Smart City and Public Health: Legal Issues and Challenges in India.

ABSTRACT

Starting in the year 2008 and travelling through a number of European and Asian Countries, the smart city has recently arrived in India. In June 2015, the Smart city Mission Transform Nation was launched from Delhi by the Prime Minister of India. The definition of “smart city” varies from state to state and country to country. According to the researcher, the smart city means the city where the healthy citizens and environment is balanced. The researcher has used doctrinal research and secondary source for research purpose. It is necessary that while developing smart cities, the public health is of major concern for the Government and Citizens. Smart city is based on smart environment, smart people that is public health and, smart living. The objectives of the article are to find out the legal issues and challenges on public health in the smart city and to study the judicial scenario.