Lok Sabha Question No. 175 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Development of Green/Solar Cities
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, Richard Hay

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 175

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## 'DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN /SOLAR CITIES'

## *175. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

PROF. RICHARD HAY:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a): the State-wise number of green/solar cities developed/proposed to be developed under the 'Development of Solar Cities Programme' in the country including Gujarat;
- (b): the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/utilised for the said purpose so far, State/UTwise;
- (c): the targets set and achievements made under the said Programme  along with the reasons for not achieving  the targets set under the Programme;
- (d): whether the Government is considering to introduce some changes in the said Programme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e): whether the Government has received any complaint regarding misuse of funds allocated under this Programme, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the action taken in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (e):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 175 to be answered on 27-07-2017 regarding 'Development of Green /Solar Cities' by Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava and Prof. Richard Hay.

The requisite information in reply to the Question, part-wise, is as under:

- (a). The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  approved  60  cities under the Development of Solar Cities Programme including three cities namely Rajkot, Gandhinagar  and  Surat  in  Gujarat.  The  State-wise,  details  of  the  same  are  given  in Annexure-I .
- (b). The  State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  released  so  far  under Development of Solar Cities Programme are given in Annexure-II
- (c). The  MNRE  has  approved  60  cities  under  the  Development  of  Solar  Cities Programme against the target of 60 number of cities/towns fixed for 12 th Five-year Plan period.
- (d). No such proposal is under consideration in MNRE.
- (e). The MNRE has not received any complaint regarding misuse of funds allocated under the Programme.

## Annexure-I

Annexure-I  referred  to  in  the  statement  laid  in  the  reply  to  the  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha Starred Question No.175 to be answered on 27-07-2017 regarding 'Development of Green /Solar Cities' by Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava and Prof. Richard Hay.

## State-wise numbers of approved solar cities

| Sr. No   | States/UTs        |   Numbers of Approved Solar Cities |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 03 |
| 2        | Assam             |                                 02 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 01 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                 01 |
| 5        | Chandigarh        |                                 01 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |                                 02 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                 03 |
| 8        | Goa               |                                 01 |
| 9        | Haryana           |                                 02 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 02 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                                 02 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                                 02 |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |                                 07 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 05 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                                 01 |
| 16       | Mizoram           |                                 01 |
| 17       | Nagaland          |                                 02 |
| 18       | Delhi             |                                 01 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                                 01 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                                 03 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                 03 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        |                                 01 |
| 23       | Telangana         |                                 01 |
| 24       | Tripura           |                                 01 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       |                                 03 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 03 |
| 27       | West Bengal       |                                 03 |
| 28       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                 01 |
| 29       | Puducherry        |                                 01 |
| Total    | Total             |                                 60 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  the  statement  laid  in  the  reply  to  the  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha Starred Question No.175 to be answered on 27-07-2017 regarding 'Development of Green /Solar Cities' by Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava and Prof. Richard Hay.

State-wise cumulative funds allocated and released so far including the current year (upto 24 th July 2017) under 'Development of Solar Cities Programme'.

| Sr.No.   | State/UT          | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sr.No.   | State/UT          | Funds Sanctioned | Funds Released   |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 3.46             | 1.654            |
| 2.       | Assam             | 0.94             | 0.25             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.47             | 0.16             |
| 4.       | Chandigarh        | 9.99             | 8.82             |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 3.40             | 0.24             |
| 6.       | Delhi             | 0.500            | 0.00             |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 13.405           | 0.61             |
| 8.       | Goa               | 0.43             | 0.020            |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 3.457            | 0.35             |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.40             | 1.79             |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 10.36            | 0.87             |
| 12.      | Kerala            | 0.49             | 0.19             |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1.48             | 0.43             |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       | 17.41            | 3.345            |
| 15.      | Manipur           | 0.49             | 0.040            |
| 16.      | Mizoram           | 2.989            | 2.53             |
| 17.      | Nagaland          | 0.96             | 0.24             |
| 18.      | Odisha            | 9.970            | 0.040            |
| 19.      | Puducherry        | 2.99             | 0.197            |
| 20.      | Punjab            | 3.90             | 0.26             |
| 21.      | Rajasthan         | 0.94             | 0.03             |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu        | 2.99             | 0.24             |
| 23.      | Tripura           | 2.96             | 1.37             |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1.49             | 0.66             |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand       | 1.37             | 0.32             |
| 26.      | West Bengal       | 1.50             | 0.41             |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 101.741          | 25.066           |