Abstract: One of the essential pillars of developing a smart city, is the presence of efficient technology-based smart solutions. This paper aims to explore the existing smart solutions (proposed as well as implemented) in Indian smart cities by conducting a case study on the smart solutions present in Top Three smart cities in India. We discuss challenges hindering development of smart cities in India, in the context of technological advancement. We study existing solutions in smart cities worldwide which may be incorpo-rated in Indian cities. We initiate discussions regarding the development and implementation of solutions in smart cities.