15 Nov 2015 The state government once again requested the Centre to include Pimpri Chinchwad in the mission for comprehensive development of the Pune metropolitan region on Saturday, a day after India and the United Kingdom signed a pact to develop Pune, Indore and Amravati as smart cities. News - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Maharashtra-wants-PCMC-name-in-Smart-City-Mission-list/articleshow/49786505.cms