Lok Sabha Question No. 3581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Status of SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3581 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2023 STATUS OF SCM

NO. 3581. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

- (a) the current status of cities in Tamil Nadu that have been identified under the Smart City Mission (SCM), including Madurai;
- (b) the funds provided to these cities under the SCM from 2015 till date; and
- (c) the  work  that  has  been  done  so  far  in  all  these  cities,  year  and district-wise including Madurai?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(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. Under SCM, 11 cities of Tamil  Nadu  have  been  selected  for  development  as  Smart  Cities  i.e. Chennai,  Coimbatore,  Erode,  Madurai,  Salem,  Thanjavur,  Thoothukudi,

Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, and Vellore.

Smart Cities of Tamil Nadu have undertaken 710 projects worth ₹ 17,188 crore  out  of  which  588  projects  worth  ₹  14,077  crore  have  been completed and 122 projects worth ₹ 3,110 crore are in various stages of implementation.

## The details of funds released and status of projects of the Smart Cities of Tamil Nadu, including Madurai, is given below:

(Amount in ₹ Crore)

| Smart City        | Funds released   | Utiliza- tion   | Ongoing projects   | Ongoing projects   | Completed projects   | Completed projects   | Total           | Total     |
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------|
| Smart City        | Funds released   | Utiliza- tion   | No. of Projects    | Amount             | No. of Projects      | Amount               | No. of Projects | Amount    |
| Chennai           | 1058.58          | 923.47          | 5                  | 272.59             | 43                   | 824.29               | 48              | 1096.88   |
| Coimbatore        | 990.00           | 959.69          | 11                 | 678.68             | 61                   | 776.14               | 72              | 1454.82   |
| Erode             | 940.00           | 866.42          | 11                 | 224.45             | 43                   | 1079.67              | 54              | 1304.12   |
| Madurai           | 990.00           | 916.29          | 0                  | 0.00               | 16                   | 1899.66              | 16              | 1899.66   |
| Salem             | 990.00           | 963.65          | 16                 | 348.73             | 80                   | 661.43               | 96              | 1010.16   |
| Thanjavur         | 990.00           | 931.48          | 11                 | 175.56             | 94                   | 827.77               | 105             | 1003.33   |
| Thoothu-kudi      | 990.00           | 885.58          | 12                 | 352.38             | 59                   | 708.74               | 71              | 1061.12   |
| Tiruchira- ppalli | 990.00           | 888.32          | 18                 | 396.36             | 65                   | 1151.32              | 83              | 1547.68   |
| Tirunelveli       | 990.00           | 887.65          | 25                 | 257.90             | 59                   | 1586.27              | 84              | 1844.17   |
| Tiruppur          | 987.70           | 912.63          | 4                  | 269.21             | 24                   | 2601.19              | 28              | 2870.40   |
| Vellore           | 980.00           | 877.85          | 9                  | 134.72             | 44                   | 1961.11              | 53              | 2095.83   |
| Total             | 10,896.28        | 10,013.03       | 122                | 3,110.58           | 588                  | 14,077.59            | 710             | 17,188.17 |

(Source: SCM Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) as on 7 July 2023)

The period of implementation of SCM has been extended upto June 2024 and  all  Smart  Cities,  including  those  in  Tamil  Nadu,  are  expected  to complete their projects within the stipulated time.

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