Lok Sabha Question No. 4256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Urban Development Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4256

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2019

## URBAN DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

No. 4256.      SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the funds allocated and utilised under urban development schemes during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether a large part of funds allocated for urban development to the States  during the said period remains unspent;
- (c) if so, the State-wise, scheme/project-wise details thereof along with the  reasons therefor;
- (d) whether there is any mechanism to monitor the utilisation of funds allocated to the States;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/likely to be taken to strengthen this mechanism; and
- (f) the steps taken to make  urban  local bodies  more efficient and to empower them in  order  to  make demand for funds and utilise them?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a):  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA) facilitates and assists States/Union Territories(UTs), through its  Missions/Schemes  in  development  of  cities  and  towns covered  under  these  Missions/Schemes.Funds  released  and utilized under these urban development Schemes during last three years and current year are in Annex.

- (b)
- :  No, Sir.
- (c):  Does not arise.
- (d)  & (e): Yes, Sir. Monitoring of utilization of funds allocated to  the  States  under  the  Missions  is  a  continuous  process carried out through institutional frameworks, progress reports,  field  visits  of  senior  officers,  review  meetings  in States/UTs and video conferences.

(f): In order to strengthen capacities of Urban Local Bodies, States and other stakeholders towards implementation of its Missions viz. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission  (DAY-NULM),  Housing  for  All  (HFA),  the  MoHUA  is implementing  the  Integrated  Capacity  Building  Programme (ICBP).Under this, training is provided to elected representatives, functionaries from ULBs, state departments/ parastatal agencies involved in implementation of the urban missions  in  the  cities.  There  are  five  functional  areas  of training viz. Finance & Revenue; Engineering & Public Health; Town Planning; Administration; and Urban Social Aspects.

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Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4256 regarding 'Urban Development Schemes' for answer on 18 July, 2019 (Amount Rs. in crore)

| S.   | Name of                                               | Funds released in year   | Funds released in year   | Funds released in year   | Funds released in year   | Total     | Utilization Certificates   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------|
| N.   | Mission/Scheme                                        | 2016-17                  | 2017-18                  | 2018-19                  | 2019-20                  | released  | received                   |
| 1.   | Atal Mission forRejuvenation and Urban Transformation | 2,404.19                 | 3,526.49                 | 5,339.07                 | 1,712.47                 | 12,982.22 | 9,610.09                   |
| 2.   | Smart Cities Mission                                  | 4,492.5                  | 4,499.5                  | 5,856.8                  | 796                      | 15,644.8  | 6,491.64                   |
| 3.   | Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban                           | 2,037.50                 | 2365.63                  | 2407.55                  | 327.88                   | 7138.56   | 3374.4                     |
| 4.   | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana                            | 4,598                    | 16,531                   | 25,041                   | 2,154                    | 48,324    | 32,380                     |
| 5.   | Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana     | 136.15                   | 102.09                   | 141.91                   | *                        | 380.15    | 306.27                     |
| 6.   | North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme      | 150                      | 230                      | 250                      | 250                      | 880       | 659.41                     |
| 7.   | 10% Lumpsum Scheme                                    | 200                      | 181.85                   | 202                      | 150                      | 733.85    | 587.59                     |

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