Lok Sabha Question No. 2817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Solar Cities
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2817

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## SOLAR CITIES

## 2817. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Union Government has initiated development of solar cities in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the cities identified for implementation of the scheme in each State, district-wise;
- (c) the quantum of funds sanctioned and released during this financial year;
- (d) the details of the action plan formulated to turn the present cities into solar cities;
- (e) whether the state  Governments have been asked to provide a detailed report for implementation of this scheme; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b)  The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under its scheme, 'Development of Solar Cities', has sanctioned 60 cities including 13 Pilot and 5 Model Solar Cities. The details are given in Annexure-I.
- (c)  During current financial year a sum of Rs.21,81,462/- has been released as committed liability.
- (d)  to  (f) The scheme for 'Development of Solar Cities' was not continued beyond the 12 th five year plan ( 2012-2017).

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a & b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2817 for 5/12/2019

## Details of Solar Cities Sanctioned

|   Sl. No . | States/UTs        | District                        | Solar Cities           |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1. Krishna                      | 1. Vijayawada (P)      |
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 2. East Godavari                | 2. Kakinada            |
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 3. West Godavari                | 3. Narsapur Town       |
|          2 | Assam             | 4. Kamrup Metropolitan district | 4. Guwahati            |
|          2 | Assam             | 5. Jorhat                       | 5. Jorhat              |
|          3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 6. Papum Pare                   | 6. Itanagar            |
|          4 | Bihar             | 7. Gaya                         | 7. Gaya                |
|          5 | Chandigarh        | 8. Chandigarh                   | 8. Chandigarh (M)      |
|          6 | Chhattisgarh      | 9. Bilaspur                     | 9. Bilaspur            |
|          6 | Chhattisgarh      | 10. Raipur                      | 10. Raipur (P)         |
|          7 | Gujarat           | 11. Rajkot                      | 11. Rajkot (P)         |
|          7 | Gujarat           | 12. Gandhinagar                 | 12. Gandhinagar (M)    |
|          7 | Gujarat           | 13. Surat                       | 13. Surat              |
|          8 | Goa               | 14. North Goa District          | 14. Panaji City        |
|          9 | Haryana           | 15. Gurgaon                     | 15. Gurgaon            |
|          9 | Haryana           | 16. Faridabad                   | 16. Faridabad (P)      |
|         10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 17. Shimla                      | 17. Shimla (P)         |
|         10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 18. Hamirpur                    | 18. Hamirpur           |
|         11 | Karnataka         | 19. Mysuru                      | 19. Mysore (M)         |
|         11 | Karnataka         | 20. Dharwad                     | 20. Hubli-Dharwad      |
|         12 | Kerala            | 21. Thiruvananthapuram          | 21. Thiruvananthapuram |
|         12 | Kerala            | 22. Ernakulam                   | 22. Kochi              |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 23. Nagpur                      | 23. Nagpur (M)         |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 24. Thane                       | 24. Thane (P)          |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 25. Thane                       | 25. Kalyan-Dombivli    |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 26. Aurangabad                  | 26. Aurangabad         |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 27. Nanded                      | 27. Nanded             |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 28. Pune                        | 28. Pune               |
|         13 | Maharashtra       | 29. Ahmednagar                  | 29. Shirdi (P)         |
|         14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 30. Indore                      | 30. Indore             |
|         14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 31. Gwalior                     | 31. Gwalior            |
|         14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 32. Bhopal                      | 32. Bhopal             |
|         14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 33. Jabalpur                    | 33. Jabalpur           |
|         14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 34. Rewa                        | 34. Rewa               |
|         15 | Manipur           | 35. Imphal                      | 35. Imphal             |
|         16 | Mizoram           | 36. Aizawl                      | 36. Aizawl (P)         |
|         17 | Nagaland          | 37. Kohima                      | 37. Kohima             |

| Sl. No .   | States/UTs    | District                  | Solar Cities              |
|------------|---------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|            |               | 38. Dimapur               | 38. Dimapur               |
| 18         | Delhi         | 39. New Delhi             | 39. New Delhi (NDMC area) |
| 19         | Odisha        | 40. Khordha               | 40. Bhubaneswar (M)       |
| 20         | Punjab        | 41. Amritsar              | 41. Amritsar (P)          |
| 20         | Punjab        | 42. Ludhiana              | 42. Ludhiana              |
| 20         | Punjab        | 43. Mohali                | 43. SAS Nagar (Mohali)    |
| 21         | Rajasthan     | 44. Ajmer                 | 44. Ajmer                 |
| 21         | Rajasthan     | 45. Jaipur                | 45. Jaipur*               |
| 21         | Rajasthan     | 46. Jodhpur               | 46. Jodhpur               |
| 22         | Tamil Nadu    | 47. Coimbatore            | 47. Coimbatore (P)        |
| 23         | Telangana     | 48. Mahbubnagar           | 48. Mahbubnagar           |
| 24         | Tripura       | 49. West Tripura district | 49. Agartala (P)          |
| 25         | Uttarakhand   | 50. Dehradun              | 50. Dehradun              |
| 25         | Uttarakhand   | 51. Haridwar& Dehradun    | 51. Haridwar &Rishikesh   |
| 25         | Uttarakhand   | 52. Chamoli District      | 52. Chamoli-Gopeshwar     |
| 26         | Uttar Pradesh | 53. Agra                  | 53. Agra                  |
| 26         | Uttar Pradesh | 54. Moradabad             | 54. Moradabad             |
| 26         | Uttar Pradesh | 55. Prayagraj district    | 55. Allahabad             |
| 27         | West Bengal   | 56. Howrah                | 56. Howrah                |
| 27         | West Bengal   | 57. North 24 Parganas     | 57. Madhyamgram           |
| 27         | West Bengal   | 58. North 24 Parganas     | 58. New Town Kolkata      |
| 28         | Ladakh        | 59. Leh                   | 59. Leh (P)               |
| 29         | Puducherry    | 60. Puducherry            | 60. Puducherry (P)        |

(P) - Pilot Cities (M) - Model Cities