Lok Sabha Question No. 4087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Udaipur under Smart City Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4087

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

## UDAIPUR UNDER SMART CITY MISSION

NO. 4087 . SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) details of works undertaken under the Smart Mission (SCM) along with the latest position in this regard and the reasons for slower pace of put City
- whether Udaipur city has been in the list of Smart the work; City
- (b) whether the Government is aware that a large number of tourists visit Udaipur district of Rajasthan which is also known as the city of lakes; and
- if so, the details of measures the Government proposes to take to speed

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : Yes, Sir. The of Udaipur was selected to be developed as a Smart City in Round-I of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in January, 2016. The Smart City Proposal (SCP) prepared by the Udaipur City is for Rs: 1221 crore out of which  projects worth Rs. 880 crore are proposed for Area-Based Development (ABD) and projects worth Rs. 341 crore are for Pan Development: These projects, inter alia, relate to tourism development, water-front  development, smart and resilient infrastructure to support city City
- (c) up the works under SCM?

growing tourism & urban activity and conservation of areas in the walled In Udaipur Smart as on 18th November, 2019, tenders have been issued in 43 projects worth Rs: 337.7 crore, work orders have been issued in 46 projects worth Rs: 1175.69 crore and 16 projects worth 35.46 crore have been completed: cityCity,

(c) The implementation of the Smart Cities Mission at the city level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purpose- The SPVs plan, appraise, approve, implement, manage, operate, monitor and evaluate their Smart City projects- At State Ievel, Mission implementation is coordinated by the State Ievel   High Powered  Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of the StateAt the National level, the implementation of Smart Cities Mission is being monitored by an Apex Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): The Nominee Directors of MoHUA, on the Boards of SPVs, are also monitoring the progress in respective cities on a regular basis: The MoHUA regularly interacts with the StateslSmart 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 Besides, the guidance of domain experts participating in the regional workshops, cities also benefit from peer-to-peer learning during these interactions: The Smart Cities are also regularly reporting implementation status of projects, including utilization of funds, under SCM through the Online-Management Information System (MIS)- In addition, all the Smart Cities have been advised to furnish utilization status of Gol funds on a monthly basis for monitoring the utilization of funds more closely:

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