Lok Sabha Question No. 3068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Status of Smart Cities Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3068 BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2021

## STATUS OF SMART CITIES MISSION

NO. 3068. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) the status of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in the State of Tamil Nadu and the aims and objectives of the same;
- (b) the impact of COVID-19 on the projects under SCM and the efforts being made by the Government to deal with the same; and
- the details of the targets that have been achieved under the SCM Tamil Nadu and the time by which all the projects would be completed in the said cities, city-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) 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. 11 cities in the State of Tamil Nadu have been selected for development as Smart

Cities. Government of India has released ? 3,976.62 crore for the Smart Cities in Tamil Nadu, out of which < 3,374.96 crore (85%) has already been utilized: Smart City-wise status of projects in Tamil Nadu is given below:-

Amount in crore

| Smart City      | DPR Stage       | DPR Stage   | Tender Stage    | Tender Stage   | Work Order Stage   | Work Order Stage   | Work Completed   | Work Completed   | Total no. of   | Amount    |
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------|
| Smart City      | No. of Projects | Amount      | No. of Projects | Amount         | No: of Projects    | Amount             | No: of Projects  | Amount           | Projects       |           |
| Chennai         |                 |             |                 | 41.92          |                    | 318.64             | 37               | 599.64           | 45             | 960.20    |
| Coimbatore      |                 |             |                 | 0.00           | 17                 | 819.58             | 56               | 322.62           | 73             | 1,142.20  |
| Erode           |                 |             |                 | 0.00           | 27                 | 695.13             | 16               | 616.81           | 43             |           |
| Madurai         |                 |             |                 | 0.00           | 12                 | 1,850.13           | 2                | 42.25            | 14             | 1,892.38  |
| Salem           |                 |             |                 | 0.00           | 32                 | 686.55             | 56               | 1,347.55         | 88             | 2,034.10  |
| Thanjavur       |                 | 1.68        |                 | 29.05          | 72                 | 896.68             | 16               | 86.69            | 91             | 1,014.10  |
| Thoothukudi     |                 |             |                 | 120.53         | 50                 | 913.71             | 16               | 13.57            | 67             | 1,047.81  |
| Tiruchirappalli |                 |             |                 | 35.77          | 59                 | 1,405.83           | 13               | 74.01            | 74             | 1,515.61  |
| Tirunelveli     |                 | 15.00       |                 | 0.00           | 51                 | 676.86             | 20               | 1,089.60         | 72             | 1,781.46  |
| Tiruppur        |                 |             |                 | 0.00           | 19                 | 2,500.60           |                  | 379.38           |                | 2,879.98  |
| Vellore         |                 |             |                 | 65.80          | 23                 | 1,819.53           | 14               | 428.48           | 39             | 2,313.81  |
| Total           |                 | 16.68       |                 | 293.07         | 369                | 12,583.24          | 253              | 5,000.60         | 632            | 17,893.59 |

Source: Geo-Spatial Management Information System, as on 12.11.2021)

COVID-19 pandemic related lockdowns and other unprecedented situations led to temporary interruptions in execution of Smart works across the country, including in Tamil Nadu: However, Smart Cities commenced works after un-lockdown and are doing their best to make up for the time lost due to such unprecedented and unforeseen circumstance\_ City

The period of implementation of SCM has also been extended upto June 2023 and all Smart Cities, including those in Tamil Nadu, are expected to complete their projects within the stipulated time:

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