Citizens and School children are hereby invited to participate in Essay writing competition for Smart City “Satna”. The objective of the essay competition is to understand the aspirations of the citizens as to how they foresee the development of their city. The essay should focus on:

• The vision and goals for the City
• The USP of the City.
• Your idea of ideal Smart City and facilities that should be provided to all the citizens.
• Major issues and challenges in the city.
• Solutions that can be adopted to address these issues.
• Highlight top priority areas that need immediate attention.
• Areas to be developed in the City.

Maximum word limit for Essay writing: 1000 words
Topic

“Smart City Satna”(In English)
“स्मार्ट सिटी सतना ” (हिन्‍दी में)

The competition is open for Two Categories:

1) Students (Must be between 10 to 17 years of age as on 31.09.15)
2) Open Category (Must be above 18 years of age as on 31.09.15)

The Top 3 Essays will be awarded with certificate along with Cash Incentive:

1.) For Students:

• 1st Prize : Rs.5000 /- (Five Thousand only).
• 2nd Prize : Rs.3000 /- (Three Thousand only).
• 3rd Prize : Rs.2000 /- (Two Thousand only).

2.) For Open Category:

• 1st Prize : Rs.15000 /- (Fifteen Thousand only)
• 2nd Prize : Rs.10000 /- (Ten Thousand only)
• 3rd Prize : Rs.5000 /- (Five Thousand only)

How to Submit??

• You can submit it online at https://mygov.in
• You can submit in written at Room Number G12, Satna Municipal Corporation, Swami Vivekanand Bhawan, Diversion Road, Infront of GaytriMandir, Satna (M.P.)-485001

The Competition will close on 28th October, 2015.

Terms and Conditions

• The submissions will be evaluated on the basis of Do-ability (20%), Innovation (30%) and potential for uptake under the Smart Cities proposal (50%).
• The Name of the participant, Age, Address and Contact No. must be mentioned clearly on the top of the Essay.
• The decision of SMC (Satna Municipal Corporation) for selecting the winner shall be treated as Final.