Speaking from Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex through video conferencing, he said the citizens of these two cities deserved gratitude.
"It is due to the efforts of the residents here that these two cities fulfilled all the parameters in stipulated time and were selected among the first 20 cities in the country," a statement quoting him said.
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje earlier thanked the Prime Minister for selecting four cities-- Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer and Kota from the state for the Smart City Mission.