Lok Sabha Question No. 1218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Smart City Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1218

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018

## SMART CITY MISSION

No. 1218.  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) the details of the Smart City strategy for achieving sustainability, efficiency and high quality of life;
- (b) the  plans  to  tackle  problem  of  unemployment  and  urban poverty under Smart City Mission (SCM); and
- (c) the details of strategy to tackle growing Traffic congestion under SCM?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The objective of the Smart Cities Mission is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a descent quality of life  to  its  citizen,  a  clean  and  sustainable  environment  and application of 'Smart' solutions.

The Smart Cities Mission has adopted a two-pronged strategy  for  developing  Smart  City  Proposals,  Area  Based Development (ABD) and Pan City Development. Under ABD, compact areas are taken up for comprehensive development of physical, social, institutional and economic infrastructure, through one or more greenfield/retrofitting/redevelopment

models.  Pan  City  Development  envisages  application  of selected Smart Solutions to the existing city-wide infrastructure. The idea is to create a replicable model to act as  a  lighthouse  for  other  areas  within  the  city  or  other aspiring cities.

- (b): Under Smart Cities Mission, the focus is on sustainable and inclusive development. The purpose of the Mission is to drive economic  growth  and  improve  quality  of  life  of  people  by enabling local area development and harnessing technology. Area-based development will transform existing areas, including  slum  into  better  planned  ones,  thereby  improving liveability  of  the  whole  city.  Application  of  smart  solutions will enable cities to use technology, information and data to improve infrastructure and services. Comprehensive development in this way will improve quality of life, create employment and enhance income for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.
- (c): Efficient  urban  mobility  is  one  of  the  core  infrastructure elements  of  Smart  Cities.  Creating  walkable  localities  and promoting  non-motorised  transport  options  is  a  priority  in Smart  Cities.  As  a  result,  road  networks  are  created  or refurbished  not  only  for  vehicles  and  public  transport,  but also for pedestrians and cyclists. Promotion of public transport, Transit Oriented Development (TOD)  and last mile para-transport connectivity are other features of comprehensive  development  in  Smart  Cities.  Accordingly, cities have  taken  up  various  projects in the areas of Integrated Transport Management (ITS)-enabled bus systems,  Intelligent  Traffic  Management  Systems,  adaptive traffic  signals,  Complete  streets,  Public  bicycle  sharing systems,  Automated  parking  management  system,  Multimodal  transit  hubs  etc.  to  reduce  traffic  congestion  and provide efficient urban mobility.

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