Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Investment for SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.253

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2019

## INVESTMENT FOR SCM

## 253.  ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that 99 cities which are part of the Smart City Mission (SCM) are expected to make investment of Rs. 2 lakh crore, of which the highest share of over Rs. 33,000 crore is proposed for urban transport and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether most of the cities in India are faced with a solid waste management crisis but only 2.4 per cent of the total investment is directed towards this sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  social  sectors  and  storm  water  drainage  are  also  a low priority on the investment agenda with just 2.5 per cent for projects in these areas; and
- (d) 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 (d):   Under  the  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  launched  by  the Government of India in June 2015, a total of 100 cities have been selected from across the country for development as Smart Cities. These cities have proposed a total of 5,151 projects at an estimated cost of Rs. 2,05,018 crores in their Smart City Proposals (SCPs). The SCP is a citizen-driven document, prepared after extensive consultations  with  citizens  and  other  stakeholders  to  address  the unique requirements of the cities.

The objective of the Mission is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and  sustainable  environment  with  application  of 'Smart' solutions.

The Mission has adopted a two pronged approach namely;

- (1) Pan  City  solutions:  Wherein  cities  are  implementing  at  least one or more smart solutions in areas of priority for the entire city.
- (2) Area Based Development: Wherein, certain areas are taken up for development either on greenfield/retrofitting/redevelopment models through integration of the physical, social, institutional and economic infrastructure, and deployment of essential features.

The Smart City Proposals (SCPs) have been formulated by the cities  based  on  multi-stakeholder  consultations. The  projects included in their SCPs have been selected by the cities themselves and  reflect  the  aspirations  as  espoused  by  citizens  and  other stakeholders in the extensive citizen engagement exercise. Moreover,  it  is  to  be  noted  that  sanitation  including  Solid  Waste Management  is  an  important  part  of  the  essential  features  of  a Smart City, as mentioned in the Mission guidelines.

Convergence with other Missions and programs of the Government  is  one  of  the  important  features  of  the  Smart  Cities Mission.  Cities, while creating their SCPs have dovetailed projects from other Missions as part of convergence within their proposals.

Provision  of  core  infrastructure  like  water  supply,  sewerage and storm water drainage throughout the city is the focus area of Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT). Similarly, core infrastructure projects relating to solid waste management are the focus area under Swachh Bharat Mission.

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