Lok Sabha Question No. 4495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4495

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 27, 2025

## URBAN PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN TAMIL NADU

## NO. 4495.  MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)   the key urban planning initiatives taken/being taken by the Government in  Tamil  Nadu,  including  Karur  Parliamentary  Constituency  under schemes  like  AMRUT,  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  and  other  urban development programmes;
- (b)   the total funds allocated, released and utilized for urban infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and Karur Parliamentary Constituency under the said schemes since 2019;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  challenges  in  urban planning and development in Tamil Nadu, particularly in tier-2 and tier-
- 3 cities like Karur and if so, the steps taken to address the same;
- (d)  whether there are any pending urban development projects in Karur due  to  delays  in  funding,  approvals  or  other  factors  and  if  so,  the measures taken/being taken to expedite them; and
- (e)  whether the Government has any plans to improve sustainable urban planning, public transport, waste management and smart infrastructure  in  Tamil  Nadu  including  Karur  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) to (e): As  per  the  provisions  of  Article  243W  of  the  Constitution,  in conjunction with the Seventh and Twelfth Schedules, matters relating to  urban  development  fall  within  the  purview  of  States/Urban  Local Bodies (ULBs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) provides programmatic support to the State/ Union Territories (UTs) in their urban development agenda through its flagship Missions/ Programmes viz. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) & AMRUT 2.0, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) & SBM-U 2.0, Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) & PMAY-U 2.0, Urban Transport (UT), etc. These missions/  schemes/  projects  are  implemented  by  the  States/UTs  in accordance with the mission guidelines to improve the ease of living in cities and towns covered under these missions. Central assistance is sanctioned to State Governments/UTs and not to the cities.

## AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0:

AMRUT was launched on 25 June 2015 in selected 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) and towns across the country. The Mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and  towns,  in  the  sectors  of  water  supply;  sewerage  and  septage n  amount  of  ₹13,339  crore  has  been sanctioned for  these  projects  in  Tamil  Nadu,  which  includes  central management; storm water drainage; green spaces and parks; and nonmotorized  urban  transport.  A assistance of ₹4,756.68 crore.

Under AMRUT,  48 projects have been taken up in the Karur Parliamentary constituency and an amount of ₹738.58 crore has been sanctioned for these projects. Out of these projects, 46 projects worth ₹25.51 crore have been completed .

₹14,687.83 crore have ₹1,306.12 crore have

Under AMRUT 2.0, a total of 1,270 projects of been approved in Tamil Nadu and 136 projects of been approved in Karur Parliamentary constituency.

Under AMRUT, against Central share of ₹4,756.38 crore for projects in While under AMRUT 2.0, against Central share of ₹4,942 crore, ₹1,614.92 crore have been

Tamil Nadu, ₹4,626.24 crore have been released. released to Tamil Nadu.

## SCM:

In Tamil Nadu, there are 11 Smart Cities. In these cities, an amount of Rs.5,390 crore has been released out of which Rs.5339 crore has been utilized. Karur Parliamentary constituency is not covered under SCM.

## SBM-U:

Government of India launched the SBM-U on October 2, 2014 with the objective of making all cities Open Defecation Free (ODF) and for 100% scientific processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in the U 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021 with a vision of achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities through 100% source segregation, door to door collection and scientific management of all fractions of urban areas of all States/UTs. To carry forward the progress made, SBMwaste including safe disposal in scientific landfills.

Funds are released by Government of India to the States/UTs on the basis of demand made by States/UTs in the form of complete proposals duly approved by State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) which are further transmitted to ULBs by the concerned State/UT Govt. Therefore, details of financial assistance provided to Karur Parliamentary Constituency under SBM-U is not maintained in MoHUA. Details of funds allocated and released to Tamil Nadu is as below:

## (₹ in Crores)

| Funds allocated   | Funds allocated        | Fund released since 2019 till 21.03.2025   |
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| SBM-U (2014-2021) | SBM-U 2.0 (2021- 2026) | Fund released since 2019 till 21.03.2025   |
| 1200.50           | 821.40                 | 1109.40                                    |

## PMAY-U:

Details of Central assistance sanctioned, released and utilized in Tamil Nadu and Karur Parliament Constituency since 2019 is as under:

## (₹ in Crores)

|   Sr. No. | Particulars   | Tamil Nadu   |   Karur Parliament Constituency |
|-----------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Sanctioned    | 5,411.29     |                           67.05 |
|         2 | Released      | 6,968.23     |                           98.27 |
|         3 | Utilised      | 6,586.62     |                          131.14 |

## Urban Transport (UT):

Central Government has approved Chennai Metro Phase-II project as 50:50 Joint Venture project at the cost of ₹63,246.4 crore in October 2024. As per sanction order dated 18.10.2024, total contribution from Government of India for Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II project is ₹ 7,424.9 Cr towards Equity and Subordinate Debt. In addition, Central Government is also providing Pass Through Assistance (PTA) against the  external  loan  as  per  sanction  order.  Central  Government  has released  ₹5,004.59  crore  for  Chennai  Metro Phase-II  project  up  to February 2025.

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