Lok Sabha Question No. 1471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Development of Udaipur as Smart City
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1471 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019 DEVELOPMENT OF UDAIPUR AS SMART CITY

## No. 1471.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) the  budgetary  allocation  made  for  the  development  of Udaipur as a smart city and to promote tourism in Rajasthan, headwise;
- (b) the amount utilized out of it for the development of Udaipur as a smart city; and
- (c) the details of the other schemes proposed for the development of Udaipur city in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Central  government  plans  to  give  financial  support  to the extent of Rs.500 croreto Udaipur under the Smart Cities Mission.  Anmatching  amount  is  to  be  contributed  by  the State  of  Rajasthan  /  Urban  Local  Body  (ULB).  Rest  of  the funds required for implementation of Smart city projectsare to  be  arranged  by  the  city  through  its  own  resources, convergence, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), debts/loans etc. Project-wise details have been given in the city's  Smart City Proposal (SCP), which is uploaded on the
- Mission's website at smartcities.gov.in.

Ministry of Tourism under the  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme provides financial assistance to State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations/ Central

Agencies  for development  of tourism infrastructure in selected  thematic  circuits  in the  country. Ministry  has sanctioned Rs.7.16 crore for development of Pratap Gaurav Kendra  in  Udaipur  under  the  project  'Development  of Heritage Circuit (Rajsamand - Jaipur -AlwarSawaiMadhopurJhalawarChittorgarhJaisalmer -HanumangarhJaloreUdaipur -Dholpur -Nagaur in Rajasthan' under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in 2017-18.

- (b) Rs.196  crore  has  been  released  to  Udaipur  Smart  City  so far.  As  on  January  25,  2019,  the  city  has  tendered  49 projects worth Rs. 1,310 crore, of which 30 projects worth Rs. 996 crore are under implementation/have been completed.
- (c) Under Swachh  Bharat Mission-Urban, funds are being released to the State government of Rajasthan for construction of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL), Community/ Public Toilets (CT/PT), Solid Waste Management (SWM) and Information Education Communication (IEC) in various cities, including Udaipur.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) focusses on water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, non-motorised  urban  transport  and  development  of  green spaces and parksin 500 Mission cities, including Udaipur.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) aims at providing assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) in addressing the housing requirement of the people belonging to  Economically  Weaker  Sections  (EWS),  Lower  Income Group (LIG)  and  Middle  Income  Group  (MIG)  categories  in comprising Central  Assistance  of  Rs  83.10  crore  have  been  approved under PMAY(U) for construction of 4,730 houses in Udaipur, urban areas. As on 31.01.2019, 7 projects Rajasthan.

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