Lok Sabha Question No. 5462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Implementation of CITIIS Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5462

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 03, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF CITIIS SCHEME

NO. 5462.   SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  projects  approved  under  City  Investments  to  Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) 1.0 and CITIIS 2.0, city and State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  total  funds  allocated,  sanctioned and utilized under both phases  of  the  scheme  along  with  a  breakdown  of  loans  and  grants  from international partners;
- (c) the current status of the implementation of each project under CITIIS 1.0 and 2.0 including expected completion timelines and delays, if any;
- (d)  the  number  and  details  of  proposals  pending  for  approval  along  with  the reasons for the delay and the expected timeline for clearance;
- (e) the criteria used for selection of cities and projects under CITIIS 2.0;
- (f)  whether any new cities would be included in the future and if so, the details
- thereof; and
- (g) whether the Government proposes to expand the scope of CITIIS beyond smart cities and provide additional funding support to smaller urban areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 12 cities were selected under the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) 1.0 program across the country.
- CITIIS 2.0 program was launched on 31.05.2023 for envisaging comprehensive  support  to  the  competitively  selected  projects  promoting circular economy with focus on integrated waste management at the city level,  climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the National level.

Under CITIIS 2.0, 18 cities under Component 1 (at city-level action)  and 21 States under component-2 (at State level action) were selected.

Details  of  the  projects  approved  under  CITIIS  1.0  and  CITIIS  2.0  under component-1 and component-2 are at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure III.

- (b) & (c) Under CITIIS 1.0, ₹ 771.99 crore have been allocated, out of which, ₹753.48 crore have been released to the cities and ₹662.88 crore have been utilized  so  far.  Under  CITIIS  1.0,  the  projects  in  Amritsar,  Bhubaneswar, Dehradun,  Kochi,  Surat  and  Visakhapatnam  have  been  completed.  The projects in Agartala, Amaravati, Chennai, Hubballi-Dharwad, Puducherry and Ujjain are ongoing.

Under the CITIIS 2.0 program, the project agreements with cities and States have been signed on 03rd March 2025. Under CITIIS 2.0, ₹1920 crore have been allocated, out of which ₹84.5 crore have been released, detail of which are at Annexure-IV.

- (d) & (e) All 100 Cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission were eligible to apply for the CITIIS 2.0 challenge. 84 cities submitted their proposals, out of which 18 cities were selected through the criteria stipulated in the CITIIS
- Operational Guidelines.
- (f) No.
- (g) Government of India has approved the CITIIS 2.0 up to 31.12.2027.

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## Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5462 for answer on 03.04.2025 Implementation of CITIIS Scheme

## Details of the 12 cities / projects under the CITIIS 1.0 program

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| Sl. No   | State          | City             | Project Name                                                                        |   Project Cost |   Fund allocated |
|----------|----------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati        | Basic Infrastructure Development in Low Income Settlements in Amaravati City        |         138.62 |            80    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam    | Social Inclusion Through Modernizing Public Schools as Smart Campus                 |          65    |            52    |
| 3.       | Gujarat        | Surat            | Wild Valley Biodiversity Park                                                       |         144.95 |            80    |
| 4.       | Karnataka      | Hubballi Dharwad | Green Mobility Corridor                                                             |         165.68 |           115.68 |
| 5.       | Kerala         | Kochi            | E-Health Solution                                                                   |          19.13 |            15.1  |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain           | Mahakal Rudrasagar Integrated Development Approach - Phase II (MRIDA-II)            |         116.13 |            80    |
| 7.       | Odisha         | Bhubaneswar      | B-Active                                                                            |          30.45 |             7.93 |
| 8.       | Puducherry     | Puducherry       | Our Neighbourhood is Your Neighbourhood too                                         |          99.71 |            80    |
| 9.       | Punjab         | Amritsar         | Rejuvenation of Auto - Rickshaws in Amritsar through Holistic Interventions (RAAHI) |          24.77 |             8    |
| 10.      | Tamil Nadu     | Chennai          | Model &SMART Corporation Schools in Chennai                                         |         156.58 |           111.88 |
| 11.      | Tripura        | Agartala         | Haora Riverfront Development Project                                                |          99    |            51    |
| 12.      | Uttarakhand    | Dehradun         | Child Friendly City Project                                                         |          58    |            46.4  |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL          | TOTAL            | TOTAL                                                                               |        1118.02 |           727.99 |

Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5462 for answer on 03.04.2025 Implementation of CITIIS Scheme

## Details of the 18 cities selected under Component 1 (city-level action) of the CITIIS 2.0 program

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| Sl. No.   | State          | City               |   Tentative Project Cost |   Tentative Fund Allocation |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Assam          | Guwahati           |                   145    |                          75 |
| 2.        | Bihar          | Muzaffarpur        |                   168.67 |                          75 |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh   | Bilaspur           |                   138.98 |                         100 |
| 4.        | Goa            | Panaji             |                    89.28 |                          75 |
| 5.        | Gujarat        | Rajkot             |                   135    |                         100 |
| 6.        | Jammu &Kashmir | Srinagar           |                   121.99 |                          75 |
| 7.        | Karnataka      | Belagavi           |                   165.35 |                          75 |
| 8.        | Kerala         | Thiruvananthapuram |                   154.58 |                          75 |
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur           |                   158.49 |                          75 |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain             |                   158.23 |                         100 |
| 11.       | Rajasthan      | Jaipur             |                   169.14 |                         100 |
| 12.       | Rajasthan      | Udaipur            |                   167.66 |                         100 |
| 13.       | Tamil Nadu     | Madurai            |                   314.69 |                         100 |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu     | Thanjavur          |                   139.65 |                          75 |
| 15.       | Tripura        | Agartala           |                   116.55 |                          75 |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh  | Agra               |                   139.58 |                         100 |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh  | Bareilly           |                    86.89 |                          75 |
| 18.       | West Bengal    | New Town Kolkata   |                   173.36 |                         100 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL          | TOTAL              |                  2743.09 |                        1550 |

## Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5462 for answer on 03.04.2025 Implementation of CITIIS Scheme

## Details of 21 States/UTs under Component 2 (State-level action) of the CITIIS 2.0 program

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| Sl.No.   | State/UT                 |   Fund allocated |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |              5   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |             23.1 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |              5   |
| 4        | Assam                    |              6.9 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             |              9.4 |
| 6        | Goa                      |              5   |
| 7        | Gujarat                  |             40.7 |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir           |              5   |
| 9        | Jharkhand                |             12.5 |
| 10       | Kerala                   |             25.2 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh           |             31.7 |
| 12       | Manipur                  |              5   |
| 13       | Meghalaya                |              5   |
| 14       | Mizoram                  |              5   |
| 15       | Nagaland                 |              5   |
| 16       | Odisha                   |             11.1 |
| 17       | Rajasthan                |             26.9 |
| 18       | Sikkim                   |              5   |
| 19       | Telangana                |             21.5 |
| 20       | Tripura                  |              5   |
| 21       | Uttarakhand              |              5   |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                    |            264   |

Reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5462 for answer on 03.04.2025 Implementation of CITIIS Scheme

Details of the total funds allocated, sanctioned and utilized under both phases of the program along with a breakdown of loans and grants from international partners

- The fund details for the loan component are as follows:

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| CITIIS Phase   |   Total Funds Allocated | Total Funds Sanctioned   | Total Funds Utilized   |
|----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| CITIIS 1.0     |                  727.99 | 711.99                   | 624.47                 |
| CITIIS 2.0     |                 1814    | 84.5*                    | -                      |

- *The process of sanction/ release of balance funds of INR 80 crore is underway.
- The fund details for the grant component are as follows:

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| CITIIS Phase   |   Total Funds Allocated |   Total Funds Sanctioned |   Total Funds Utilized |
|----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| CITIIS 1.0     |                      44 |                    41.59 |                  38.41 |
| CITIIS 2.0     |                     106 |                     9.25 |                   0.6  |