Lok Sabha Question No. 683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Projects under SCM in the Tirupati
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 683

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2025

## PROJECTS UNDER SCM IN THE TIRUPATI

## NO. 683.   SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a)
- the status of projects under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in Tirupati;
- (b)  the  steps  taken  to  address  urban  housing  by  the  Government amidst urbanization programmes;
- (c)  whether the Government has introduced any schemes or policies to increase urban mobility and public transport reliability in the SCM; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) As per the information provided by the Tirupati smart city, work orders have been issued in 104 projects amounting to a total of ₹2,083 crore under Smart Cities Mission (SCM), of which 79 projects amounting to ₹1,611 crore have been completed and remaining 25 projects amounting to ₹472 crore are under implementation.
- (b)   To address urban housing,  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of the States/ Union Territories by  providing  central  financial  assistance  under  Pradhan  Mantri

Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since June 25, 2015 with the aim of providing all-weather pucca houses equipped with basic amenities to  all  eligible  urban  beneficiaries.  The  scheme  operates  through four  verticals-  Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC),  Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR), and the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), as per the eligibility criteria outlined in the scheme guidelines. Mission Period was up to 31.03.2022 which has been extended up to 31.12.2024 only to complete  all  the  sanctioned  houses  without  changing  funding pattern  and  implementation  methodology  of  the  scheme.  CLSS vertical has not been extended beyond 31.03.2022.

- (c)  &  (d)  Government  of  India's  policy  and  strategy  for  Indian  Urban Development follows the provisions as laid down in the Constitution of India. It is pertinent to mention here that 'Land' and 'Colonization' are  State  subjects.  Further,  as  per  the  12th  Schedule  of  Indian Constitution (Article 243W), Urban Planning including Town Planning is the responsibility of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities.

Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State/UT Governments  through  schematic  interventions/  advisories  and formulating policies,  viz.,  National  Urban  Transport  Policy,  2006, Metro Rail Policy, 2017 and Transit Oriented Development Policy, 2017, in order to plan and implement the urban transport systems in most sustainable and viable manner. About 1011 km of metro rail lines have become operational and another 979 km of metro rail lines are under construction in various cities. Metro Rail System is a  pollution  free  and  energy  efficient  Mass  Rapid  Transit  System (MRTS) which helps significantly in improving quality of life in urban areas  by  providing  fast,  safe,  comfortable,  punctual  and  reliable transport  systems.  Expansion  of  the  MRTS  network  is  not  only also becoming a lifeline of urban population by way of providing better enhancing employment and business opportunities but mobility.

In addition, under Smart Cities Mission, 1,579 projects amounting to  ₹  37,304  crore  (90%  of  the  total  projects  outlay)  have  been completed  in  urban  mobility  sector.  These  projects  range  from smart  roads,  multilevel  car  parking,  promotion  of  pedestrian pathways,  cycle  tracks,  Intelligent  Traffic  Management  System etc.

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