Lok Sabha Question No. 2129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Projects under Smart City and AMRUT Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2129

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 04, 2019

## PROJECTS UNDER SMART CITY AND AMRUT SCHEME .

No. 2129.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  projects  sanctioned  and  funds  allocated/released under  Smart  City  and  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  scheme  in  Kerala  along  with  present status thereof;
- (b) whether  the  local  self-Government  and  State  Government  of Kerala have achieved the target as per the project and if so, the
- details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  details  of  the  performance  of  AMRUT  Scheme  in  Kollam
- Corporation, Kerala;
- (d) whether it comes to the notice of the Union Government that the corporation and municipality officials are not attending the DISHA
- meeting;
- (e) if so, the initiatives and directions given by the Union Government for  ensuring  the  attendance  of  corporation  and  municipality officials in DISHA meeting;
- whether  the  Union  Government  has  given  directions  to  Kollam timely  completion  of  projects  under  AMRUT
- (f) Corporation for scheme; and
- (g)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):        Under  Smart  Cities  Mission,  each  Smart  City  has  been allocated  a  fund  of  Rs.  500  crore  to  be  released  by  the  Central Government over a period of five years i.e. at the rate of Rs. 100 crore per  Smart  City  per  year.  In  the  State  of  Kerala,  two  smart  Cities,  i.e.

Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram have been selected and a total of Rs. 390

crore has been released so far i.e. Rs. 194 crore to Thiruvananthapuram Smart City and Rs. 196 crore to Kochi Smart City.  As per data reported by the Smart Cities, as on 19 th  June, 2019, in 40 projects amounting to Rs.  830.94  crore,  tenders  have  been  issued.  Work  orders  have  been issued in 24 projects amounting to Rs. 557.29 crores and the work has been completed in 3 projects amounting to Rs. 29.78 crore.

As regards, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), it was launched on 25 June, 2015 in 500 AMRUT Mission cities. The thrust  areas  of  the  AMRUT  Mission  are  water  supply,  sewerage  & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces & park, nonmotorized urban transport.

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) of State of Kerala  for Rs. 2,359 crore, including Rs. 1,161 crore of committed Central Assistance, for entire Mission period. Out of total SAAPs of Rs. 2,359 crore, an amount of Rs. 1,067 crore has been allocated to water supply, Rs. 627 crore to sewerage and septage projects,  Rs.  382  crore  to  storm  water  drainage,  Rs.  234  crore  to  nonmotorised urban  transport and Rs. 49 crore allocated to green spaces & parks. So far, Central Assistance of Rs. 232 crore has been released to Government of Kerala for implementation of projects under AMRUT.

The AMRUT Mission is for a period of 5 years i.e. from FY 2015-2016 to FY 2019-2020, and States are required to complete the projects undertaken  under  AMRUT  within  the  Mission  period.  In  Kerala,  as  on 28.6.2019,    works  have  been  completed  for  236  projects  worth  Rs.  94 crore,  contracts  have  been  awarded  for  705  projects  worth  Rs.  1,490 crore works are in progress, NIT have been issued for 74 projects worth Rs. 522 crore and Detailed Project Reports(DPRs) have been approved for 7 projects worth Rs. 40 crore.

- (c) :     60 projects worth Rs.196.5 crore have been taken up in Kollam, of which  works  have  been  completed  for  10  projects  worth  Rs.  4  crore, contracts have been awarded for 41 projects worth Rs. 107 crore and NIT have been issued for 9 projects worth Rs. 85 crore.
- (d) & (e): The information sought in the Question is not maintained.
- (f)  &  (g)  :Under  AMRUT,  the  MoHUA approves only State Annual Action Plan (SAAPs) submitted by States/UTs. Selection, appraisal, approval and implementation  of  projects  are  done  by  respective  States/UTs.  It  is incumbent upon States to complete the projects taken up as per SAAPs within the Mission period, i.e. till 31 st  March, 2020.

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