Lok Sabha Question No. 3714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Cities under SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anurag Sharma, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3714

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## CITIES UNDER SCM

NO. 3714.

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  cities  identified  under  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  in  Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and the details of the funds sanctioned and utilized under this mission;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to expand the list of the cities to be transformed under this Mission in the said States, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any slum development project  in  the  said  States  under  SCM  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  steps  for  solid waste  management  in  the  said  States  under  SCM,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a):  Government  of  India  launched  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.

The cities of Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad,  Prayagraj,  Saharanpur  &  Varanasi  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and Ajmer,  Jaipur,  Kota  &  Udaipur  in  Rajasthan  have  been  selected  for development as Smart Cities.

As on 3 March 2023, Government of India has released ₹ 1,813 crore and State Government of Rajasthan has released its matching share of ₹  1,772  crore  amounting  to  a  total  release  of  ₹  3,585  crore  to  the Smart  Cities  of  Rajasthan,  of  which  ₹  3,283  crore  (92%)  has  been utilized. As regards Smart Cities of Uttar Pradesh, Government of India has  released  ₹  3,969  crore  and  State  Government  has  released  its matching  share  of  ₹  3,821  crore  amounting  to  a  total  release  of ₹ 7,790 crore, of which ₹ 6,685 crore (86%) has been utilized.

- (b):    There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration of the Government for adding more cities under SCM.
- (c): Since Land and Colonization are State subjects, State Governments issue policies/guidelines and undertake projects for slum re-development/rehabilitation.  Under  SCM,  projects  including  those related  to  slum  redevelopment  are  proposed  and  implemented  by cities in accordance with their Smart City Plans.  There are no slum re-development projects undertaken by the Smart Cities in the State of Rajasthan.  As  regards,  Uttar  Pradesh,  the  Smart  Cities  of  Agra, Aligarh, Jhansi and Kanpur have undertaken one slum re-development project each. The total cost of Slum re-development projects undertaken under SCM in Uttar Pradesh is ₹ 133.86 crore.
- (d):  Out  of  42  projects  related  to  Solid  Waste  Management  costing ₹  674.91  crore  undertaken  by  the  Smart  Cities  in  Rajasthan,  35 projects  (83%)  have  been  completed.  Out  of  45  projects  related  to Solid Waste Management costing ₹ 1,261.26 crore undertaken by the Smart Cities in Uttar Pradesh, 38 projects (84%) have been completed.

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