Lok Sabha Question No. 707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Role Played by Smart City Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 707

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 2, 2021

## ROLE PLAYED BY SMART CITY MISSION

NO. 707. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)  the  role  played  by  the  Smart  City  Mission  (SCM)  in  implementing various measures during the pandemic to ensure ease of living for citizens;
- (b) whether the Union Government is satisfied with their role and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the smart cities transformed into Covid-19 war rooms;
- (d)  if  so,  the  names  of  the  cities  which  have  helped  to  efficiently manage the Covid-19 crisis;
- (e) the other initiatives undertaken under SCM to control the pandemic; and
- (f)  the  details  of  the  progress  of  various  projects  being  implemented under  SCM  and  the  extent  to  which  targets  of  various  projects under the mission have suffered due to Covid-19 pandemic?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)  to  (e):  With  COVID-19  declared  as  global  pandemic,  Smart  Cities took immediate steps to manage the crisis. The response to COVID-19 in  Smart  Cities  can  be  classified  into  four  areas  of  action  viz. Information,  Communication,  Management  and  Preparedness.  Some key components of COVID-19 War Rooms and other initiatives taken by Smart Cities are given in Annexure-I.

As  on  date,  out  of  100  Smart  Cities,  Integrated  Command  &  Control Cities. State/District/City Administrations converted ICCCs into COVID-19 War effective

Centres (ICCCs) have been operationalized in 75 Smart Rooms and used existing Smart Infrastructure for management of the pandemic.

All  100  Smart  Cities  deployed  digital  technology  based  and  other innovative solutions to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic. The  details  of  such  steps  taken  by  these  Cities  to  manage  the pandemic  are  available  in  the  document  'The  Smart  Responses  to COVID-19:  A  Documentation  of  Innovative  Actions  by  India's  Smart Cities during the Pandemic' which is available on smartnet.niua.org.

(f): Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015 for  development  of  100  cities  as  Smart  Cities.  The  cities were selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. As on 12 November 2021, these cities have tendered out 6,452 projects worth ₹ 1,84,998 crore; out of which work orders have been  issued  in  5,809  projects  worth  ₹  1,56,571  crore;  out  of  these, 3,131 projects worth ₹ 53,175 crore have been completed. COVID-19 pandemic related lockdowns and other unprecedented situations have led to temporary interruptions in execution of Smart City works across lockdown and are trying their best to make up for the time lost due to the  country.  However,  Smart  Cities  commenced  works  after  unsuch unprecedented and unforeseen circumstances.

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## Annexure-I in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 707 for answer on 02.12.2021 regarding Role Played by Smart City Mission asked by  Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu and Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Hon'ble MPs.

## Key components of COVID-19 War Rooms and other initiatives taken by Smart Cities

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Communication                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Management                                                                                                                                                                                       | Preparedness                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Information  CCTV Surveillance of Public Places and Lockdowns/ People's movement.  GIS Mapping of COVID Positive/ Suspect cases.  GPS Tracking of Healthcare operations/ambulanc es/ workers.  Real-time tracking of Disinfection Services. |  Helpline Numbers of State and District Administration.  Accurate two-way communication between stakeholders.  Inter-departmental coordination.  Leverage social media channels to communicate with citizens. |  Pandemic Monitoring Dashboard with Analytics.  Virtual Training to Doctors & Healthcare professionals.  Medical Services through Telemedicine.  Mobile Applications for essential supplies. |  Predictive Analytics for virus spread analysis/ containment.  Predictive need forecasting for equipment and logistics.  Continuous peer-to- peer learning through webinars/tech- clinics/ handholding sessions to disseminate best |

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