Lok Sabha Question No. 5132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: MoUs with Foreign Countries
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

No.5132

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5132

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 05, 2017

MoUs WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES

SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  details  of  Memorandum  of  Understandings  (MoUs)  signed  by  the Government with the foreign companies/countries for development of cities under Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat Mission and other urban development schemes; and
- (b) the details of assistance received by the Government during each of the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  under  these  MoUs,  scheme  and company/country-wise along with the names of cities for which assistance has been provided?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (b):  The details are enclosed as Annexure A.

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## ANNEXURE 'A' REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5132, FOR 05.04.2017 REGARDING MoUs WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES

|   S. NO. | MoUs signed with foreign companies/ countries                               | Date of Signing       | Objectives                                                                                                                                            | Assistance Received                       |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Government of Japan. | 1 st May, 2007        | Co-operation in the field of Urban Development.                                                                                                       | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        2 | Government of Columbia.                                                     | 31 st May, 2007       | Co-operation in the field of Urban Transport System and Urban Transport Plan.                                                                         | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        3 | Department of Transportation of the United State of America, USA.           | 19 th September, 2007 | To undertake Co-operation and collaboration in public transportation science and technology on the basis of equality reciprocity, and mutual benefit. | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        4 | The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Government of UK        | 19 th September, 2012 | Co-operation in the field of Urban Regeneration and Development.                                                                                      | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        5 | The Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Germany.         | 10 th April, 2012     | Co-operation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development.                                                                                           | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        6 | Government of the France Republic.                                          | 5 th October, 2012    | Co-operation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development.                                                                                           | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        7 | The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour, Israel.                         | 13 th February, 2012  | Joint Working Group on Co-operation in the field of water technologies.                                                                               | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        8 | National Development and Reform Commission, China.                          | 20 th May, 2013       | Co-operation in the field of Sewage treatment technologies in Urban Sector.                                                                           | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|        9 | The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Netherland.             | 14 th May, 2013       | Technical co-operation in the field of spatial panning, water management and mobility management.                                                     | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|       10 | The Government of Kingdom of Sweden.                                        | 1 st June, 2015       | Co-operation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development.                                                                                           | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|       11 | GIZ, Government of GERMANY                                                  | 9 th November, 2011   | Co-operation in the field of sanitation.                                                                                                              | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |
|       12 | United State Agency for International Development (USAID) (US Agency).      | 13 th January, 2015   | Co-operation in the field of water, sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).                                                                                    | Only Technical Assistance being provided. |

|   S. NO. | MoUs signed with foreign companies/ countries                                                                                           | Date of Signing                              | Objectives                                                                      | Assistance Received                                                                                                                                                                           |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       13 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) (US Agency).                                                                                     | 13 th January, 2015                          | Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban Sanitation).                                       | Only Technical Assistance being provided.                                                                                                                                                     |
|       14 | Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), Singapore.                                                                                      | 24 th November, 2015                         | Co-operation in the field of Urban Planning and Governance.                     | Only Technical Assistance being provided.                                                                                                                                                     |
|       15 | Bloomberg Philanthropies, USA                                                                                                           | 3 rd March, 2016                             | To support the Development of Smart Cities.                                     | Only Technical Assistance being provided.                                                                                                                                                     |
|       16 | MoU between Visakhapatnam, Allahabad and Ajmer (Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) and US Trade & Development Agency (USTDA). | 25 th January, 2015                          | To support the Development of Smart Cities.                                     | Only Technical Assistance being provided.                                                                                                                                                     |
|       17 | MoU between Nagpur, Chandigarh and Oulgaret (Maharashtra, Chandigarh and Puducherry) and French Agency for Development (AFD).           | 24 th January, 2016                          | To support the Development of Smart Cities.                                     | Only Technical Assistance being provided.                                                                                                                                                     |
|       18 | Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)                                                                                           | 25 th February, 1997 to 31 st December, 2016 | Assisting the majority of the metro transport projects through sovereign loans. | Delhi Metro Phase 1 - Rs. 6356.45 cr Phase 2 - Rs.10231.62 cr Phase 3 -Rs.15224.20 cr Bangalore Metro Phase 1 - Rs. 3670.00 cr Chennai Metro Rs.8646.00 cr Mumbai Metro Line 3 Rs.13235.00 cr |

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