elevation Models (DEM), and contours, indicating a GIS city model used for planning.
https://gis.suratmunicipal.org/About this assessment
Surat 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.