Lok Sabha Question No. 2995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Funds under Urban Development Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2995

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 04, 2022

## FUNDS UNDER URBAN DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

NO. 2995.

PROF\_ SOUGATA RAY:

SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the funds allocated and utilised under urban development schemes
- during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether a large part of funds allocated for urban development to the States during the said period remains unspent;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor, State and
- schemelproject-wise;
- (d) whether there is any mechanism to monitor the utilisation of funds allocated to the States;
- if so, the details thereof and the steps takenl likely to be taken to
- the steps taken to make Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) more efficient
- (e) strengthen this mechanism; and
- and empower them in order to make demand for funds and utilise them along with the details of steps taken to insure the financial stability of ULBs:

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

- (a) The details of funds released and utilized on the urban development schemes Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities Mission(SCM), Swachh Bharat MissionUrban(SBM-U), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), NorthEastern Region Urban Development Programme(NERUDP) and 10% Lumpsum Scheme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) are given in Annexure:
- (b) & (c) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs approves the overall State plans and releases the central financial assistance under its missionsThe detailed projects are conceived, appraised, approved and implemented by the The urban infrastructure projects generally require three years for execution and completion after selection of citieslprojects, approval of plans and setting up of implementation structures. Utilisation of funds released under the missionslschemes depends upon theses aspects: Moreover, utilization certificates submitted by the StateslUts for seeking subsequent instalments, when it has reached upto the threshold for the next release. Hence, there is a gap between actual utilization on ground and utilisation reported by the StateslUts:
- (d)e(e) In order to monitor progress of schemes and funds allocated to the StateslUts, various institutional frameworks, like submission periodic progress reports, review meetings, video conferences, field visits have been in place: Instalments of central assistance are released keeping in view the reports of the Independent Review and Monitoring Agencies  (IRMA)Utilisation Certificates issued by the State Government authorities as required under the respective scheme guidelines: put
- AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 Mission  guidelines make mandatory for StateslUts to release corresponding StatelULB share within stipulated time period from the release of Central Assistance (CA) As per the guidelines, StateslUts have to submit Utilisation Certificates the released Central Assistance (CA)States/Uts need to submit claim for further CA on utilisation of 75% already released CA. Single Nodal Account (SNA) Module is implemented in AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 Mission for real time monitoring of funds availability and utilization of funds released to the StateslUtsExternal Agency (IRMA) reviews and verifies the progress of the projects and funds utilisation by the StateslUts in both the Missions and submits the reports on same:

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question NO. 2995 regarding 'Funds under Urban Development Schemes' for answer on 04 August, 2022.

Status of funds allocation and utilization under Urban Development Scheme in crores)

| SI   | Name of               | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Utilization        |
|------|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
| No   | the Missionl Scheme   | 2019-20      | 2020-21      | 2021-22      | 2022-23      | 2019-20 to 2022-23 |
|      | AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0     | 6210.18      | 6382.98      | 6213.84      | 5.05         | 13777.93           |
| 2    | SCM                   | 3450.00      | 3400.00      | 6600.00      | 6800.00      | 27610.34#          |
| 3.   | SBM-U & SBM-U 2.0     | 1252.00      | 968.94       | 1932.57      | 37.95        | 1103.70            |
| 4    | PMAY-U                | 21851.0 9    | 30983.1 6    | 59963.0 4    | 2838.29      | 1,07,895.7 9       |
| 5    | NERUDP*               | 259.99       | 125.00       | 98.05        | Nil          | 456.71**           |
| 6.   | 10% Lump Sum Scheme $ | 121.00       | 18.56        | Nil          | Nil          | 128.73             |

- #Utilization of funds included from 2015-16 to 2022-23
- Scheme closed on 31.03.2022.
- ** the funds were released on the basis of reimbursement
- Scheme closed on 31.03.2021.