Lok Sabha Question No. 4806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Utilisation of Funds under SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. D Ravi Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4806

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## UTILISATION OF FUNDS UNDER SCM

NO. 4806.     DR. D RAVI KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of the total funds allocated and utilised for 100 selected Smart Cities under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) during 2016-17 to 2024-25, citywise;
- (b) the details of the funds utilised on CCTV & surveillance systems and public libraries/digital-library/reading infrastructure both in absolute terms and as a percentage of total expenditure;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to spend on CCTV systems disproportionately high compared to social-educational infrastructure such as libraries and if so, the new guidelines or financial provisions proposed to encourage  a  library-centred  'Smart  Learning  Space'  or  'Smart  Library' component; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  include  'Library  &  Reading Culture Promotion' as a mandatory core infrastructure category in the next phase of SCM with minimum spending norms and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM),  the  Central  Government  had  a  total budgetary outlay of ₹48,000 Cr for the 100 cities. As on 31 st  July, 2025, the cities have been able to claim Central Financial Assistance of ₹47,459 Cr (i.e.  99%  of  the  total  Central Financial  Assistance).  The  States/Union Territories  are  reported  to  have  utilized  ₹45,881  Cr  (i.e.  97%  of  the  total Central  Financial  Assistance  claimed).  State/  City-wise  details  of  Central Financial Assistance claimed and utilized under SCM, since inception of the Mission, is given at the Annexure.

- (b) & (c) The objective of SCM was not the development of entire city but to follow an area-based development approach through retrofitting, redevelopment, greenfield development and a Pan-city initiative in which smart  solutions  are  applied  covering  larger  parts  of  the  city.  Smart  City Proposals (SCPs) have been planned at the local level based on the local needs  of  the  cities,  across  various  sectors  viz.  smart  mobility,  Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), smart governance, smart energy and environment, etc., approved by High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC).

As  on  31 st   July,  2025,  as  per  the  information  provided  by  the  State, Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCCs) have been established in all 100 cities with a cumulative cost of ₹ 11,775 Cr (7%) under SCM. 83,000 CCTV based surveillance systems has been provisioned in 100 cities that have been integrated with ICCCs based on the local needs.

As on 31 st   July, 2025, as reported by the State, 94 projects amounting to ₹293 Cr (0.2%) , related to public libraries/ digital-library/ reading infrastructure have been undertaken by the cities under SCM.

- (d) With the closure of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on March 31, 2025, there is no budgetary provision under SCM to take up new projects.

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Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4806 for answer on 21.08.2025 regarding Utilisation of funds under SCM.

State/UT-wise/City-wise  Central  funds  claimed  &  utilized  by  100  Smart Cities, since inception of the Mission

| State/ City             |   Total Central Assistance Claimed (in ₹ Cr) |   Utilization of Central Assistance claimed (in ₹ Cr) |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands |                                       306.25 |                                                244.88 |
| Port Blair              |                                       306.25 |                                                244.88 |
| Andhra Pradesh          |                                      1860    |                                               1840.49 |
| Amaravati               |                                       488    |                                                488    |
| Kakinada                |                                       490    |                                                485    |
| Tirupati                |                                       392    |                                                388.02 |
| Visakhapatnam           |                                       490    |                                                479.47 |
| Arunachal Pradesh       |                                       978    |                                                858.31 |
| Itanagar                |                                       488    |                                                392.6  |
| Pasighat                |                                       490    |                                                465.71 |
| Assam                   |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Guwahati                |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Bihar                   |                                      1901.19 |                                               1747.48 |
| Bhagalpur               |                                       490    |                                                483.42 |
| Biharsharif             |                                       433.19 |                                                362.02 |
| Muzaffarpur             |                                       490    |                                                418.55 |
| Patna                   |                                       488    |                                                483.49 |
| Chandigarh              |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Chandigarh              |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Chhattisgarh            |                                      1370    |                                               1295.15 |
| Atal Nagar              |                                       488    |                                                471.66 |
| Bilaspur                |                                       428.75 |                                                388.61 |
| Raipur                  |                                       453.25 |                                                434.88 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli  |                                       392    |                                                387.34 |
| Silvassa                |                                       392    |                                                387.34 |
| Daman and Diu           |                                       385.95 |                                                385.75 |
| Diu                     |                                       385.95 |                                                385.75 |
| Delhi                   |                                       343    |                                                316.64 |
| NDMC                    |                                       343    |                                                316.64 |
| Goa                     |                                       490    |                                                410.75 |
| Panaji                  |                                       490    |                                                410.75 |
| Gujarat                 |                                      2866.52 |                                               2833.71 |
| Ahmedabad               |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Dahod                   |                                       416.52 |                                                414.38 |

| State/ City         |   Total Central Assistance Claimed (in ₹ Cr) |   Utilization of Central Assistance claimed (in ₹ Cr) |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Gandhinagar         |                                       490    |                                                462.51 |
| Rajkot              |                                       490    |                                                487.94 |
| Surat               |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Vadodara            |                                       490    |                                                488.88 |
| Haryana             |                                       980    |                                                921.5  |
| Faridabad           |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Karnal              |                                       490    |                                                431.5  |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                                       978    |                                                954.73 |
| Dharamshala         |                                       490    |                                                477.02 |
| Shimla              |                                       488    |                                                477.71 |
| Jammu and Kashmir   |                                       941.25 |                                                816.27 |
| Jammu               |                                       489    |                                                439.18 |
| Srinagar            |                                       452.25 |                                                377.09 |
| Jharkhand           |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Ranchi              |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Karnataka           |                                      3428    |                                               3315.85 |
| Belagavi            |                                       490    |                                                489.51 |
| Bengaluru           |                                       488    |                                                455.85 |
| Davanagere          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Hubballi-Dharwad    |                                       490    |                                                443.82 |
| Mangaluru           |                                       490    |                                                456.79 |
| Shivamogga          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Tumakuru            |                                       490    |                                                489.88 |
| Kerala              |                                       978    |                                                963.92 |
| Kochi               |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Thiruvananthapura m |                                       488    |                                                473.92 |
| Lakshadweep         |                                       183.31 |                                                 44.97 |
| Kavaratti           |                                       183.31 |                                                 44.97 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                                      3430    |                                               3420.55 |
| Bhopal              |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Gwalior             |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Indore              |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Jabalpur            |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Sagar               |                                       490    |                                                489.42 |
| Satna               |                                       490    |                                                481.13 |
| Ujjain              |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Maharashtra         |                                      3874.06 |                                               3811.56 |
| Aurangabad          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Kalyan-Dombivali    |                                       490    |                                                467.93 |
| Nagpur              |                                       490    |                                                453.25 |
| Nashik              |                                       444.06 |                                                440.38 |

| State/ City      |   Total Central Assistance Claimed (in ₹ Cr) |   Utilization of Central Assistance claimed (in ₹ Cr) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Pimpri-Chinchwad |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Pune             |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Solapur          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Thane            |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Manipur          |                                       398.13 |                                                347.63 |
| Imphal           |                                       398.13 |                                                347.63 |
| Meghalaya        |                                       490    |                                                432.8  |
| Shillong         |                                       490    |                                                432.8  |
| Mizoram          |                                       490    |                                                386.62 |
| Aizawl           |                                       490    |                                                386.62 |
| Nagaland         |                                       490    |                                                472.98 |
| Kohima           |                                       490    |                                                472.98 |
| Odisha           |                                       980    |                                                980    |
| Bhubaneswar      |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Rourkela         |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Puducherry       |                                       343    |                                                331.51 |
| Puducherry       |                                       343    |                                                331.51 |
| Punjab           |                                      1470    |                                               1417.21 |
| Amritsar         |                                       490    |                                                483.04 |
| Jalandhar        |                                       490    |                                                445.15 |
| Ludhiana         |                                       490    |                                                489.02 |
| Rajasthan        |                                      1960    |                                               1946.26 |
| Ajmer            |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Jaipur           |                                       490    |                                                481.8  |
| Kota             |                                       490    |                                                484.46 |
| Udaipur          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Sikkim           |                                       978    |                                                899.83 |
| Gangtok          |                                       488    |                                                446.51 |
| Namchi           |                                       490    |                                                453.32 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                                      5390    |                                               5362.65 |
| Chennai          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Coimbatore       |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Erode            |                                       490    |                                                485.93 |
| Madurai          |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Salem            |                                       490    |                                                490    |
| Thanjavur        |                                       490    |                                                488.41 |
| Thoothukudi      |                                       490    |                                                481.5  |
| Tiruchirappalli  |                                       490    |                                                489    |
| Tirunelveli      |                                       490    |                                                480.36 |
| Tiruppur         |                                       490    |                                                489    |
| Vellore          |                                       490    |                                                488.45 |
| Telangana        |                                       805.63 |                                                805.63 |
| Greater Warangal |                                       376.88 |                                                376.88 |

As per information provided by States / UTs as on July 31, 2025

| State/ City               | Total Central Assistance Claimed (in ₹ Cr)   | Utilization of Central Assistance claimed (in ₹ Cr)   |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Karimnagar                | 428.75                                       | 428.75                                                |
| Tripura                   | 490                                          | 490                                                   |
| Agartala                  | 490                                          | 490                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 4900                                         | 4875.87                                               |
| Agra                      | 490                                          | 490                                                   |
| Aligarh                   | 490                                          | 488.22                                                |
| Bareilly                  | 490                                          | 485.19                                                |
| Jhansi                    | 490                                          | 490                                                   |
| Kanpur                    | 490                                          | 489                                                   |
| Lucknow                   | 490                                          | 490                                                   |
| Moradabad                 | 490                                          | 484.53                                                |
| Prayagraj                 | 490                                          | 489.47                                                |
| Saharanpur                | 490                                          | 479.46                                                |
| Varanasi                  | 490                                          | 490                                                   |
| Uttarakhand               | 490                                          | 483.66                                                |
| Dehradun                  | 490                                          | 483.66                                                |
| West Bengal               | 490                                          | 485.69                                                |
| New Town Kolkata          | 490                                          | 485.69                                                |
| Total                     | 47320.26                                     | 45758.19                                              |
| Non-Selected Smart Cities | 18                                           | 18                                                    |
| Sultanpur Lodhi           | 120.22                                       | 105                                                   |
| Grand Total               | 47,458.48                                    | 45,881.19                                             |