Lok Sabha Question No. 2705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Objectives of IC4
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2705

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 16, 2023

## OBJECTIVES OF IC4

- NO.  2705. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Integrated  Command,  Control  & Communication  Centre  (IC4) is working  as the brain for city operation since its inception, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether it also provides insights to derive intelligence for improved planning and policy-making, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  IC4  is  helping  to  aggregate  information  across  multiple applications and sensors deployed across the city, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  officials  at  Cochin  Smart  Mission  Limited  (CSML)  are awaiting  data  or inputs  from  Kochi  Corporation,  Kerala  State Electricity  Board  (KSEB),  Kerala  Water  Authority  (KWA),  Kerala State  Pollution  Control  Board  (PCB),  motor  vehicles  department, town planning, disaster management etc., if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the objectives of IC4 which have been fulfilled and which are not yet achieved including expenses under various heads from its inception? …2/-

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (e): Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015.  100 Smart cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.  Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), also known as Integrated Command, Control & Communication  Centre  (IC4)  in  Kochi,  are  playing  important  role  in ensuring better monitoring and efficiency in areas like traffic management,  solid  waste  management,  water  distribution  management and  so  on.  Smart  Cities  have  also  effectively  used  ICCCs  and  related Smart infrastructure for better management of the COVID pandemic. The ICCCs  work  as  the  brain  and  nervous  system  for  city  operations  by bringing  convergence  between  city  operations  with  digital  technology acting  as  connecting  bridge.  IC4  established  by  Cochin  Smart  Mission Limited (CSML) captures and aggregates information from multiple applications, Internet of things (IoT) sensors and devices deployed across the City. It acts as a centralized center to monitor, coordinate, aggregate information, manage and report on all functions of the city administration. Data from various Smart utilities are generating cross-sectoral intelligence  and  useful  insights  for  enhanced  planning  and  decisionmaking on a real-time basis.

CSML have informed that  they  have  already  received  certain  data  from multiple  departments  however,  for  meeting  the  various  requirements additional data-sets are required which is being collected from concerned departments. CSML have further informed that major objectives have been achieved  with  regard  to  the  functionalities  operational  at  their  IC4. However,  the  complete  achievement  of  the  objectives  of  IC4  would happen  over  the  period  of  time.  The  expenses  under  various  heads incurred by CSML are given as Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2705 for answer on 16.03.2023 regarding Objectives of IC4 asked by Shri Hibi Eden, Hon'ble MP.

## Expenses related to IC4 of CSML under various heads

(Amount ₹ in crore)

| Capital Expenditure-CAPEX                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Capital Expenditure-CAPEX         | Capital Expenditure-CAPEX         |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Particulars                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Contract Value(Without Taxes)     | Billed/Paid (Without Taxes)       |
| Procurement and Implementation of Commercially Off the Shelf (COTS) Integrated Command Control and Communication Center applications as per the Compliance Matrix detailed in the RFP along with requisite licenses of all software components of the platform as per scope of work- technical specifications and connected annexure including warranty of five years (including GIS, mobile app, Project Management System and mail server, Citizen portal, application for Solid waste Management etc.). It also includes all the connected accessories, equipment, software and services. | 10.92                             | 10.72                             |
| Implementation and Integration of services for the application software including Aadhaar, Akshaya centers for delivery of services as per scope of work described in technical specifications and connected annexures.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10.16                             | 4.17                              |
| Design and build City Command center (including Connected works) as per scope of work described in technical specifications and connected annexures.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 5.79                              | 5.10                              |
| Training and capacity building as per scope of work described in technical specifications and connected annexures.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.46                              | 0.18                              |
| Total CAPEX                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 27.33                             | 20.17                             |
| Operations and Maintenance (OPEX)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Operations and Maintenance (OPEX) | Operations and Maintenance (OPEX) |
| Particulars                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Contract Value (Without Tax)      | Billed/Paid (Without Tax)         |
| Cloud hosting for the duration of contract as per scope of work described in technical specifications and connected annexure per month for 60 months.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4.76                              | 1.43                              |
| Application maintenance, helpdesk, manpower for operations and maintenance as per scope of work described in technical specifications per month for 60 months.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 13.83                             | 2.99                              |
| Software Annual Technical Support and subscription as percentage of the cost applicable after five years also (as per scope of work- technical specifications and connected annexures)/year - 5 Years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.53                              | 0.69                              |
| Component of Capex to be paid quarterly over 20 quarters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4.92                              | 0.58                              |
| Bandwidth for connectivity (will be paid directly to telco) by CSML, per year for 16 Mbps./per year for 5 Years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.30                              | 0.11                              |
| Total OPEX                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 27.34                             | 5.80                              |
| Total: CAPEX + OPEX                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 54.67                             | 25.99                             |

(Source: Cochin Smart Mission Limited)