Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Formation of Committees at City Level under SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan, S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 347

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## FORMATION OF COMMITTEES AT CITY LEVEL UNDER SCM

NO. SHRI NATARAJAN PR: SHRI RAMALINGAM S::

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has any proposal to set up a Committee at city level with elected Local Body representatives of the city to supervise the on-going Smart City Mission (SCM) across the country and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of Smart City Projects that have been or to be completed in time particularly in Tamil Nadu and whether any deadline has been fixed to complete the programme, if SO, the details thereof;
- C) whether these committees were formed in all the hundred smart cities  including Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu and if the details thereof;
- (d) the number of smart city projects that have achieved the target in time and the number of those pending for completion, if any; and
- (e) the present status of the projects particularly Coimbatore smart city project?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c): Government 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. The implementation of SCM at the City level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purposeAs per SCM Statement and Guidelines, a Smart City Advisory Forum (SCAF) is to be established at the city level to advise and enable collaboration among various stakeholders- It consists of District Collector, Member of Parliament, Member Legislative Assembly, Mayor, Iocal youth, technical experts, and other stakeholdersAII 100 Smart Cities, including Coimbatore Smart City in Tamil Nadu, have established their SCAFsAs on December 2021, more than 580 SCAF meetings have been convened 100 Smart Cities10 meetings have been convened Coimbatore Smart by by
- (d) & (e): As on 21 January 2022, these Smart Cities have tendered out 6,721 projects worth crore; out of which work orders have been issued in 6,124 projects worth { 1,62,908 crore; out of these, 3,421 projects worth % 58,735 crore have been completed: The period of implementation of SCM has been extended upto June 2023 and all Smart Cities, including Coimbatore Smart City, are expected to complete their projects within the stipulated time. The status of Smart City projects of Coimbatore is given below:

| DPR Stage       | DPR Stage   | Tender Stage    | Tender Stage   | Work Order Stage   | Work Order Stage   | Work Completed   | Work Completed   |                |              |
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
| No. of Projects | Amount      | No. of Projects | Amount         | No. of Projects    | Amount             | No. of Projects  | Amount           | Total Projects | Total Amount |
|                 | 0.00        |                 |                | 17                 | 819.58             | 56               | 322.62           | 73             | 1,142.20     |

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