In India, which one of the following cities was not included in the official list of Smart Cities under the Smart Cities Mission?

Introduction / Context:
India's Smart Cities Mission aims to promote sustainable and citizen friendly urban development in selected cities. Competitive selection was used to identify cities that would receive focused funding and support. Examinations often test whether candidates can recall which towns were included and which were not. This question checks your factual knowledge of the initial Smart Cities list and your ability to distinguish between different small capital towns and union territory headquarters that sound similar but have different administrative roles.

Given Data / Assumptions:
- Four city names are given: Silvassa, Jorhat, Itanagar and Kavaratti. - The question refers to inclusion in the official Smart Cities Mission list. - Only one of these four was not selected as a Smart City. - We assume the context is the notified Smart Cities list published by the Government of India.

Concept / Approach:
To answer this, you need factual recall of which cities were selected in different rounds of the Smart Cities Mission. Each state and union territory nominated a set of cities which then competed for selection. Remember that many smaller capitals and union territory headquarters like Silvassa, Itanagar and Kavaratti were included to give geographic balance. Jorhat, however, is a major town in Assam that did not feature in the final Smart Cities list, even though Guwahati from Assam did. The approach is therefore to recall the official list and eliminate familiar Smart City names.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Recall that Guwahati is the Smart City from Assam, not Jorhat. Step 2: Silvassa, the headquarters of the former union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was included to represent that territory. Step 3: Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, also appears in the Smart Cities list. Step 4: Kavaratti, the capital of Lakshadweep, was nominated and selected as a Smart City to represent that island union territory. Step 5: Since Jorhat does not appear in the official Smart Cities Mission list, it is the only option that was not included.

Verification / Alternative check:
A quick mental cross check is to associate each option with its broader region and recall which city from that region was highlighted in news about Smart Cities. From Assam, Guwahati was consistently mentioned. From Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar gained attention as a hill capital being modernised. Small union territories like Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep also received representation through Silvassa and Kavaratti. Jorhat rarely appears in that context, which confirms that it was not selected as a Smart City under the mission.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Silvassa is wrong because it was selected under the Smart Cities Mission as the representative city of its former union territory.
Itanagar is wrong because it appears on the Smart Cities list as the capital of Arunachal Pradesh and received Smart City funding.
Kavaratti is wrong because it was chosen to represent the island union territory of Lakshadweep in the Smart Cities programme.

Common Pitfalls:
A frequent mistake is to assume that because a place is less famous nationally, it was not selected, leading students to wrongly eliminate smaller capitals like Kavaratti or Silvassa. Another pitfall is confusing general urban development schemes with the specific and limited Smart Cities programme. Candidates may also mix up Jorhat with Guwahati and incorrectly think Jorhat was the nominated Smart City from Assam. Careful association of each city with what you have read in news about the Smart Cities Mission helps avoid these errors.

Final Answer:
The city that was not included in the official list of Smart Cities in India is Jorhat.