The correct answer is 1976. Key Points Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the “Smart cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR)” program. Under the program, 15 architecture & planning institutes of the country will be working with Smart Cities to document projects. undertaken by the Smart Cities Mission. The Smart Cities Mission’s urban projects are lighthouse projects to other aspiring cities. The SAAR project includes 75 urban projects distributed across 47 Smart cities. The documents will capture the learnings from best practices, provide opportunities for engagement on urban development projects to students, and enable real-time information flow between urban practitioners and academia. Additional Information The NIUA is India’s leading think tank on urban planning and development. It works on 5 thematic concern :- Urbanization and Economic growth​​​ Urban governance and finance Urban infrastructure and built environment Environment, Climate change and Resilience Social development