Lok Sabha Question No. 2861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Incubation of New Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms Sayani Ghosh

NO. 2861.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK   SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2861 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2024

## INCUBATION OF NEW CITIES

MS SAYANI GHOSH:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the selection of eight cities by granting a performance-based challenge fund of rupees 8,000 crores for their expansion, as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, is yet to be finalized and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the fund amounting to rupees 8,000 crore would be granted to cities under any specific scheme  and  if so, the detailed modalities of the scheme;
- (c) the names of the cities proposed by the States for incubation in the said cities till date; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  timeline  for  the  grant  of  the fund of rupees 8,000 crore to the cities, considering the fact that it would lapse on 31 March 2026 and if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) to (d): 15th Finance Commission (15th FC) has allocated ₹8,000 crore as performance based challenge fund for incubation of new cities. A State can have only one new city through this fund.

In line with the recommendations of 15th FC, the Ministry constituted an Expert Committee (EC) for finalization of bid parameters for incubation of new cities. The Committee finalized minimum eligibility conditions & bid parameters, and a Request for Proposal (RfP) was circulated to all States. The Ministry received 26 proposals from 21 States upto the last date. Due to non-receipt of qualitative proposals from North-Eastern States, fresh/revised  proposals  were  sought  from  these  States.  Consequently, total 28 proposals from 23 States have been received. The names of the cities proposed by the States are at Annexure.

All the proposals are at the competent level for examination/scrutiny.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (D) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2861 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2024 REGARDING INCUBATION OF NEW CITIES BY MS SAYANI GHOSH.

## List of proposals from States on Incubation of New Cities

| S.No.   | Name of State     | Proposal for new city                              | District/ region        |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | Kopparthay                                         | YSR District            |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | Gumin Nagar                                        | East Siang              |
| 3       | Assam             | Jagiroad                                           | Morigaon                |
| 4       | Goa               | New MOPA Ayush City, Pernem                        | North Goa               |
| 5 6     | Gujarat           | GIFT city expansion Ambaji                         | Gandhinagar Banaskantha |
| 7       | Haryana           | Gurugram                                           | Gurugram                |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | Mountain Township                                  | Shimla                  |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | New Ranchi City                                    | Ranchi                  |
| 10 11   | Kerala            | Aerocity, OAGC Neopolis - The New City, Pallipuram | Kannur Ernakulam        |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | Jabalpur Extension                                 | Jabalpur                |
| 13 14   | Maharashtra       | Pithampur phase 4 Virul                            | Dhar Wardha             |
| 16      | Manipur           | Gateway City                                       | Imphal                  |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | New Shillong Knowledge City                        | East Khasi Hills        |
| 18      | Mizoram           | Tanhril Local Council                              | Aizawl                  |
| 19      | Nagaland          | Chhathe Valley                                     | Chümoukedima            |
| 20      | Odisha            | Bhubaneswar                                        | Bhubaneswar             |
| 21      | Punjab            | Aerotropolis                                       | Mohali                  |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | GFC-Ranpur                                         | Kota                    |
| 23      | Sikkim            | Pakyong                                            | Pakyong                 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | Thirumazhisai                                      | Thiruvallur             |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh     | Ayodhya                                            | Ayodhya                 |

|   26 | Uttarakhand   | Doiwala                               | Dehradun           |
|------|---------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
|   27 |               | Prag Farm Township                    | Uddham Singh Nagar |
|   28 | West Bengal   | Bantala Greenfield City, Karmadiganta | South 24 Parganas  |