Lok Sabha Question No. 2997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Proposals from State of Maharashtra
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2997

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 11, 2019

## PROPOSALS FROM STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

No. 2997.      SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposals from the Government of Maharashtra relating to Housing and Urban Affairs sector;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  total  number  of proposals received and approved including the total number of proposals lying pending; and
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  Union  Government  is  likely  to  give approval to the  pending proposals?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c)  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  facilitates  and including Maharashtra,  through  its  Missions/Schemesin  development of cities and towns covered under these Missions/Schemes. Details of   the proposals received and approved under the
- assists States/Union Territories(UTs) Missions/Schemes is given in the Annexure.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No 2997 regarding 'Proposals from State of Maharashtra' for answer on 11 July,2019

## Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT)

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) for the entire Mission period costing Rs 7,759.32 croreincluding  commitment  for  Central  Assistance  amounting  to  Rs 3,534.08  croresubmitted  by  State  of  Maharashtra.  There  are  no pending proposals of the State of Maharashtra under AMRUT.

## Smart Cities Mission

Smart cities were selected through a Challenge process. In conformity with  the  Smart  Cities  Mission  guidelines  the  State  Government  of Maharashtra submitted their Smart City Proposals(SCPs) for consideration during the All India Challenge. Based on the evaluation of  the  SCPs  eight  cities  of  Maharashtra  -Pimpri-chinhwad,  Nashik, Thane, Solapur, Nagpur, Kalyan-Dombivali, Aurangabad and Pune were selected for development as Smart Cities. No Proposal from Government of Maharashtra is pending with the Government.

## Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban(SBM-U)

All proposals received for funding under the five components of SBM-U have been considered and Rs 857.99 crore released to the Maharashtra  Government  in  conformity  with  the  Mission  Guidelines. No proposal of theState Government is pendingunder SBM(U).

## Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban

All 848 project proposals for 8,23,405 houses  involving Central Assistance of Rs 11,234.89 crore have been sanctioned. No proposal of the State Government is pending under PMAY-U.

## Metro Rail Projects

5 Metro Rail projects in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur in Maharashtra with a total length of 137.15 Km. have been approved by the Government. Another 4 proposals from the State received during the last 3 years for a  total  length  of  212.113  Km.  Mumbai,  Thane,  Pune  and  Nagpur  are under consideration in consultation with the  State  Government. Sanction of Metro Rail projects is an ongoing process which requires extensive consultations with all stakeholders, and hence, no time limit can be specified for the sanction.

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