Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Development of Shirdi as Modern/Smart City
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 62

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 02, 2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF SHIRDI AS MODERN/SMART CITY

NO. 62. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to  take  any steps to develop Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra State, where the holy shrine of Shri Sai Baba is located, as a modern/smart city;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be finalized?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c):     A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

Statement  as  referred  to  in  part  (a)  to  (c)  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha Starred  Question  No  62  due  for  answer  on  02  December,2021

regarding 'Development of Shirdi as Modern/Smart City'

(a) to (c) : Urban  Development  is  a  State  subject.  Ministry facilitates and  assists State Governments/ Administration of Union Territories  through its   Mission / Schemes for urban infrastructure development  projects  -   Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  2.0,  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -Urban (PMAY-U),  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM),  Swachh  Bharat  MissionUrban (SBM-U) 2.0,  and Urban Transport (UT).

Smart Cities were selected through a two-stage competition.  Stage1  of  the  competition  was  conducted  by  States  /  Union  Territories (UTs) and Stage-2 by the Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Eight cities from Maharashtra have been selected for development as  Smart  Cities.   Shirdi  city  was  not  a  part  of  the  initial  shortlist prepared by the State Government of Maharashtra. Presently, there is no proposal for adding more number of cities under Smart Cities Mission.

Further, Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is aimed at creating replicable models in the 100 Smart Cities which can act as `lighthouses' for other aspiring cities of the country. In order to support States / UTs and cities in their journey towards Smart Cities, a workbook titled 'Making a City Smart: Lessons from the Smart Cities Mission' has

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been released by the Ministry recently. The workbook encapsulates learnings from on-ground implementation of SCM over the past five years, and can be used by State Governments to handhold all their cities  through  the  learning  of  What,  Why  and  How  to  make  a  city 'Smart'. The workbook is available online at : https://smartnet.niua.org/content.

The details of projects being taken up under various urban Missions / Schemes in the city of Shirdi are given in the Annexure.

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## Annexure as referred to in part (a) to (c) in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No 62 due for answer on 02 December,2021 regarding 'Development of Shirdi as Modern/Smart City'

List of works taken up under various urban Missions / Schemes in the city of Shirdi.

## AMRUT

Three projects worth ₹ 38 crores have been taken up in Shirdi and all the three have been completed. These include one water supply project worth ₹ 37 crore and two park projects worth ₹ 1 crore.

## SBM-U

580 units of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) have been completed against the  mission target of 578 units.  Community Toilets / Public Toilets 212 seats have been constructed against the mission target  of  212  seats.  Door-to-door  collection  and  source  segregation  of  waste  is  practised  in  all  the seventeen wards of Shirdi. 100 % of waste generated {11 Tonnes Per Day (TPD)} is being processed in Shirdi city.

## PMAY-U

The details of Housing projects taken up under PMAY-U in Shirdi Nagar Panchayat is mentioned below:

|   Sr. No. | Particulars                              |   Under Credit linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) | Under Affordable Housing In Partnership (AHP)   |   Under Beneficiary Led Constructio n (BLC) | Achievement Under PMAY(U)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Project(s)Approved (Nos) -               |                                        1    | 2                                               |                                        3    |                             |
|         2 | Project Cost Approved (₹ in Cr.)         |                                        3.97 | 17.78                                           |                                       16.18 | 37.93                       |
|         3 | Central Assistance Sanctioned (₹ in Cr.) |                                        0.8  | 2.52                                            |                                        4.08 | 7.4                         |
|         4 | Central Assistance Released (₹ in Cr.)   |                                        0.8  | -                                               |                                        1.61 | 2.41                        |
|         5 | Houses Sanctioned (Nos)                  |                                       39    | 168                                             |                                      272    | 479                         |
|         6 | Houses Grounded for Construction         |                                       39    | 168                                             |                                       98    | 305                         |
|         7 | Constructions of Houses Completed (Nos)  |                                       39    | 14                                              |                                       76    | 129                         |
|         8 | Houses Occupied (Nos)                    |                                       39    | -                                               |                                       76    | 115                         |

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