Lok Sabha Question No. 1537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Number of Urban Local Bodies
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

NO. 1537.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1537

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

## NUMBER OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)  the total number of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the country, till date;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  tried  to  gauge  the  level  of  fiscal
- empowerment of ULBs as on date;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  for  not  carrying
- out due diligence; and
- (d)  the  magnitude  of  funds  flowing  to  ULBs  from  the  Government through  various  schemes  during  the  last  five  years,  State/yearwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) Urban Development is a State subject. As per the Local Government Directory (LGD) maintained by Ministry of Panchayati Raj, there are 4,815 Local Urban Bodies in the country.
- (b) &  (c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is undertaking concerted initiatives towards fiscal empowerment of Urban Local Bodies  (ULBs).  Under  reform  agenda  of  AMRUT  to  make  cities credit worthy, Credit rating work for 485 cities have been awarded and  completed  in  470  cities.  Out  of  470  cities,  164  cities  have received Investible Grade Rating (IGR), including 36 cities spread across 12 States / UTs with rating of A- and above. ₹3,940 crore has  been  raised  through  municipal  bonds  by  11  ULBs    namely ...2/-

Ahmedabad, Amravati (AP), Bhopal, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow,  Pune,  Surat,  Vadodara  and  Visakhapatnam.  Further, AMRUT  2.0  has  a  reform  agenda  to  enhance  financial  health  of ULBs. Improving coverage and efficiency of collection of property tax,  &  user  charges  are  mandatory  reforms.  Improving  municipal finances  through  issuance  of  municipal  bonds  is  also  a  reform, which will be incentivized.

- (d)  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs sanctions and releases funds  to  States  /  Union  Territories  (UTs)  and  not  to  ULBs.  The State-wise list of funds allocated during the Mission Periods is at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (d) of  Lok Sabha unstarred Question No 1537 regarding 'Number of Urban Local Bodies' for answer on 15 th  December, 2022.

## AMRUT: Details of State/UT-wise Committed Central Assistance (CA)

(Amount in ₹ crore)

|                        | Name of State / UT   | Committed CA   |
|------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
| 1                      | Andaman and Nicobar  | 10.82          |
| 2                      | Andhra Pradesh       | 1,056.62       |
| 3                      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 126.22         |
| 4                      | Assam                | 591.42         |
| 5                      | Bihar                | 1,164.80       |
| 6                      | Chandigarh           | 54.09          |
| 7                      | Chhattisgarh         | 1,009.74       |
| 8                      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 10.82          |
| 9                      | Daman & Diu          | 18.03          |
| 10                     | Delhi                | 802.31         |
| 11                     | Goa                  | 104.58         |
| 12                     | Gujarat              | 2,069.96       |
| 13                     | Haryana              | 764.51         |
| 14                     | Himachal Pradesh     | 274.07         |
| 15                     | Jammu & Kashmir      | 500.62         |
| 16                     | Ladakh               | 79.19          |
| 17                     | Jharkhand            | 566.17         |
| 18                     | Karnataka            | 2,318.79       |
| 19                     | Kerala               | 1,161.20       |
| 20                     | Lakshadweep          | 3.61           |
| 21                     | Madhya Pradesh       | 2,592.86       |
| 22                     | Maharashtra          | 3,534.08       |
| 23                     | Manipur              | 162.28         |
| 24                     | Meghalaya            | 72.12          |
| 25                     | Mizoram              | 126.22         |
| 26                     | Nagaland             | 108.19         |
| 27                     | Odisha               | 796.97         |
| 28                     | Puducherry           | 64.91          |
| 29                     | Punjab               | 1,204.47       |
| 30                     | Rajasthan            | 1,541.95       |
| 31                     | Sikkim               | 36.06          |
| 32                     | Tamil Nadu           | 4,756.58       |
| 33                     | Telangana            | 832.60         |
| 34                     | Tripura              | 133.43         |
| 35                     | Uttar Pradesh        | 4,922.46       |
| 36                     | Uttarakhand          | 533.72         |
| 37                     | West Bengal          | 1,929.32       |
| Grand Total (in ₹. Cr) |                      | 36,035.79      |

Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1537 regarding 'Number of Urban Local Bodies' for answer on 15 th  December, 2022.

AMRUT 2.0: Details of State/UT-wise Committed Central Assistance (CA)

(Amount in ₹ crore)

|                                        | Name of State / UT          | Project fund allocation   |
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1                                      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 35.00                     |
| 2                                      | Andhra Pradesh              | 3,158.00                  |
| 3                                      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 225.00                    |
| 4                                      | Assam                       | 770.00                    |
| 5                                      | Bihar                       | 2,620.00                  |
| 6                                      | Chandigarh                  | 170.00                    |
| 7                                      | Chhattisgarh                | 1,294.00                  |
| 8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And | Diu                         | 30.00                     |
| 9                                      |                             | 2,880.00                  |
| 10                                     | Delhi                       | 85.00                     |
| 11                                     | Goa Gujarat                 | 4,500.00                  |
| 12 Haryana                             | 1,494.00                    |                           |
| 13                                     | Himachal Pradesh            | 252.00                    |
| 14 Jammu And                           | Kashmir                     | 856.00                    |
| 15 Jharkhand                           |                             | 1,178.00                  |
| 16                                     | Karnataka                   | 4,615.00                  |
| 17                                     | Kerala                      | 1,372.00                  |
| 18                                     | Ladakh                      | 124.00                    |
| 19                                     | Lakshadweep*                | 2.00                      |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh                      |                             | 4,045.00                  |
| 21                                     | Maharashtra                 | 9,285.00                  |
| 22                                     | Manipur                     | 169.00                    |
| 23                                     | Meghalaya                   | 110.00                    |
| 24                                     | Mizoram                     | 142.00                    |
| 25                                     | Nagaland                    | 175.00                    |
| 26                                     | Odisha                      | 1,363.00                  |
| 27                                     | Puducherry                  | 150.00                    |
| 28                                     | Punjab                      | 1,833.00                  |
| 29                                     | Rajasthan                   | 3,530.00                  |
| 30                                     | Sikkim                      | 40.00                     |
| 31 Tamil                               | Nadu                        | 4,935.00                  |
| 32                                     | Telangana                   | 2,780.00                  |
| 33                                     | Tripura                     | 156.00                    |
| 34 Uttar                               | Pradesh                     | 8,145.00                  |
| 35                                     | Uttarakhand                 | 582.00                    |
| 36                                     | West Bengal                 | 3,650.00                  |
| Grand Total                            | Grand Total                 | 66,750.00                 |

Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 regarding 'Number of Urban Local Bodies' for answer on 15 th  December, 2022.

SCM: State/UT-wise details of funds released

| Sr. No.      | State/UT                | GoI funds released under SCM   |
|--------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1            | Andaman Nicobar Islands | 245                            |
| 2            | Andhra Pradesh          | 1,860                          |
| 3            | Arunachal Pradesh       | 439                            |
| 4            | Assam                   | 294                            |
| 5            | Bihar                   | 929                            |
| 6            | Chandigarh              | 368                            |
| 7            | Chhattisgarh            | 710                            |
| 8            | Dadra and Nagar Haveli  | 174                            |
| 9 Daman      | and Diu                 | 110                            |
| 10           | Delhi                   | 294                            |
| 11           | Goa                     | 245                            |
| 12           | Gujarat                 | 2,352                          |
| 13           | Haryana                 | 588                            |
| 14           | Himachal Pradesh        | 586                            |
| 15 Jammu and | Kashmir                 | 439                            |
| 16           | Jharkhand               | 490                            |
| 17           | Karnataka               | 2,901                          |
| 18           | Kerala                  | 537                            |
| 19           | Lakshadweep             | 60                             |
| 20           | Madhya Pradesh          | 2,548                          |
| 21           | Maharashtra             | 2,940                          |
| 22           | Manipur                 | 245                            |
| 23           | Meghalaya               | 245                            |
| 24           | Mizoram                 | 196                            |
| 25           | Nagaland                | 319                            |
| 26           | Odisha                  | 882                            |
| 27           | Puducherry              | 196                            |
| 28           | Punjab                  | 931                            |
| 29           | Rajasthan               | 1,813                          |
| 30           | Sikkim                  | 562                            |
| 31           | Tamil Nadu              | 4,937                          |
| 32           | Telangana               | 392                            |
| 33           | Tripura                 | 355                            |
| 34 Uttar     | Pradesh                 | 3,577                          |
| 35           | Uttarakhand             | 297                            |
| 36           | West Bengal             | 343                            |

## (Amount ₹ in crore)

Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 regarding 'Number of Urban Local Bodies' for answer on 15 th  December, 2022. SBM: Details of Funds Allocated/Released                                        (Rs. in Crores)

| S. No .   |                      | IHHL                | IHHL     | CT/PT               | CT/PT    | SWM                 | SWM       |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------|----------|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-----------|
| S. No .   | State/UT             | Mission allocatio n | Releas e | Mission allocatio n | Releas e | Mission allocatio n | Release   |
| 1         | A&N Islands          | 0.43                | 0.06     | 0.10                | 0.94     | 2.50                | 0.3976    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | 184.08              | 118.57   | 27.95               | 89.49    | 308.54              | 308.54    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 13.40               | 13.23    | 0.35                | 0.28     | 7.25                | 7.25      |
| 4         | Assam                | 81.95               | 81.95    | 2.31                | 2.31     | 76.76               | 76.7599   |
| 5         | Bihar                | 191.90              | 150.02   | 45.27               | 35.21    | 259.96              | 182.19    |
| 6         | Chandigarh           | 2.45                | 2.82     | 0.53                | 0.26     | 22.24               | 32.1      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         | 140.76              | 140.76   | 34.40               | 39.00    | 131.53              | 126.928 2 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1.20                | 0.64     | 0.17                | 0.05     | 2.27                | 0         |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          | 0.29                | 0.29     | 0.06                | 0.06     | 1.57                | 0         |
| 10        | Delhi                | 50.16               | 25.08    | 5.15                | 5.15     | 263.68              | 169.72    |
| 11        | Goa                  | 3.21                | 2.36     | 0.48                | 0.38     | 9.29                | 8.6826    |
| 12        | Gujarat              | 162.56              | 182.55   | 32.22               | 14.38    | 536.22              | 536.22    |
| 13        | Haryana              | 56.67               | 32.96    | 10.61               | 24.10    | 181.80              | 115.31    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     | 14.02               | 9.06     | 0.90                | 5.10     | 15.22               | 15.22     |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 71.84               | 45.36    | 2.58                | 7.75     | 47.59               | 47.591    |
| 16        | Ladakh               | 30.789              | 19.44    | 1.11                | 3.32     | 20.40               | 11.834    |
| 17        | Jharkhand            | 92.41               | 71.30    | 21.08               | 4.16     | 122.68              | 113.739   |
| 18        | Karnataka            | 158.35              | 157.80   | 44.31               | 41.03    | 512.52              | 512.522 9 |
| 19        | Kerala               | 70.62               | 31.67    | 1.53                | 0.00     | 121.35              | 51.6417   |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh       | 292.79              | 278.58   | 65.42               | 76.39    | 434.01              | 392.466 8 |
| 21        | Maharashtra          | 359.90              | 338.61   | 57.57               | 57.57    | 1081.84             | 947.090 2 |
| 22        | Manipur              | 47.46               | 46.69    | 0.28                | 0.28     | 14.72               | 9.61      |
| 23        | Meghalaya            | 5.82                | 4.87     | 0.16                | 0.17     | 8.69                | 4.08801 5 |
| 24        | Mizoram              | 18.08               | 18.35    | 0.08                | 5.18     | 13.22               | 8.65681 5 |
| 25        | Nagaland             | 26.59               | 24.19    | 0.19                | 2.29     | 11.69               | 7.1439    |
| 26        | Odisha               | 161.33              | 76.90    | 33.82               | 31.85    | 138.05              | 138.049 5 |
| 27        | Puducherry           | 6.78                | 4.54     | 1.57                | 1.11     |                     |           |
| 28        | Punjab               | 78.66               |          | 8.45                |          | 17.30               | 10.935    |
|           |                      |                     | 41.00    |                     | 31.91    | 220.97              | 197.76    |
| 29        | Rajasthan            | 225.01              | 166.25   | 35.73               | 41.18    | 363.46              | 344.26    |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 2.63                | 1.09     | 0.06                | 1.79     | 3.42                | 3.25096   |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           | 184.02              | 209.84   | 93.52               | 71.38    | 689.87              | 689.88    |
| 32        | Telangana            | 133.31              | 86.91    | 20.24               | 17.20    | 223.43              | 223.43    |

| 33    | Tripura       |   68.65 | 23.85    |   0.12 |   3.34 |   15.51 | 15.51     |
|-------|---------------|---------|----------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh |  473.28 | 367.89   |  80.03 | 172.7  |  940.91 | 903.342 4 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand   |   30.3  | 29.85    |   1.59 |  11.99 |   57.57 | 72.1170 6 |
| 36    | West Bengal   |  315.33 | 191.14   |  24.82 |   8.27 |  487.79 | 384.94    |
| Total | Total         | 3757.03 | 2996.4 9 | 654.76 | 807.55 | 7365.82 | 6669.18   |

Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 regarding 'Number of Urban Local Bodies' for answer on 15 th  December, 2022.

## SBM-U 2.0: Details of Funds Allocated/Released                                (Rs. in Crores)

| S. No .   | State/UT                 | Toilet Construction   | Toilet Construction   | UWM                 | UWM      | SWM                 | SWM       |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-----------|
| S. No .   | State/UT                 | Mission allocatio n   | Releas e              | Mission allocatio n | Releas e | Mission allocatio n | Release   |
| 1         | A&N Islands              | 0.50                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                | 0.02     | 5.50                | 0.02      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 47.10                 | 20.30                 | 694.10              | 152.20   | 458.10              | 111.784   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1.00                  | 0.42                  | 79.30               | 0.56     | 33.20               | 4.6121    |
| 4         | Assam                    | 14.20                 | 0.00                  | 315.70              | 42.92    | 118.30              | 23.174    |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 37.90                 | 0.00                  | 666.50              | 2.86     | 341.10              | 2.86      |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 3.30                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                | 0.02     | 28.50               | 11.38     |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 19.10                 | 0.00                  | 414.60              | 3.38     | 200.10              | 3.38      |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and | 1.10                  | 0.00                  | 23.10               | 0.06     | 4.80                | 0.06      |
| 9         | Delhi                    | 10.00                 | 0.00                  | 0.00                | 0.20     | 1152.60             | 174.44    |
| 10        | Goa                      | 2.90                  | 1.16                  | 56.90               | 3.15     | 12.30               | 2.58      |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | 83.00                 | 0.00                  | 806.90              | 3.30     | 701.40              | 57.85     |
| 12        | Haryana                  | 28.50                 | 0.00                  | 284.40              | 1.86     | 226.90              | 1.86      |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         | 2.20                  | 0.00                  | 101.00              | 1.22     | 36.50               | 2.92      |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 10.30                 | 0.00                  | 226.40              | 3.20     | 131.70              | 3.2       |
| 15        | Jharkhand                | 25.60                 | 0.00                  | 236.80              | 0.84     | 174.90              | 0.84      |
| 16        | Karnataka                | 76.10                 | 0.00                  | 1128.60             | 5.74     | 709.30              | 5.74      |
| 17        | Kerala                   | 51.40                 | 0.00                  | 521.70              | 1.88     | 205.80              | 1.88      |
| 18        | Ladakh                   | 0.70                  | 0.00                  | 34.10               | 0.14     | 19.00               | 0.14      |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh           | 64.70                 | 0.00                  | 1229.50             | 8.24     | 617.50              | 10.6677   |
| 20        | Maharashtra              | 163.80                | 0.00                  | 1484.80             | 8.04     | 1438.10             | 86.7517   |
| 21        | Manipur                  | 2.50                  | 0.00                  | 58.70               | 0.54     | 23.90               | 0.54      |
| 22        | Meghalaya                | 1.90                  | 0.00                  | 40.80               | 0.20     | 16.80               | 0.2       |
| 23        | Mizoram                  | 1.80                  | 0.00                  | 48.10               | 0.46     | 22.20               | 0.46      |
| 24        | Nagaland                 | 1.80                  | 0.00                  | 60.30               | 0.78     | 19.00               | 0.78      |
| 25        | Odisha                   | 22.60                 | 9.75                  | 491.00              | 2.28     | 209.80              | 61.39     |
| 26        | Puducherry               | 2.70                  | 0.00                  | 25.50               | 0.20     | 20.40               | 0.2       |
| 27        | Punjab                   | 33.50                 | 15.69                 | 589.00              | 90.74    | 294.20              | 84.04     |
| 28        | Rajasthan                | 54.90                 | 0.00                  | 916.10              | 3.96     | 541.80              | 33.68     |
| 29        | Sikkim                   | 0.50                  | 0.00                  | 9.80                | 0.14     | 6.20                | 0.14      |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu               | 112.50                | 57.91                 | 1999.70             | 340.07   | 807.40              | 163.89    |
| 31        | Telangana                | 43.90                 | 0.00                  | 463.10              | 2.82     | 381.90              | 38.5043 6 |

| 32    | Tripura       |   3.10 |   0.00 |   48.40 |   0.40 |   23.00 |    4.73 |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|---------|
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh |  143.4 |   0    |  2117.2 |  14.48 |  1235.9 |  14.48  |
| 34    | Uttarakhand   |    9.8 |   0    |   203   |   2.02 |    89   |  28.636 |
| 35    | West Bengal   |   93.8 |   0    |   507.9 |   2.56 |   577.7 |   2.56  |
| Total | Total         | 1172.1 | 105.23 | 15883   | 701.48 | 10884.8 | 940.37  |

Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 regarding 'Number of Urban Local Bodies' for answer on 15 th  December, 2022.

## PMAY-U: State/UT-wise detail of Central Assistance sanctioned and released

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Central Assistance sanctioned (₹ in crore)   | Central Assistance released (₹ in crore)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 31,622.19                                    | 16,579.01                                  |
| 2        | Bihar             | 5,183.36                                     | 2,543.16                                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 4,850.04                                     | 3,370.88                                   |
| 4        | Goa               | 74.60                                        | 66.49                                      |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 21,933.54                                    | 15,614.20                                  |
| 6        | Haryana           | 2,980.39                                     | 1,349.52                                   |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | 241.02                                       | 172.90                                     |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 3,687.79                                     | 2,518.13                                   |
| 9        | Karnataka         | 11,624.67                                    | 5,873.99                                   |
| 10       | Kerala            | 2,761.03                                     | 1,839.34                                   |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 15,834.85                                    | 12,380.97                                  |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 27,672.95                                    | 13,908.63                                  |
| 13       | Odisha            | 3,369.40                                     | 2,075.92                                   |
| 14       | Punjab            | 2,339.66                                     | 1,420.82                                   |
| 15       | Rajasthan         | 5,290.04                                     | 3,331.04                                   |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu        | 11,259.66                                    | 8,644.54                                   |
| 17       | Telangana         | 4,465.84                                     | 3,039.37                                   |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     | 26,654.99                                    | 20,780.84                                  |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       | 1,160.53                                     | 684.95                                     |
| 20       | West Bengal       | 11,096.34                                    | 6,421.56                                   |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh | 189.92                                       | 146.14                                     |
| 22       | Assam             | 2,445.88                                     | 1,308.14                                   |
| 23       | Manipur           | 841.20                                       | 435.45                                     |
| 24       | Meghalaya         | 72.34                                        | 29.63                                      |
| 25       | Mizoram           | 624.81                                       | 205.69                                     |
| 26       | Nagaland          | 511.02                                       | 306.98                                     |
| 27       | Sikkim            | 11.86                                        | 6.47                                       |
| 28       | Tripura           | 1,513.51                                     | 1,092.95                                   |
| 29       | A&NIslands        | 5.87                                         | 1.96                                       |
| 30       | Chandigarh        | 29.03                                        | 25.60                                      |
| 31       | D&NH and D&D      | 221.48                                       | 166.76                                     |
| 32       | Delhi             | 696.97                                       | 626.04                                     |
| 33       | J&K               | 753.66                                       | 364.17                                     |
| 34       | Ladakh            | 31.06                                        | 22.14                                      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | -                                            | -                                          |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 258.30                                       | 168.58                                     |
|          | Total             | 2.02 lakh crore                              | 1.28 lakh crore                            |