Lok Sabha Question No. 820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: SCM in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Arun Sao, Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 820 TO BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

## SCM IN MADHYA PRADESH

## NO.820.  DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a)  the names of the cities selected in Madhya Pradesh out of the total numbers of one hundred major cities selected in the country under
- Smart City Mission (SCM);
- (b)   the details of stages adopted in the selection of these cities;
- (c)    the  names  of  the  cities  in  Madhya  Pradesh  where  work  has  been started after budget allocation under the said mission;
- (d)  whether necessary budget for Madhya Pradesh was allocated only after selection of the cities to develop as Smart City under the said
- mission; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  required  allocated  funds  and  expenditure incurred thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)  Seven Cities in Madhya Pradesh were selected to be developed as Smart Cities under the Smart Cities Mission. The cities of Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur were selected in round-1 of Smart Cities Selection process in  January,  2016;  Gwalior  and  Ujjain  were  selected  in  round-2  in September, 2016; and Sagar & Satna were selected in round-3 in June, 2017.

(b):  The  selection  process  of  Smart  Cities  was  conducted  through  a competition in two stages. In the first stage, States/Union Territories(UTs)  shortlisted  potential  Smart  Cities  based  on  predefined scoring  criteria.  In  the  second  stage,  competing  cities  prepared  their Smart  City  Proposals  (SCPs)  as  per  guidelines  and  submitted  them  as part of the National competition. A total of 100 cities were selected as Smart Cities in Four Rounds of National  Challenge from January, 2016 to June, 2018.

- (c): All seven Smart Cities of Madhya Pradesh have started implementing their projects.

(d):  As  per  Smart  Cities  Mission Statement and Guidelines, the Central Government  proposes  to  give  financial  support  to  the  extent  of  Rs. 48,000 crore over five years i.e. an average of Rs. 500 crore per city over the  Mission  period.  An  equal  amount  on  a  matching  basis,  is  to  be provided by the State/Urban Local Bodies.  An amount of Rs. 2 crore was provided to potential Smart Cities for preparing their Smart City Proposal prior to city challenge rounds.

## (e): The details of funds released by Central Government for Smart Cities in Madhya Pradesh and utilization thereof given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.N.   | Name of Smart City   |   Central Share Released |   Utilization of Central Share |
|--------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1      | Bhopal               |                      490 |                         490    |
| 2      | Indore               |                      441 |                         441    |
| 3      | Jabalpur             |                      392 |                         392    |
| 4      | Gwalior              |                      196 |                          84.72 |
| 5      | Ujjain               |                      294 |                         252.64 |
| 6      | Sagar                |                       85 |                          55.86 |
| 7      | Satna                |                      196 |                          77.66 |
|        | Total                |                     2094 |                        1793.88 |

(As on 04.09.2020)

*****