Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Cities Selected under Smart Cities Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 267 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022 CITIES SELECTED UNDER SMART CITIES MISSION

NO. 267 . SHRI BB.PATIL: MS\_ LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

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

- (a) the number of cities in the country have been selected under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM);
- (b) the criteria for allocation of funds between the Centre and the States to implement the schemes for the development of the said cities;
- the the for assessing the progress made in the said cities;
- (c) procedure fixed by Government
- (d) the initiatives that the Government has taken under SCM from its beginning till now; and
- (e) the details of projects that has been undertaken
- under the mission so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 cities have been selected for development as Smart cities through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.
- (b): As per SCM Statement & Guidelines, Central Government will provide financial support under the Mission to the extent of ? 48,000 crore over five years i.e-, on an average { 100 crore per city per year. An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the State GovernmentlUrban Local Body (ULB):

- (c): The implementation of SCM at the level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purpose: At State level, Mission implementation is coordinated by the State level High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of the State. At the National level, implementation of SCM is monitored by an Apex Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): Nominee Directors of MoHUA on the Boards of SPVs monitor progress in respective cities on a regular basis. MoHUA regularly interacts with the StateslSmart Cities through video conferences, review meetings, field visits, regional workshops etc: at various levels to assess the performance of cities and handhold them for improving the sameSmart Cities are assessed on various parameters including, but not limited project implementation and utilization of funds through the Online Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS): city to,
- (d) & (e): Projects under SCM are aimed at improving liveability, economic ability, and sustainability of citiesThe focus is on sustainable and inclusive   development and the idea is to look at developing compact areas, creating replicable models which will act as lighthouses to other aspiring cities through work on four pillars of comprehensive development institutional, physical, social, and economic infrastructure- Projects under the Mission, inter alia, include development of Integrated Command & Control Centres, Smart Roads, Smart Solar, Smart water & wastewater infrastructure, vibrant urban spaces. As on 21 January 2022, Smart Cities have tendered out 6,721 projects worth % 1,88,507 crore; out of which work orders have been issued in 6,124 projects worth 3 1,62,908 crore; out of these, 3,421 projects worth { 58,735 crore have been completed: The details of other significant initiatives launched by Mission aimed at integrated development across various aspects of urban development are given in Annexure-L:

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## Other significant initiatives\_uder\_the Smart Cities\_Mission

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