Lok Sabha Question No. 1848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Financial and Functional Sustainability of Integrated Command Centres in Smart Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Satish Kumar Gautam, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dileshwar Kamait, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman, Shri Alok Sharma, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Radheshyam Rathiya, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Shri Ganesh Singh, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Dr. Byreddy Shabari, Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Dulu Mahato, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1848 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025

## FINANCIAL AND FUNCTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF INTEGRATED COMMAND CENTRES IN SMART CITIES

NO. 1848.  SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

SHRI DULU MAHATO:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

SMT. KRITI DEVI DEBBARMAN:

MS KANGNA RANAUT:

DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

DR. BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

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

- (a) the  measures  being  taken  by the  Government  to  ensure  financial and  operational  sustainability  of  Integrated  Command  and  Control Centres (ICCCs) in all  hundred  smart  cities  along  with  the  revenue model mandated for their continuous operation;

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- (b) the  mechanism  set  up  by  the  Government  to  replicate  successful digital solutions of a smart city in non-smart cities;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  a  dedicated  data  governance framework to ensure privacy and ethical use of citizen data collected through  ICCCs  and  other  urban  platforms  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  works  in  progress  under  Smart  Cities  Mission  in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, city-wise?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) The Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  advised  all  100 Smart Cities to ensure the financial and functional sustainability of their Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) by releasing of relevant advisories, assessments, and monitoring mechanisms. Advisory No. 27 on 'Re-purposing the SPVs created under the Smart Cities Mission' vide letter no. F. No. K-15016/6/2024-SC-I/US-II dated 10 June, 2025 directs States/UTs to support ICCCs in developing self-sustaining business plans, data-sharing mechanisms,  and  Standard  Operating  Procedures  to  enable  long-term operations.  Advisory  No.  29,  'Outcomes  of  the  National  Conference  on 'Making  Cities  Cybersecure'  vide  letter  no.  K-14012/101(16)/2025-NUDM/ (E-9202547)  dated  25  November,  2025  further  encourages  States/UTs  to adopt  viable revenue-generation  models,  including  CSR  partnerships, Public-Private  Partnership  (PPP)  arrangements,  and  other  cost-recovery
- mechanisms.

Additionally,  the  Ministry  has  conducted  ICCC  Maturity  Assessments  to evaluate key parameters such as infrastructure readiness, functional use cases, governance structures, human resource management, interdepartmental coordination, and financial planning. Based on this assessment, the Ministry has provided recommended actions points to the cities for bridging the identified gaps.

- (b) The  Ministry  has  published  comprehensive  manuals,  compendiums  and best practices along with conducting structured capacity-building sessions to facilitate replication of successful solutions. These initiatives enable  knowledge  sharing,  promote  standardisation,  and  support  the adoption of proven solutions across urban local bodies nationwide.

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- (c) The Ministry has developed the Data Smart Cities Strategy as a comprehensive data governance framework, structured around the three pillars  of  People,  Process,  and  Platform,  to  guide  cities  in  the  ethical, secure, and responsible management of data collected through ICCCs and

other  urban  platforms.  Additionally,  the  Ministry  has  released  a  detailed reference guide 'Designing a City Data Policy', which  outlines key components  such  as  data  classification  &  categorization,  data  flow mechanisms, data archival & retention norms, security & privacy protocols, and standard operating procedures for data collection, processing, collaboration, and analysis. To ensure continuous improvement, the Ministry also conducted multiple cycles of Data Maturity Assessment Framework (DMAF) to assess cities on pillars of systemic and sectoral maturity of Smart Cities across their digital ecosystem. Collectively,  these  guidelines  and  framework  enable  Smart  Cities  to uphold robust privacy standards and ensure the ethical use of citizen data across their digital ecosystems.

- (d) The  details  of  works  in  progress  under  Smart  Cities  Mission  in  Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, city wise are as under :

|   S.No | State Name       | Progress Report as on 08.12.2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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|      1 | Gujarat          | There were 6 cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat which were selected under SCM. As per the latest progress report, Gujrat State has taken up 359 projects amounting to ₹ 11507 Cr, out of which 356 projects (99% of total projects) amounting to ₹ 11268 Cr have been completed and the remaining 3 projects amounting to ₹ 239 Cr are still under implementation. |
|      2 | Himachal Pradesh | There were 2 cities i.e. Dharamsala and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh which were selected under SCM. As per the latest progress report, Himachal Pradesh State has taken up 291 projects amounting to ₹ 1552 Cr, out of which 272 projects (93% of total projects) amounting to ₹ 1294 Cr have been completed and the remaining 19 projects amounting to ₹ 258 Cr are still under implementation.                   |

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| 3   | Rajasthan There were 4 cities i.e. Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota and Udaipur in Rajasthan which were selected under SCM. As per the latest progress report, Rajasthan State has taken up 579 projects amounting to ₹ 8640 Cr, out of which 575 projects (99% of total projects) amounting to ₹ 8548 Cr have been   |
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| completed and the remaining 4 projects amounting to ₹ 92 Cr are still under implementation.   |
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