// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Vadodara?
Vadodara scores 8.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #373 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
8.1%
Rank
#373 / 385
Criteria present
5 / 86
Evidence coverage
9.3%
Vadodara's smart city score by area
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
Where Vadodara is strong
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Evidence highlights
Climate Action & Emissions · Climate action plan
Vadodara has a "Climate Resilient City Action Plan – Towards A Net Zero Future" which was developed by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and implementing partners.
https://southasia.iclei.org/city/vadodara/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
Vadodara is implementing an IUDX use case to create a temporary green corridor for emergency vehicles, which involves coordinating vehicle location, route navigation, and traffic lights, indicating the use of an urban sensing and data integration network.
https://iudx.org.in/cities/vadodara-smart-city/Public Safety & Emergency · Public emergency alert system
India has a National Disaster Alert Portal (SACHET) which provides a CAP-based Integrated Alert System across the country for near real-time dissemination of early warnings for all natural and man-made disasters to residents in a geo-targeted manner.
https://sachet.ndma.gov.in/Innovation & Economic Development · Innovation hub / startup ecosystem
The Vadodara Innovation Council (VIC) aims to enhance the culture of innovation and provide a platform for innovators in and around Vadodara, being the first city-based Innovation Council under the National Innovation Council.
https://www.vicindia.org/About this assessment
Vadodara 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.