Lok Sabha Question No. 490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Projects under Smart City Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 490

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2018

PROJECTS UNDER SMART CITY MISSION

No. 490     DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  duration  of  smart  city  mission  is  five  years  from
- 2015-16 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  72%  of  the  identified  projects  under smart  city  mission  are  still  at  the  stage  of  preparation  of detailed project report;
- (c) if  so,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  would  be  able  to complete its mission with the slow pace of progress;
- (d) whether the State Governments have failed to provide matching contribution  for  implementation  of  projects  under  smart  city mission;
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor;

- (f) whether  the  State  Governments  have  requested  the  Union Government to increase the percentage of the Central contribution for smart city mission;
- (g) if so, the reaction of the Union Government thereto; and
- (h) the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  to  complete  the
- smart city mission within the schedule time-frame?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): The duration of the Smart Cities Mission is five years i.e. from  Financial  Year  2015-16  to  Financial  Year  2019-20. The Mission may be continued thereafter in the light of an evaluation  to  be  done  by  this  Ministry  and  incorporating the learnings into the Mission.
- (b)& (c):   Smart Cities were selected on the basis of a competition in four Rounds. The progress of implementation (including preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Reports)  depends  on  the Round of selection. It takes around 15-18 months from the date  of  selection  to  call  tenders.  For  Cities  selected  in Round  1  (January  2016),  where  18  months  have  lapsed, about 49% of the projects are in DPR stage. In Round 2, nearly all the cities have set up Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and Project Management  Consultants (PMCs). Round 3 and Round 4 cities have recently been selected and are in the process of establishing SPVs and procuring

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PMCs. The progress is as planned as it takes around 15-18

months to call for tenders from the date of selection of a city as Smart City.

- (d)&(e): Out of 27 States (60 Smart Cities) to which the Government  of  India  grant  has  been  released  by  this Ministry, 18 States (49 cities) have transferred funds fully or partially in response to release made by the Government of India.
- (f)&(g): Some of the State Governments such as Himachal
- Pradesh,  Meghalaya,  Tripura,  Nagaland  and  Uttarakhand have requested for changing the funding pattern to 90(centre):10(State). Their requests were not agreed to by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- (h): The  implementation  of  the  Smart  Cities  Mission  is  being done  by  a  city level  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV). Regular monitoring by this Ministry is being done through Video  Conference,  webinar  and  meetings  at  State  level alongwith handholding support to speed up preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), calling tenders and implementation on ground.

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