Lok Sabha Question No. 5290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Installation of Smog Towers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5290

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.04.2022

## Installation of Smog Towers

## 5290. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details specific to the cost incurred in installing Smog Towers;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  costeffectiveness  of  installation  of  Smog Towers to reduce pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  believes  that  reducing  pollution  at  the  source  is  more  cost effective than installing Smog Towers to reduce pollution;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  actions  taken  thereon  to  install  mechanisms  to  reduce pollution and smog at its source; and
- (e) the details pertaining to budgetary allocation made towards pollution control?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

## (a) & (b)

The total project cost of Smog  Tower  installed by CPCB  at  AnandViharwas  Rs. 18,52,75,120/-  excluding  taxes  and  duties,  operational  cost,  power  connection,  project management  consultant  (PMC)  charges,  Annual  Maintenance  Charges  (AMC)  and  other specific works. Out of which, Rs.13,59,10,000/was for tower construction and commissioning work related components (executed by TPL).

As informedby the Delhi Government, the total cost for installation of smog tower at Baba Khark Singh Marg, Connaught Place is Rs. 19,42, 35, 120/-.

The two Smog Towers are experimental pilot projects and further utility will depend on the performance results and other relevant issues.

## (c)& (d)

It is scientifically true that reducing, preventing and control of pollution at the source is more cost effective than installing Smog Towers to reduce pollution.

The  government  has  taken  several  actions  to  reduce  air  pollution  which  include  the introduction of BS-VI norms for fuel and vehicles since April 2020; promotion of E-vehicles; expansion the  of network of Metro rails for public transport; promotion of cleaner fuel such as PNG; stringent emission norms for industries including coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs);  zig-zag  technology  for  brick  kilns;  Extended  Producer  Responsibility  (EPR)  for plastic and e-waste management; real-time monitoring of major industrial sectors, etc. Sectorwise measures are enclosed at Annexure-I .

(e)

Rs.  472.06  Crores  have  been  provided  to  non-attainment  cities  under  National  Clean  Air Programme during 2019-2022. The details are enclosed as Annexure-II .

Rs. 4400 Crores and Rs.1833 Croreshave been released under 15 th Finance Commission Grant to 42 Urban Agglomerations (UA) having million plus population in the year 2020-21 and 2021-22  respectively  for  improving  air  quality.  Details  are  enclosed  as Annexure-III and Annexure-IV .

Further,  Grant  of  Rs.  12139.00  Crores  under  Million  Plus  Challenge  Fund  has  also  been allocatedfor the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26. Details are enclosed as Annexure-V .

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## Measures taken by the Government for Air Quality Management

## Vehicular Pollution Control

-  Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI norms for fuel and vehicles since April, 2020.
-  Network of Metro rails for public transport are enhanced and more cities are covered.
-  Development of Expressway and Highways are also reducing the fuel consumption and pollution.
-  Introduction of cleaner/alternate fuels like CNG, LPG, ethanol blending in petrol.
-  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Electric  Vehicles  (FAME)  -2  scheme  has  been rolled out.
-  Permit requirement for electric vehicles has been exempted.
-  Promotion of public transport and improvements in roads and building of more bridges to ease congestion on roads.

## Industrial Pollution Control

-  Stringent emission norms for Coal based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs).
-  Pet coke and furnace oil have been banned as fuel in Delhi and NCR States.
-  Shifting of industrial units to PNG.
-  Installation of online continuous  emission  monitoring  devices  in  highly  polluting industries.
-  Shifting of Brick kilns to zig-zag technology for reduction of pollution

## Waste Management

-  Notifications of 6 waste management rules covering solid waste, plastic waste, e-waste, bio-medical waste, C&D waste and hazardous waste.
-  Setting up infrastructure such as waste processing plants.
-  Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic and e-waste management.
-  Ban on burning of biomass/garbage.

## Crop Residue Management

-  Under Central  Sector  Scheme  on  'Promotion  of  Agricultural  Mechanization  for  in-situ management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi',  agricultural  machines  and  equipment  for  in-situ  crop  residue  management  are promoted with 50% subsidy to the individual farmers and 80% subsidy for establishment of Custom Hiring Centres.
-  Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) has been launched as an initiative to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make CBG available in the market for use in automotive fuels.

## Monitoring of Ambient Air Quality

-  Expansion of air quality monitoring network of manual as well as continuous monitoring stations under programmes such as National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP).
-  Initiation  of  pilot  projects  to  assess  alternate  ambient  monitoring  technologies  such  as low-cost sensors and satellite-based monitoring.
-  Implementation of Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, Kanpur and Lucknow. The system provides alerts for taking timely actions.

## Annexure-II

## State wise and City wise details of funds released under NCAP program for implementation of city action plans

Amount in Crore

|   S. No. | State            | City                                                    | Amount released during FY 2019-20   | Amount released during FY 2020-21   | Amount released during FY 2021- 22   |   Total fund released upto 31.12.2022 |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Vijaywada                                               | 6.00                                | -                                   | -                                    |                                  6    |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh   | Guntur                                                  | 0.12                                | 0.76                                | 1.96                                 |                                  2.84 |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kurnool                                                 | 0.06                                | 0.76                                | 1.36                                 |                                  2.18 |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh   | Nellore                                                 | 0.06                                | 0.76                                | 1.92                                 |                                  2.74 |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh   | Visakhapatnam                                           | 0.12                                | -                                   | -                                    |                                  0.12 |
|        6 | Andhra Pradesh   | Srikakulam                                              | -                                   | 2.00                                | 0.49                                 |                                  2.49 |
|        7 | Andhra Pradesh   | Chitoor                                                 | -                                   | 2.00                                | 0.46                                 |                                  2.46 |
|        8 | Andhra Pradesh   | Ongole                                                  | -                                   | 2.00                                | 0.64                                 |                                  2.64 |
|        9 | Andhra Pradesh   | vizianagaram                                            | -                                   | 2.00                                | 0.83                                 |                                  2.83 |
|       10 | Andhra Pradesh   | Eluru                                                   | -                                   | 2.00                                | 0.82                                 |                                  2.82 |
|       11 | Andhra Pradesh   | Rajahmundry                                             | -                                   | 2.00                                | 1.13                                 |                                  3.13 |
|       12 | Andhra Pradesh   | Anantapur                                               | -                                   | 2.00                                | 1.04                                 |                                  3.04 |
|       13 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kadapa                                                  | -                                   | 1.00                                | 0.83                                 |                                  1.83 |
|       14 | Assam            | Guwahati                                                | 0.12                                | 5.00                                | -                                    |                                  5.12 |
|       15 | Assam            | Nagaon                                                  | 0.06                                | 2.00                                | -                                    |                                  2.06 |
|       16 | Assam            | Nalbari                                                 | 0.06                                | 1.00                                | -                                    |                                  1.06 |
|       17 | Assam            | Sibsagar                                                | 0.06                                | 2.00                                | -                                    |                                  2.06 |
|       18 | Assam            | Silchar                                                 | 0.06                                | 2.00                                | -                                    |                                  2.06 |
|       19 | Bihar            | Patna                                                   | 10.00                               | -                                   | -                                    |                                 10    |
|       20 | Bihar            | Gaya                                                    | 0.10                                | 2.00                                | 1.90                                 |                                  4    |
|       21 | Bihar            | Muzaffarpur                                             | 0.10                                | 5.00                                | 2.50                                 |                                  7.6  |
|       22 | Chandigarh       | Chandigarh                                              | 8.28                                | 5.00                                | 4.61                                 |                                 17.89 |
|       23 | Chhattisgarh     | Raipur                                                  | 6.00                                | -                                   | -                                    |                                  6    |
|       24 | Chhattisgarh     | Bhillai                                                 | 6.00                                | -                                   | -                                    |                                  6    |
|       25 | Chhattisgarh     | Korba                                                   | 0.06                                | 1.00                                | -                                    |                                  1.06 |
|       26 | Delhi            | Delhi                                                   | -                                   | -                                   | 11.25                                |                                 11.25 |
|       27 | Gujarat          | Surat                                                   | 6.00                                | -                                   | -                                    |                                  6    |
|       28 | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad                                               | 6.00                                | -                                   | -                                    |                                  6    |
|       29 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi (Baddi&nalagarh considered twin during FY 20- 21) | 0.06                                | 3.00                                | 0.20                                 |                                  3.26 |
|       30 | Himachal Pradesh | Nalagarh                                                | 0.06                                | -                                   | 0.06                                 |                                  0.12 |
|       31 | Himachal Pradesh | Paonta Sahib                                            | 0.06                                | 1.00                                | 0.10                                 |                                  1.16 |

|   32 | Himachal Pradesh   | Sunder Nagar    | 0.06   | 1.00   | 0.08   |   1.14 |
|------|--------------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|   33 | Himachal Pradesh   | Kala Amb        | -      | 3.00   | 0.00   |   3    |
|   34 | Himachal Pradesh   | Damtal          | -      | 1.00   | 0.01   |   1.01 |
|   35 | Himachal Pradesh   | Parwanoo        | -      | 1.00   | 0.03   |   1.03 |
|   36 | Jammu & Kashmir    | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.12   | 3.00   | 4.89   |   8.01 |
|   37 | Jammu & Kashmir    | Srinagar        | -      | 5.00   | 7.95   |  12.95 |
|   38 | Jharkhand          | Dhanbad         | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   39 | Karnataka          | Bangalore       | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   40 | Karnataka          | Gulburga        | 0.12   | 0.38   | 2.24   |   2.74 |
|   41 | Karnataka          | Hubli-Dharwad   | 0.12   | 0.38   | 3.68   |   4.18 |
|   42 | Karnataka          | Devanagere      | 0.06   | 0.76   | 1.40   |   2.22 |
|   43 | Madhya Pradesh     | Bhopal          | 10.00  | -      | -      |  10    |
|   44 | Madhya Pradesh     | Gwalior         | 10.00  | -      | -      |  10    |
|   45 | Madhya Pradesh     | Indore          | 0.20   | -      | -      |   0.2  |
|   46 | Madhya Pradesh     | Ujjain          |        | 0.38   | 2.33   |   2.91 |
|   47 | Madhya Pradesh     | Sagar           | 0.10   | 0.76   | 1.36   |   2.22 |
|   48 | Madhya Pradesh     | Dewas           |        | 0.38   | 1.33   |   1.81 |
|   49 | Maharashtra        | Mumbai          | 9.50   | -      | -      |   9.5  |
|   50 | Maharashtra        | Nagpur          | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   51 | Maharashtra        | Navi Mumbai     | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   52 | Maharashtra        | Pune            | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   53 | Maharashtra        | Amravati        | 0.20   | 1.14   | 2.91   |   4.25 |
|   54 | Maharashtra        | Aurangabad      | 0.20   | -      | -      |   0.2  |
|   55 | Maharashtra        | Nashik          | 0.20   | -      | -      |   0.2  |
|   56 | Maharashtra        | Kolhapur        | 0.20   | 0.76   | -      |   0.96 |
|   57 | Maharashtra        | Sangli          | 0.20   | 0.76   | 1.72   |   2.68 |
|   58 | Maharashtra        | Solapur         | 0.20   | 0.38   | 4.20   |   4.78 |
|   59 | Maharashtra        | Ulhasnagar      | 0.20   | 1.90   | -      |   2.1  |

|   60 | Maharashtra   | Akola                           | 0.10   | 1.14   | 1.47   |   2.71 |
|------|---------------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|   61 | Maharashtra   | Badlapur                        | 0.10   | 1.90   | -      |   2    |
|   62 | Maharashtra   | Chandrapur                      | 0.10   | 1.14   | -      |   1.24 |
|   63 | Maharashtra   | Jalgaon                         | 0.10   | 0.76   | -      |   0.86 |
|   64 | Maharashtra   | Jalna                           | 0.10   | 1.14   | -      |   1.24 |
|   65 | Maharashtra   | Latur                           | 0.10   | 0.38   | 1.60   |   2.08 |
|   66 | Meghalaya     | Byrnihat                        | -      | 3.00   | 0.00   |   3    |
|   67 | Nagaland      | Dimapur                         | 0.06   | 3.00   | 0.53   |   3.59 |
|   68 | Nagaland      | Kohima                          | 0.06   | 3.00   | 0.40   |   3.46 |
|   69 | Odisha        | Twin City Bhubaneshwar &Cuttack | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   70 | Odisha        | Balasore                        | 0.06   | 0.76   | -      |   0.82 |
|   71 | Odisha        | Rourkela                        | 0.06   | 1.14   | -      |   1.2  |
|   72 | Odisha        | Twin city Angul&talchar         | 0.06   | 1.14   | -      |   1.2  |
|   73 | Odisha        | Kalinga Nagar                   | -      | 3.00   | -      |   3    |
|   74 | Odisha        | Talcher                         | -      | -      | 0.22   |   0.22 |
|   75 | Odisha        | Cuttack                         | -      | -      | 3.42   |   3.42 |
|   76 | Punjab        | Ludhiana                        | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   77 | Punjab        | Amritsar                        | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   78 | Punjab        | Jalandhar                       | 0.12   | 4.00   | -      |   4.12 |
|   79 | Punjab        | Khanna                          | 0.06   | 1.90   | -      |   1.96 |
|   80 | Punjab        | Gobindgarh                      | 0.06   | 3.00   | -      |   3.06 |
|   81 | Punjab        | NayaNangal                      | 0.06   | 1.00   | -      |   1.06 |
|   82 | Punjab        | Pathankot/Dera Baba             | 0.06   | 0.76   | -      |   0.82 |
|   83 | Punjab        | Patiala                         | 0.06   | 4.00   | -      |   4.06 |
|   84 | Punjab        | DeraBassi                       | 0.06   | 0.38   | -      |   0.44 |
|   85 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur                          | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   86 | Rajasthan     | Jodhpur                         | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   87 | Rajasthan     | Kota                            | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    |
|   88 | Rajasthan     | Alwar                           | 0.06   | 1.90   | -      |   1.96 |
|   89 | Rajasthan     | Udaipur                         | 0.06   | 1.90   | -      |   1.96 |
|   90 | Tamil Nadu    | Tuticorin                       | 0.06   | 3.00   | -      |   3.06 |
|   91 | Telangana     | Hyderabad                       | 10.80  | -      | -      |  10.8  |
|   92 | Telangana     | Nalgonda                        | 0.10   | 0.38   | 0.47   |   0.95 |
|   93 | Telangana     | Patencheru                      | 0.10   | 0.38   | -      |   0.48 |
|   94 | Telangana     | Sangareddy                      | -      | 2.00   | 0.32   |   2.32 |
|   95 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra                            | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   96 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad                       | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   97 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur                          | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   98 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow                         | 9.45   | -      | -      |   9.45 |
|   99 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi                        | 9.47   | -      | -      |   9.47 |
|  100 | Uttar Pradesh | Muradabad                       | 0.20   | 1.90   | -      |   2.1  |

| 101   | Uttar Pradesh   | Bareily     | 0.20   | 1.90   | -     |   2.10 |
|-------|-----------------|-------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|
| 102   | Uttar Pradesh   | Firozabad   | 0.20   | 1.90   | -     |   2.1  |
| 103   | Uttar Pradesh   | Jhansi      | 0.20   | 1.14   | -     |   1.34 |
| 104   | Uttar Pradesh   | Khurja      | 0.10   | 1.90   | -     |   2    |
| 105   | Uttar Pradesh   | Anpara      | 0.10   | 1.14   | -     |   1.24 |
| 106   | Uttar Pradesh   | Gajraula    | 0.10   | 1.14   | -     |   1.24 |
| 107   | Uttar Pradesh   | Raebareli   | 0.10   | 1.14   | -     |   1.24 |
| 108   | Uttar Pradesh   | Gorakhpur   | -      | -      | 9.64  |   9.64 |
| 109   | Uttar Pradesh   | Noida       | -      | -      | 6.67  |   6.67 |
| 110   | Uttarakhand     | Kashipur    | 0.06   | 3.00   | 0.79  |   3.85 |
| 111   | Uttarakhand     | Rishikesh   | 0.06   | 5.00   | -     |   5.06 |
| 112   | Uttarakhand     | Dehradun    | -      | 3.00   | 4.88  |   7.88 |
| 113   | West Bengal     | Kolkata     | 6.00   | -      | -     |   6    |
| 114   | West Bengal     | Howrah      | -      | 5.00   | -     |   5    |
| 115   | West Bengal     | Haldia      | -      | 3.00   | -     |   3    |
| 116   | West Bengal     | Durgapur    | -      | 3.00   | -     |   3    |
| 117   | West Bengal     | Barrackpore | -      | 2.00   | -     |   2    |
|       | Total           | Total       | 224.92 | 150.52 | 96.62 | 472.06 |

## Annexure - III

Amount sanctioned as per recommendations of XV Finance Commission 2020-21 (Rs.

## Cr)

| State          |   S.No. | U.A.                  |   Amount Sanctioned |   State wise Amount Sanctioned |
|----------------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |       1 | Vijayawada U.A        |                  62 |                            135 |
| Andhra Pradesh |       2 | Visakhapatnam         |                  73 |                            135 |
| Bihar          |       3 | Patna U.A.            |                 204 |                            204 |
| Chhattisgarh   |       4 | Durg Bhilainagar U.A. |                  52 |                            107 |
| Chhattisgarh   |       5 | Raipur U.A.           |                  55 |                            107 |
| Gujarat        |       6 | Ahmadabad U.A.        |                 182 |                            405 |
| Gujarat        |       7 | Rajkot U.A.           |                  40 |                            405 |
| Gujarat        |       8 | Surat U.A.            |                 131 |                            405 |
| Gujarat        |       9 | Vadodara U.A.         |                  52 |                            405 |
| Haryana        |      10 | Faridabad             |                  48 |                             48 |
| Jharkhand      |      11 | Dhanbad U.A.          |                  52 |                            159 |
| Jharkhand      |      12 | Jamshedpur U.A.       |                  58 |                            159 |
| Jharkhand      |      13 | Ranchi U.A.           |                  49 |                            159 |
| Karnataka      |      14 | Bruhat Bangalore U.A. |                 279 |                            279 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      15 | Bhopal U.A.           |                  88 |                            299 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      16 | Gwalior U.A.          |                  51 |                            299 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      17 | Indore U.A.           |                 101 |                            299 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      18 | Jabalpur U.A.         |                  59 |                            299 |
| Maharashtra    |      19 | Aurangabad U.A.       |                  32 |                            793 |
| Maharashtra    |      20 | Greater Mumbai U.A.   |                 488 |                            793 |

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|                  | 21               | Nagpur U.A.          |   66 |      |
|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------|------|
|                  | 22               | Nashik U.A.          |   41 |      |
|                  | 23               | Pune U.A.            |  134 |      |
|                  | 24               | Vasai-Virar City     |   32 |      |
| Punjab           | 25               | Amritsar U.A.        |   38 | 90   |
|                  | 26               | Ludhiana             |   52 | 90   |
|                  | 27               | Jodhpur U.A.         |   62 | 281  |
|                  | 28               | Jaipur               |  165 | 281  |
| Rajasthan        | 29               | Kota                 |   54 | 281  |
| Tamil Nadu       | 30               | Chennai U.A.         |  181 | 233  |
| Tamil Nadu       | 31               | Madurai U.A.         |   31 | 233  |
| Tamil Nadu       | 32               | Tiruchirappalli U.A. |   21 | 233  |
| Telangana        | 33               | Hyderabad U.A.       |  234 | 234  |
| Pradesh          | 34               | Agra U.A.            |   90 | 714  |
| Pradesh          | 35               | Allahabad U.A.       |   62 | 714  |
| Pradesh          | 36               | Ghaziabad U.A.       |  121 | 714  |
| Pradesh          | 37               | Kanpur U.A.          |  148 | 714  |
| Pradesh          | 38               | Lucknow U.A.         |  148 | 714  |
| Pradesh          | 39               | Meerut U.A.          |   72 | 714  |
| Uttar            | 40               | Varanasi U.A.        |   73 | 714  |
| West Bengal      | 41               | Asansol U.A.         |   34 | 419  |
| West Bengal      | 42               | Kolkata U.A.         |  385 | 419  |
| Total (in Rs Cr) | Total (in Rs Cr) | Total (in Rs Cr)     | 4400 | 4400 |

U.A - Urban Agglomerate

Annexure -IV th

## Release of 15 FC grants for FY 2021-22

| State S. No   | City S. No   | States/UA        |   2021-22 allocation (amount in Cr) | Recommendation of MoEF&CC (%)   | Funds to be released (amount in Cr)   |
|---------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1             |              | Andhra Pradesh   |                                  68 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 1            | Vijayawada       |                                  31 | 100                             | 31                                    |
|               | 2            | Visakhapatnam    |                                  37 | 75                              | 27.75                                 |
| 2             |              | Bihar            |                                 103 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 1            | Patna            |                                 103 | 75                              | 77.25                                 |
| 3             |              | Chhattisgarh     |                                  54 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 4            | Durg Bhilainagar |                                  26 | 100                             | 26                                    |
|               | 5            | Raipur           |                                  28 | 100                             | 28                                    |
| 4             |              | Gujarat          |                                 204 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 6            | Ahmedabad        |                                  92 | 100                             | 92                                    |
|               | 2            | Rajkot           |                                  20 | 100                             | 20                                    |
| `             | 3            | Surat            |                                  66 | 100                             | 66                                    |
|               | 9            | Vadodara         |                                  26 | 75                              | 19.5                                  |
| 5             |              | Haryana          |                                  25 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 10           | Faridabad        |                                  25 | 25                              | 6.25                                  |
| 6             |              | Jharkhand        |                                  80 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 11           | Dhanbad          |                                  26 | 25                              | 6.50                                  |
|               | 12           | Jamshedpur       |                                  29 | 100                             | 29.00                                 |
|               | 13           | Ranchi           |                                  25 | 100                             | 25.00                                 |
| 7             |              | Karnataka        |                                 140 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 14           | Bangalore        |                                 140 | 100                             | 140                                   |
| 8             |              | Madhya Pradesh   |                                 151 |                                 |                                       |
|               | 15           | Bhopal           |                                  44 | 100                             | 44                                    |

|    | 16   | Gwalior        |   26 | 25   | 6.5   |
|----|------|----------------|------|------|-------|
|    | 17   | Indore         |   51 | 100  | 51    |
|    | 18   | Jabalpur       |   30 | 100  | 30    |
| 9  |      | Maharashtra    |  400 |      |       |
|    | 19   | Aurangabad     |   16 | 100  | 16    |
|    | 20   | Greater Mumbai |  246 | 100  | 246   |
|    | 21   | Nagpur         |   33 | 100  | 33    |
|    | 22   | Nashik         |   21 | 100  | 21    |
|    | 23   | Pune           |   68 | 100  | 68    |
|    | 24   | Vasai-virar    |   16 | 100  | 16    |
| 10 |      | Punjab         |   45 |      |       |
|    | 25   | Amritsar       |   19 | 75   | 14.25 |
|    | 26   | Ludhiana       |   26 | 75   | 19.5  |
| 11 |      | Rajasthan      |  141 |      |       |
|    | 27   | Jodhpur        |   31 | 25   | 7.75  |
|    | 28   | Jaipur         |   83 | 100  | 83    |
|    | 29   | Kota           |   27 | 75   | 20.25 |
| 12 |      | Tamil Nadu     |  117 |      |       |
|    | 30   | Chennai        |   91 | 100  | 91    |
|    | 31   | Madurai        |   15 | 100  | 15    |
|    | 32   | Trichy         |   11 | 100  | 11    |
| 13 |      | Telangana      |  118 |      |       |
|    | 33   | Hyderabad      |  118 | 100  | 118   |
| 14 |      | Uttar Pradesh  |  360 |      |       |
|    | 34   | Agra           |   45 | 25   | 11.25 |
|    | 35   | Allahabad      |   31 | 100  | 31    |
|    | 36   | Ghaziabad      |   61 | 25   | 15.25 |
|    | 37   | Kanpur         |   75 | 75   | 56.25 |
|    | 38   | Lucknow        |   75 | 25   | 18.75 |
|    | 39   | Meerut         |   36 | 25   | 9     |

|    | 40   | Varanasi    |   37 | 75   | 27.75   |
|----|------|-------------|------|------|---------|
| 15 |      | West Bengal |  211 |      |         |
|    | 41   | Asansol     |   17 | 75   | 12.75   |
|    | 42   | Kolkata     |  194 | 75   | 145.5   |
|    |      | Total       | 2217 |      | 1833    |

Annexure V FC-XV Recommended Million Plus City Challenge Fund for the year award period

## 2021-22 to 2025-26 (Rs. in Crores)

| State S. No   | City S. No   | States/UA        |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |   Total |
|---------------|--------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1.            |              | Andhra Pradesh   |        68 |        70 |        74 |        79 |        80 |     371 |
|               | 1            | Vijaywada        |        31 |        32 |        34 |        36 |        37 |     170 |
|               | 2            | Visakapatnam     |        37 |        38 |        40 |        43 |        43 |     201 |
| 2             |              | Bihar            |       103 |       107 |       113 |       119 |       122 |     564 |
|               | 3            | Patna            |       103 |       107 |       113 |       119 |       122 |     564 |
| 3             |              | Chhattisgarh     |        54 |        56 |        60 |        63 |        64 |     297 |
|               | 4            | Durg Bhilainagar |        26 |        27 |        29 |        31 |        31 |     144 |
|               | 5            | Raipur           |        28 |        29 |        31 |        32 |        33 |     153 |
| 4             |              | Gujarat          |       204 |       212 |       223 |       236 |       241 |    1116 |
|               | 6            | Ahmedabad        |        92 |        95 |       100 |       106 |       108 |     501 |
|               | 7            | Rajkot           |        20 |        21 |        22 |        23 |        24 |     110 |
| `             | 8            | Surat            |        66 |        69 |        72 |        77 |        78 |     362 |
|               | 9            | Vadodara         |        26 |        27 |        29 |        30 |        31 |     143 |
| 5             |              | Haryana          |        25 |        25 |        27 |        28 |        29 |     134 |
|               | 10           | Faridabad        |        25 |        25 |        27 |        28 |        29 |     134 |
| 6             |              | Jharkhand        |        80 |        83 |        88 |        93 |        95 |     439 |
|               | 11           | Dhanbad          |        26 |        27 |        29 |        30 |        31 |     143 |
|               | 12           | Jamshedpur       |        29 |        30 |        32 |        34 |        35 |     160 |
|               | 13           | Ranchi           |        25 |        26 |        27 |        29 |        29 |     136 |

| 7   |    | Karnataka      |   140 |   145 |   154 |   163 |   166 |   768 |
|-----|----|----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|     | 14 | Bangalore      |   140 |   145 |   154 |   163 |   166 |   768 |
| 8   |    | Madhya Pradesh |   151 |   157 |   165 |   174 |   178 |   825 |
|     | 15 | Bhopal         |    44 |    46 |    48 |    51 |    52 |   241 |
|     | 16 | Gwalior        |    26 |    27 |    28 |    30 |    31 |   142 |
|     | 17 | Indore         |    51 |    53 |    56 |    59 |    60 |   279 |
|     | 18 | Jabalpur       |    30 |    31 |    33 |    34 |    35 |   163 |
| 9   |    | Maharashtra    |   400 |   415 |   438 |   463 |   472 |  2188 |
|     | 19 | Aurangabad     |    16 |    17 |    17 |    18 |    19 |    87 |
|     | 20 | Greater Mumbai |   246 |   254 |   269 |   285 |   290 |  1344 |
|     | 21 | Nagpur         |    33 |    35 |    37 |    39 |    39 |   183 |
|     | 22 | Nashik         |    21 |    22 |    23 |    24 |    25 |   115 |
|     | 23 | Pune           |    68 |    70 |    74 |    78 |    80 |   370 |
|     | 24 | Vasai-virar    |    16 |    17 |    18 |    19 |    19 |    89 |
| 10  |    | Punjab         |    45 |    47 |    50 |    52 |    54 |   248 |
|     | 25 | Amritsar       |    19 |    20 |    21 |    22 |    23 |   105 |
|     | 26 | Ludhiana       |    26 |    27 |    29 |    30 |    31 |   143 |
| 11  |    | Rajasthan      |   141 |   146 |   155 |   165 |   167 |   774 |
|     | 27 | Jodhpur        |    31 |    32 |    34 |    36 |    37 |   170 |
|     | 28 | Jaipur         |    83 |    86 |    91 |    97 |    98 |   455 |
|     | 29 | Kota           |    27 |    28 |    30 |    32 |    32 |   149 |
| 12  |    | Tamil Nadu     |   117 |   122 |   129 |   137 |   139 |   644 |

|    | 30   | Chennai       |   91 |   95 |   100 |   106 |   108 |   500 |
|----|------|---------------|------|------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|    | 31   | Madurai       |   15 |   16 |    17 |    18 |    18 |    84 |
|    | 32   | Trichy        |   11 |   11 |    12 |    13 |    13 |    60 |
| 13 |      | Telangana     |  118 |  122 |   129 |   137 |   140 |   646 |
|    | 33   | Hyderabad     |  118 |  122 |   129 |   137 |   140 |   646 |
| 14 |      | Uttar Pradesh |  360 |  373 |   395 |   417 |   425 |  1970 |
|    | 34   | Agra          |   45 |   47 |    50 |    52 |    53 |   247 |
|    | 35   | Allahabad     |   31 |   32 |    34 |    36 |    37 |   170 |
|    | 36   | Ghaziabad     |   61 |   63 |    67 |    71 |    72 |   334 |
|    | 37   | Kanpur        |   75 |   78 |    82 |    87 |    89 |   411 |
|    | 38   | Lucknow       |   75 |   77 |    82 |    86 |    88 |   408 |
|    | 39   | Meerut        |   36 |   38 |    40 |    42 |    43 |   199 |
|    | 40   | Varanasi      |   37 |   38 |    40 |    43 |    43 |   201 |
| 15 |      | West Bengal   |  211 |  219 |   231 |   245 |   249 |  1155 |
|    | 41   | Asansol       |   17 |   18 |    19 |    20 |    20 |    94 |
|    | 42   | Kolkata       |  194 |  201 |   212 |   225 |   229 |  1061 |
|    |      | Total         | 2217 | 2299 |  2431 |  2571 |  2621 | 12139 |

UA - Urban Agglomerate