Lok Sabha Question No. 3459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Salient Features of SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Kripanath Mallah, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3459 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2023

## SALIENT FEATURES OF SCM

NO.   3459.

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a) the salient features of Smart City Mission (SCM);
- (b) the  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  utilized  under  the  above  mission  in Rajasthan, Assam and Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the cities identified under the above mission in Rajasthan;
- (d) the targets set and achievements made so far under the above mission;
- (e) whether the Government is facing any difficulty in accomplishing the above mission within stipulated time;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps being taken by the Government to resolve the said issues?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (g) : 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.  As  per  SCM  Guidelines, Central Government will provide financial support to the extent of ₹ 48,000 crore over five years to the 100 Smart Cities i.e., on an average ₹ 100 crore per city per year.  An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the State Government/Urban Local Body (ULB). This ratio is 90:10 in the case of North East and Hilly States.

The  objectives  of  SCM,  inter  alia,  are  to  promote  cities  that  provide  core infrastructure  and  give  decent  quality  of  life  to  their  citizens,  clean  and sustainable  environment  through  the  application  of  smart  solutions.  The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas,  create  replicable  models  which  will  act  as  lighthouses  to other aspiring cities.

As  on  7  July  2023,  work  orders  have  been  issued  by  100  Smart  Cities  in 7,978 projects of which 5,909 projects (74%) have been completed. ₹ 73,454 crore has been released for these cities of which ₹ 66,023 crore (90%) has been utilized.  Details of physical and financial progress in Smart Cities of Rajasthan, Assam, & Tamil Nadu are given below:-

## (Amount ₹ in crore)

| State/             | Funds Released (GoI+   | Utilization thereof (GoI+   | Ongoing         | Ongoing    | Completed       | Completed   | Total           | Total      |
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
| Smart City         | State)                 | State)                      | No. of Projects | Amount     | No. of Projects | Amount      | No. of Projects | Amount     |
| Rajasthan          | Rajasthan              | Rajasthan                   | Rajasthan       | Rajasthan  | Rajasthan       | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan       | Rajasthan  |
| Ajmer              | 893.00                 | 852.28                      | 19              | 477.54     | 159             | 1746.04     | 178             | 2223.58    |
| Jaipur             | 891.00                 | 850.02                      | 25              | 725.48     | 151             | 2263.46     | 176             | 2988.94    |
| Kota               | 891.00                 | 883.44                      | 11              | 343.34     | 75              | 1791.20     | 86              | 2134.54    |
| Udaipur            | 990.00                 | 906.88                      | 4               | 135.56     | 137             | 1584.15     | 141             | 1719.71    |
| Total (Rajasthan)  | 3665.00                | 3492.62                     | 59              | 1681.92    | 522             | 7384.85     | 581             | 9066.77    |
| Assam              | Assam                  | Assam                       | Assam           | Assam      | Assam           | Assam       | Assam           | Assam      |
| Guwahati           | 653.05                 | 571.19                      | 12              | 851.31     | 10              | 93.86       | 22              | 945.17     |
| Tamil Nadu         | Tamil Nadu             | Tamil Nadu                  | Tamil Nadu      | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu      | Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu      | Tamil Nadu |
| 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    |
| Thoothukudi        | 990.00                 | 885.58                      | 12              | 352.38     | 59              | 708.74      | 71              | 1061.12    |
| Tiruchirappalli    | 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 (Tamil Nadu) | 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

(# Includes Funds released to Chennai under CITIIS Programme: ₹68.58 crore)

The implementation of SCM at the City level is done by SPV created for the purpose. At State level, Mission implementation is coordinated by the State Level  High  Powered  Steering  Committee  (HPSC).  At  the  National  level, implementation  is  monitored  by  an  Apex  Committee  headed  by  Secretary, Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA).    Nominee  Directors  of MoHUA on the Boards of SPVs monitor progress  in  respective  cities  on  a regular  basis.    MoHUA  regularly  interacts  with  the  States/Smart  Cities through video conferences, review meetings, field visits, regional workshops etc.  Smart  Cities  are  assessed  on  various  parameters  including,  but  not limited to, project implementation and utilization of funds through the Real Time Online Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS).

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

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