Lok Sabha Question No. 1809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: HRIDAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMAMALINI, Richard Hay, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, ANIL SHIROLE, George Baker, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1809 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 06, 2018 HRIDAY

No. 1809      SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be please to state:

- (a)  the salient features of the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY);
- (b)  the details of cities covered under this yojana so far;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  so  far
- under  the  yojana  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/U.T-wise  including  Kerala,  Gujarat,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra, and West Bengal;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  targets  set  and  achievements  made  so  far  under the yojana;
- (e)  the details of the development works included under the yojana since its inception;
- (f) whether the Government has received any proposal from some of the States to include any special development work of their State under the yojana; and
- (g)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in
- this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a&b): The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY),  launched  on  21 st   January,2015  supports  the  development  of heritage linked core civic infrastructure projects in  areas  around heritage, religious, cultural and tourism assets of the cities. Under the Yojana,  twelve  cities  namely,  Ajmer,  Amritsar,  Amaravati,  Badami, Dwarka,  Gaya,  Kanchipuram,  Mathura,  Puri,  Varanasi,  Velankanni  and Warangal are covered. The mission period of HRIDAY is till November, 2018.

(c): The details are attached as Annexure -A. No City/Town from Kerala, Jharkhand,  Maharashtra  and  West  Bengal  are  included  under  the HRIDAY Scheme.

(d&e): The target of preparation of City HRIDAY Plans (CHPs) for all 12 cities and 63 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) amounting to Rs.421.47 cr for the proposed shelf of projects have been achieved.  Rs.241 crore has been released towards project implementation in all 12 cities.

(f):  No, Madam.

(g): Does not arise.

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## Annexure-A

The details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized so far during the last three years and the current year:

| SI No .   | City/ State                |   Fund Allocation (in Crore) |   Cost of approved projects (in Crore) |   Fund released so far (in Crore) | Utilization of funds so far (in Crore)   |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Amritsar (Punjab)          |                        69.31 |                                  61.47 |                                45 | 21.00                                    |
| 2.        | Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) |                        22.26 |                                  18.74 |                                12 | 09.00                                    |
| 3.        | Ajmer (Rajasthan)          |                        40.04 |                                  35.42 |                                26 | 06.00                                    |
| 4.        | Badami (Karnataka)         |                        22.26 |                                  20    |                                 4 | -                                        |
| 5.        | Dwarka (Gujarat)           |                        22.26 |                                  32.37 |                                11 | 01.00                                    |
| 6.        | Gaya (Bihar)               |                        40.04 |                                  34.67 |                                13 | -                                        |
| 7.        | Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)  |                        23.04 |                                  19.99 |                                14 | 03.00                                    |
| 8.        | Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)    |                        40.04 |                                  33.35 |                                11 | -                                        |
| 9.        | Puri (Odisha)              |                        22.54 |                                  20.4  |                                10 | 02.00                                    |
| 10.       | Velankanni (Tamil Nadu)    |                        22.26 |                                  18.67 |                                 8 | 01.00                                    |
| 11.       | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)   |                        89.31 |                                  91.14 |                                67 | 37.00                                    |
| 12.       | Warangal (Telangana)       |                        40.54 |                                  35    |                                18 | 04.00                                    |
|           | Total                      |                       453.9  |                                 421.47 |                               241 | 84.00                                    |