Lok Sabha Question No. 469 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Smart Cities Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *469

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2019

## SMART CITIES MISSION

No. 469. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government is aware that the State Government  of  Karnataka  has  not  utilised  even  one  per  cent  of around  Rs.  6462  crore  funds  allocated  to  the  State  under  the Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM),  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  details  of  cities  covered  under  SCM  in  Karnataka  since  the launch of the Mission;
- (c) the  funds  approved,  sanctioned,  released  and  spent  so  far  in Karnataka under the said Mission;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that funds for Karnataka's  Smart  Cities  are  utilised  judiciously  and  neither diverted nor left unutilised; and
- (e) whether the Union Government has received any report from the State  Government  of  Karnataka  on  the  progress  of  the  said Mission in the State and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *469  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2019 REGARDING 'SMART CITIES MISSION'.

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  Smart  Cities  Mission(SCM)  Guidelines,  Central Government  allocates  Rs.  500  crore  to  every  city  over  the  Mission period and releases in instalments. An equal amount of Rs. 500 crore, on a matching basis, is to be provided by the State Government/Urban Local  Body(ULB).  Balance  funds  required  for  the  implementation  of Smart  City  Proposals  (SCP)  are  arranged  through  convergence  with different  Schemes/Missions  of  the  Central/State  Governments,  loans, land value capture, Public-Private Partnerships(PPPs) and local bodies' own resources.

The details of cities covered under SCM in Karnataka since its launch in 2015 are given below:

|   Sl. No. | City             |   Round | Selection as Smart City   |
|-----------|------------------|---------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Belagavi         |       1 | January, 2016             |
|         2 | Davangere        |       1 | January, 2016             |
|         3 | Hubballi-Dharwad |       2 | September, 2016           |
|         4 | Mangaluru        |       2 | September, 2016           |
|         5 | Tumakuru         |       2 | September, 2016           |
|         6 | Shivamogga       |       2 | September, 2016           |
|         7 | Bengaluru        |       3 | June, 2017                |

Smart  City  Proposals  of  above  7  cities  have  770  projects  worth  Rs. 18,208  crore,  out  of  this  605  projects  worth  Rs.  14,095  crore  have been  tendered;  and  431    projects  worth  Rs.  9,477  crore  are  under various stages of implementation/completed.

City-wise details of funds released by Government of India and utilised by the Smart Cities in Karnataka is as below:-

(Amount Rs. crore)

| City              |   Total Release |   UC reported till June 2019 |
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| Belagavi          |             196 |                        46.11 |
| Davanagere        |             196 |                        66.57 |
| Hubballi- Dharwad |             196 |                        12.18 |
| Shivamogga        |             196 |                        13.05 |
| Tumakuru          |             196 |                        36.02 |
| Bengaluru         |             158 |                         4.96 |
| Mangaluru         |             117 |                        15.2  |
| Total             |            1255 |                       194.1  |

(d):  Ministry  is  regularly  interacting  with  the  States  /  Smart  Cities through  video  conferences,  review  meetings,  field  visits,  regional workshops  etc.  at  various  levels  to  assess  the  performance  of  the cities  and  to  handhold  them  for  improving  the  same.  Apart  from  the guidance  of  domain  experts  participating  in  the  regional  workshops, cities also benefit from peer-to-peer learning during these interactions. At  the  national  level,  the  implementation  of  Smart  Cities  Mission  is being monitored by an Apex Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.  At State level, State level High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary has been established  to  review  the  progress  of  its  Smart  Cities.  Further, Government  Nominee  Directors  of  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban Affairs,  on  the  Boards  of  SPVs,  are  monitoring  the  progress  in respective cities on a regular basis.

(e):  All  Smart  Cities,  including  those  of  State  of  Karnataka  are regularly  reporting  implementation  status  of  projects  under  SCM through the online Management Information System (MIS).

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