Lok Sabha Question No. 304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Unspent Funds under Various Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 304

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## UNSPENT FUNDS UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that some crores of funds were lying unspent with the State Governments under various schemes of the Government upto December, 2022;
- b) if so, the response and reaction of the Union Government thereto;
- c) the details of the funds allocated for various urban centric infrastructure and other development schemes during the last three years; and
- d) the details of the steps or proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen the monitoring mechanism of the ongoing schemes both at the Central and the State levels by emphasizing proper utilization of allocated funds appropriately in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d) Urban Development is a State Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs assists the States Union Territories (UTs) in urban development through its MissionsAtal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and also addresses livelihood concerns under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Livelihoods

Mission (DAY-NULM) and PM Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi): The funds are allocated and released to the States/UTs in accordance with the guidelines of these Missions/Schemes. The status of Central Assistance (CA) allocated and utilized is given in the Annexure.

Monitoring of utilization of funds allocated to the States UTs under the Missions Schemes by the respective Divisions is a continuous process and is carried out through institutional frameworks that consist of progress reports, utilisation certificates, field visits of senior officers, review meetings in States UTs and review through video conferencesIt is also done through geotagged Information Technology based Management Information System (MIS):

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 304 regarding 'Unspent Funds under various schemes' for answer on 03 February,2022

## Atal Mission for Rejuvenation\_ and Urban Transformation(AMRUT)

Out of the total committed Central Assistance(CA) of {35,990 crore for projects { 29,668 crore has been released: CA amounting to {21,767 crore has been utilized. Utilization certificates for an amount of {7901 crore are awaited- Details of the funds allocated to all states under the mission till date are given below:

| in crore)                            | in crore)   | in crore)   | in crore)   | in crore)   |
|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Up to 2018-19 from Iaunch of mission | 2019-20     | 2021-22     | TOTAL       |             |
| 13,212.99                            |             | 5,249.14    | 30,294.98   |             |

## Smart Cities\_Mission

The Mission has a total allocation of {48,000 crore for 100 Smart Cities over a period of 5 yearsGovernment has released Central Assistance (CA) amounting to $ 28,413.60 crore for these cities out of which 3 23,668.27 crore (83%) has been utilised by the Smart CitiesDetails of CA released under the Mission from 2018-19 to 2021-22 (upto21 January 2022) is given below.

| Financial Year   | Funds Released by in crores)   |
|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 5,856.80                       |
| 2019-20          | 3,332.33                       |
|                  | 3,345.83                       |
| 2021-22          | 5,419.44                       |
| Total            | 17,954.40                      |

## Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban(SBM-U)

Under the Mission, out of total funds of {11,672.95 crore released till now, Utilization certificates (UCs) amounting to {9300.89 crore have so far been received from the States UTs and UCs amounting to {2371.54 crore are pending: The Mission allocation and details of funds released to the States UTs for various urban centric infrastructure during the last three years, including current year is given under:

in crores)

|   Mission Allocation |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |        |   2021-22 |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|
|              14013.5 |   2235.78 |    1065.6 | 841.17 |    688.12 |

## (iv) Pradhan Mantri Awas\_Yojana-Urban(PMAY-U

Details of Central Assistance released and utilised   along with unspent balance during each of last three years under PMAY-U is below:-

As on 31.12.2021

| Financial Yearl   | Central Assistance Released ({ in Cr:)   | Central Assistance Utilised in Cr:)   |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 25,071.35         | 24,228.66                                | 2018-19                               |
|                   | 19,271.61                                | 2019-20 19,755.44                     |
| 2020-21           | 26,619.00 22,175.01                      |                                       |
| Total             | 71,445.79                                | 65,675.28                             |

Utilization Certificate for % 5770.50 Crore is awaited from states

## (v) Urban Transport

Funds allocated to Metro Rail Regional Rapid Transit System projects during the last three years & Current Financial Year are as under:- in Cr:)

|                  | FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Funds allocation | 14,914.6 18,850.94 8,970.99 23,450            |

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