Lok Sabha Question No. 946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Inclusion of Tirupati–Srikalahasti in Smart Industrial Township
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 946

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2026

INCLUSION OF TIRUPATI-SRIKALAHASTI IN SMART INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIP

NO. 946.    SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to include Tirupati-Srikalahasti in the Smart  Industrial  Township  model  for  mixed-use  IT  and  residential development and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of any proposals under AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission 2.0 for augmenting urban infrastructure around the new IT parks;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  considered  fiscal  support  for  affordable housing  for  IT  and  manufacturing  workers  in  the  area  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof; and
- (d) the measures being proposed to ensure sustainable urban planning and climate-resilient infrastructure in the upcoming tech zones?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a)   to  (d):  There  is  no  such  proposal  in  the  Ministry.  The  Smart  Cities Mission  has  already  come  to  end  on  31.03.2025  and  there  is  no budgetary provision under the mission post its closure.

No specific fiscal support for affordable Housing for IT and manufacturing workers in the area mentioned is funded by the Ministry of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA).  However,  MoHUA  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.  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 construct, purchase and rent a house by eligible beneficiaries    at    affordable   cost,    for  1   crore   additional    eligible

beneficiaries  through  four  verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary  Led  Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS). PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines and  Unified  Web-portal  for  submitting  the  online  applications  can  be accessed through https://pmay-urban.gov.in.

Under  PMAY-U  2.0,  preference  is  given  to  Widows,  single  women, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Transgenders, persons belonging to  Scheduled  Castes/  Scheduled  Tribes,  Minorities  and  other weaker and vulnerable sections of the society.

The  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT) was launched in the year 2015 and selected 500 cities (now 485 cities including 15 merged cities) and towns across the country and focused on development of basic infrastructure in urban areas, in the sectors of water supply, sewerage and septage management etc. AMRUT 2.0 was launched  in  the  year  2021  in  all  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  /  cities, enabling the cities to become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0. Under the Mission, States / UTs are empowered to select, appraise, propose and implement projects as per their priorities within the mission guidelines.

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