Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: SPV for Smart City Mission
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 552 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016

## SPV FOR SMART CITY MISSION

No. 552 SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  role/functions  of  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  in  Smart
- City Mission;
- (b) the names of cities for which SPVs have been finalised, city and
- State-wise;
- (c) the names of cities in which SPVs have not been finalized and the reasons therefore along with the time by which it is likely to
- be finalised; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  works  under  Smart  City  Mission  in  various cities is likely to commence?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU )

(a) : According to Smart Cities Mission Statement and Guidelines, the SPV will plan, appraise, approve, release funds, implement, manage, operate, monitor and evaluate  the  Smart  City  development  projects.  The  key functions and responsibilities of the SPV are to:

- i. Approve  and  sanction  the  projects  including  their technical appraisal.

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- ii. Execute the Smart City Proposal with complete operational freedom.
- iii. Take  measures  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of MoUD  with  respect  to  the  implementation  of  the Smart Cities programme.
- iv. Mobilize resources within timelines and take measures necessary for the mobilisation of resources.
- v. Approve  and  act  upon  the  reports  of  a  third  party Review and Monitoring Agency.
- vi. Overview Capacity Building activities.
- vii. Develop and benefit from inter-linkages of  academic institutions and organizations.
- viii. Ensure timely completion of projects according to set timelines.
- ix. Undertake review of activities of the Mission including  budget,  implementation  of  projects,  and preparation  of  SCP  and  co-ordination  with  other missions / schemes and activities of various ministries.
- x. Monitor  and  review  quality  control  related  matters and act upon issues arising.
- xi. Incorporate joint ventures and subsidiaries and enter into  Public  Private  Partnerships  as  may  be  required for the implementation of the smart cities programme
- xii. Enter into contracts, partnerships and service delivery  arrangements  as  may  be  required  for  the implementation of the Smart Cities Mission.
- xiii. Determine and collect user charges as authorised by the ULB
- xiv. Collect  taxes,  surcharges  etc.  as  authorised  by  the ULB.
14. (b): Out  of  20  winning  Smart  Cities  in  Round  1,  Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) have been created and incorporated by the following 13 cities.

|   S. N. | Name of State   | Name of City   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|
|       1 | Odisha          | Bhubaneswar    |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh  | Kakinada       |

|   3. | Madhya Pradesh   | Indore         |
|------|------------------|----------------|
|    4 | Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal         |
|    5 | Andhra Pradesh   | Vishakhapatnam |
|    6 | Rajasthan        | Jaipur         |
|    7 | Rajasthan        | Udaipur        |
|    8 | Madhya Pradesh   | Jabalpur       |
|    9 | Maharashtra      | Pune           |
|   10 | Maharashtra      | Solapur        |
|   11 | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad      |
|   12 | Gujarat          | Surat          |
|   13 | Kerala           | Kochi          |

(c) The names of seven Smart Cities in which SPVs have yet to be incorporated are given below:

|   S. N. | Name of State   | Name of City   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|
|       1 | Karnataka       | Davanagere     |
|       2 | Delhi           | NDMC           |
|       3 | Tamil Nadu      | Coimbatore     |
|       4 | Karnataka       | Belagavi       |
|       5 | Assam           | Guwahati       |
|       6 | Tamil Nadu      | Chennai        |
|       7 | Punjab          | Ludhiana       |

These winning cities are in different stages of incorporation of their SPVs. One of the reasons for delay in some States is due to Assembly elections.

(d) Several activities are required to convert the Smart City Proposals (SCPs) to Request for Proposals (RfPs) followed by bidding and the start of execution. All these have  to  be  decided  and  monitored  by  the  Board  of  the SPVs.

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