Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Development of Solar City
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 142

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR CITY

## 142. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop at least one city in each State of the country as a solar city;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard and the time by which the said proposal is likely to be approved;
- (c)  whether the Government has identified any cities so far in this regard and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the quantum of funds allocated and released for the implementation of the said scheme, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the said objective in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (e) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has requested all States/UTs to identify at least one city to be developed as Solar city. So far, 26 States/UTs have identified cities to be developed as solar cities. The details are given at Annexure.

There is no separate scheme being implemented for development of solar cities and states/UTs have  been  advised  to  implement  existing  schemes  of  Government  such  as  Rooftop  Solar Programme Phase-II, etc., for development of solar cities.

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## Cities identified by States/UTs to be developed as solar cities

|   S.No. | State                                | Solar City                                       |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam                                | Majuli                                           |
|       2 | Bihar                                | Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Vaishali                      |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh                         | New Raipur                                       |
|       4 | Delhi                                | NDMC                                             |
|       5 | Gujarat                              | Dwarka                                           |
|       6 | Haryana                              | Panchkula                                        |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh                     | Shimla                                           |
|       8 | Jharkhand                            | Giridih                                          |
|       9 | Karnataka                            | Hospet in Bellary and Bidar                      |
|      10 | Kerala                               | Thiruvananthapuram                               |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh                       | Sanchi                                           |
|      12 | Meghalaya                            | TURA Town of West Garo Hills                     |
|      13 | Odisha                               | Bhubaneswar                                      |
|      14 | Rajasthan                            | Pushkar and Jaisalmer                            |
|      15 | Uttar Pradesh                        | Ayodhya and Prayag Raj                           |
|      16 | Uttarakhand                          | Dehradoon                                        |
|      17 | West Bengal                          | Prantik in Birbhum, Shantiniketan                |
|      18 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | Shaheed Dweep                                    |
|      19 | Punjab                               | Amritsar                                         |
|      20 | Sikkim                               | Jorethang                                        |
|      21 | Tripura                              | Udaipur Town                                     |
|      22 | Mizoram                              | Saitual                                          |
|      23 | Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli | and Diu city, Diu and Damanwada Panchayat, Daman |
|      24 | Goa                                  | Panjim                                           |
|      25 | Nagaland                             | Kohima &Dimapur                                  |
|      26 | Jammu and Kashmir                    | Jammu                                            |