The government has approved a mission for the development of urban facilities in 60 cities with a combined investment by the central, state governments and the urban local bodies of more than Rs 1 lakh crore to be utilised over a seven-year period. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission would be launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on December 3. The mission would cover about 60 cities with a million-plus population, all state capitals and some other cities considered important from religious, historical and tourist point of view, Prime Minister's media advisor Sanjay Baru said