Lok Sabha Question No. 1969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Status of Smart Cities Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1969

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 31, 2025

## STATUS OF SMART CITIES MISSION

## NO.1969.   SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

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

- (a) the  current  implementation  status  of  the  Smart  Cities  Mission including the number of completed and ongoing projects as on July 2025;
- (b) whether  any  new  metro  rail  or  urban  transit  projects  have  been sanctioned this year and if so, the details thereof along with their proposed locations; and
- (c) the measures being taken by the Government to address the shortfall in  affordable  urban  housing,  particularly  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U)?

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

- (a) As per the information provided by the States/UTs, as on 11.07.2025, out of a total 8063 projects amounting to ₹ 1,64,695 Cr undertaken in the  100  cities  selected  under  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM),  7,636 projects (95% of total projects) amounting to ₹1,53,977 Cr have been completed and the remaining 427 projects amounting to ₹10,718 Cr are ongoing.

Under SCM, the Central Government had a total outlay of ₹48,000 Cr for the 100 cities. As on 11.07.2025, the cities have been able to claim central financial assistance of ₹47,459 Cr (i.e. 99% of the total Central share allocation).  The  States/Union  Territories  are  reported  to  have utilized ₹45,881 Cr (i.e. 97% of the total Central share claimed).

- (b) During  the  Calendar  Year  2025,  three  Metro  Rail  Projects viz.  Delhi Metro Rithala Kundli Corridor of length 26.43 km with an estimated cost of Rs. 6231 Cr, Pune Metro Phase 2 of length 12.75km with an estimated cost of Rs. 3626 crore and Extension of Noida Metro Aqua line from Depot Station to Boraki, which is a Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) Project of length 2.6 km with an estimated cost of Rs. 416 Cr have been sanctioned by Government of India.
- (c) 'Land'  and  'Colonization'  are  State  subjects.  Therefore,  schemes related to housing for their citizens are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs supplements the efforts of States/UTs, by providing Central Assistance for  pucca  houses  to  eligible  urban  beneficiaries  across  the  country under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015. PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any state wise target for construction of houses. Participating States/UTs have prepared project proposals in consonance with the scheme guidelines, based on the demand for houses in urban areas and  submitted  to  this  Ministry  for  release  of  admissible  Central Assistance. The scheme period, has been extended up to 31.12.2025 to complete sanctioned houses without changing the funding pattern and  implementation  methodology.  Based  on  the  learnings  from  the experiences of implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country to support 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries with an estimated government  subsidy  of  ₹2.30 Lakh  Cr  through  four  verticals  i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).

As per the Scheme Guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, States/Union Territories (UTs)  conduct  demand  survey  in  their  respective  jurisdiction  and validate the beneficiaries to ascertain eligibility. Eligible citizens are also allowed to apply through Unified Web Portal of PMAY-U 2.0 and register their demand. After fulfilling the procedures laid down in the Level Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee  (SLSMC)  and  forwarded  to for

Scheme Guidelines, the houses are approved by State Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) consideration of release of Central Assistance.

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