Lok Sabha Question No. 2539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Projects under Smart Cities Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Dileshwar Kamait, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Navneet Ravi Rana, Locket Chatterjee, Sunil Kumar Pintu

O.I.H.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2539 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 22, 2022

PROJECTS UNDER SMART CITIES MISSION

## NO. 2539.  SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has awarded the States for its performance and active role played under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives for the same;
- (b) the details of the smart cities which have been awarded best prize for overall performance;
- (c) the total number of projects under SCM especially in Bhagalpur district of Bihar;
- (d) the  funds  released  for  the  work  order  along  with  the  projects  which have been completed and are currently in progress;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  also  issued  the  Climate  Smart  City Assessment Framework Report and if so, the details thereof along with the details of the performance of cities in this regard;
- (f) the role to be played by the Advisory Committee under the said Mission along with the gap between any two meetings of the committee;
- (g)  the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  said  committee  for  Bhagalpur district till date, year-wise; and
- (h) whether any role is to be played by the Hon'ble Member of Parliament in smart city projects and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b): India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC) was launched to reward cities,  projects,  and  innovative  ideas  around  Smart  City  development. The category-wise list of awards under ISAC 2020 is given in Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d): As per SCM Guidelines, Central Government will provide financial support to the extent of   ₹ 48,000 crore over five years to the 100 Smart Cities i.e., on an average ₹ 100 crore per city per year.  An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the State Government/Urban Local Body (ULB).  As on 2 December 2022, work orders have been issued in 7,738 projects  worth  around  ₹  1,81,112  crore  of  which  4,987  projects  worth  ₹ 92,439  crore  have  been  completed.    Government  of  India  has  released  ₹ 34,675  crore  under  SCM,  out  of  which  ₹  30,418  crore  (88%)  has  been utilized.  Bhagalpur  Smart  City  is  implementing  25  projects  worth  ₹  1,529 crore, out of which 8 projects worth ₹ 67 crore have been completed and 17 projects  worth  ₹  1,462  crore  are  ongoing.    As  on    2  December  2022, Government of India has released ₹ 294 crore for Bhagalpur Smart City out of which ₹ 213.39 crore has been utilized by them.
- (e): Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) was launched in 2019 as a mechanism to strengthen climate-sensitive development practices  in  cities  through  healthy  competition  amongst  them.  The  final report of the second edition of Assessment, CSCAF 2.0 was released on 25 June 2021. The 126 participating cities were assessed through 28 diverse indicators  across  5  thematic  areas  namely  Energy  and  Green  Buildings; Urban  Planning,  Green  Cover  and  Biodiversity;  Mobility  and  Air  Quality; Water Management; and Waste Management. The results of CSCAF-2.0 are available at https://niua.org/c-cube/c-cube-documents. Broadly, city performance has been assessed through stars achieved, spanning from 1star to 5-star. As per the report of CSCAF 2.0, 31 cities have achieved an overall rating of 1-star; 64 cities have achieved an overall rating of 2-star; 22 cities have achieved 3-star and 9 cities have achieved 4-star rating.

(f) to (h): As per SCM Guidelines, a Smart City Advisory Forum (SCAF) is to be established at the city level to advise and enable collaboration among various stakeholders. It consists of Member(s) of Parliament, Member(s) of Legislative Assembly,  Mayor,  District  Collector, local youth, technical experts, other stakeholders etc. All 100 Smart Cities have established their SCAFs  and  have  convened  more  than  700  meetings  of  the  forum  in  their respective cities.  As informed by Bhagalpur Smart City Limited, their SCAF was  constituted  on  14.02.2018  and  since  then  7  meetings  of  SCAF  have been  convened  by  them.  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  and  Hon'ble Members of Legislative Assembly play a very significant role in advising the respective Smart Cities on effective implementation of Smart City Projects.

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Annexure-I in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2539 for answer on 22.12.2022 regarding Projects under Smart Cities Mission asked by Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal, Shri Dileshwar Kamait, Shri Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Shrimati Navneet Ravi Rana, Ms. Locket Chatterjee, and Shri Sunil Kumar Pintu,  Hon'ble MPs.

## Category wise awards given in ISAC 2020

| Category                                  | 1 st Position                                                           | 2 nd Position                                                           | 3 rd Position                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Project Awards-Social Aspects             | Tirupati                                                                | Bhubaneshwar                                                            | Tumakaru                                                                |
| Project Awards-Built Environment          | Indore                                                                  | Surat                                                                   | Erode                                                                   |
| Project Awards-Sanitation                 | Tirupati, Indore                                                        | --                                                                      | Surat                                                                   |
| Project Awards-Culture                    | Indore, Chandigarh                                                      | --                                                                      | Gwalior                                                                 |
| Project Awards- Economy                   | Indore                                                                  | Tirupati, Agra                                                          | --                                                                      |
| Project Awards-Governance                 | Vadodara                                                                | Thane                                                                   | Bhubaneswar                                                             |
| Project Awards-Urban Environment          | Bhopal, Chennai                                                         | --                                                                      | Tirupati                                                                |
| Project Awards- Urban Mobility            | Aurangabad                                                              | Surat                                                                   | Ahmedabad                                                               |
| Project Awards-Water                      | Dehradun, Varanasi                                                      | --                                                                      | Surat                                                                   |
| Project Awards-Sustainable Business Model | Agartala                                                                | Agartala                                                                | Agartala                                                                |
| Smart Cities Leadership Award             | Ahmedabad                                                               | Varanasi                                                                | Ranchi                                                                  |
| State Award                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                              |
| UT Award                                  | Chandigarh                                                              | Chandigarh                                                              | Chandigarh                                                              |
| Innovative Idea Award                     | Indore (Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism)                              | Indore (Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism)                              | Indore (Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism)                              |
| COVID Innovation Award                    | Joint Winners: Kalyan-Dombivali &Varanasi                               | Joint Winners: Kalyan-Dombivali &Varanasi                               | Joint Winners: Kalyan-Dombivali &Varanasi                               |
| COVID Innovation Award (Round Wise)       | Round 1: Chennai Round 2: Kalyan-Dombivali &Varanasi Round 3: Bengaluru | Round 1: Chennai Round 2: Kalyan-Dombivali &Varanasi Round 3: Bengaluru | Round 1: Chennai Round 2: Kalyan-Dombivali &Varanasi Round 3: Bengaluru |
| Round Wise Recognition- Round-1           | Indore Surat                                                            | --                                                                      | Jabalpur                                                                |
| Round Wise Recognition- Round 2+FT        | Agra                                                                    | Tirupati                                                                | Varanasi                                                                |
| Round Wise Recognition- Round 3           | Dehradun                                                                | Sagar                                                                   | Tirunelveli                                                             |
| Round Wise Recognition- Round 4           | Erode                                                                   | Erode                                                                   | Erode                                                                   |
| Overall Winner                            | Indore and Surat                                                        | Indore and Surat                                                        | Indore and Surat                                                        |

Source: https://smartnet.niua.org/smart-cities-awards-2020/result-1.php