Lok Sabha Question No. 2938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Expenses on Urban Infrastructure
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2938

TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 11, 2016

## EXPENSES ON URBAN INFRASTUCTURE

No. 2938                   ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the per capita per year expenditure on urban infrastructure in the country;

(b) whether this is at par with international average; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

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(a) to (c): Government has not conducted a study on per capita per year expenditure on urban infrastructure, however,  as per the report published by Mckinsey Global Institute in 2010 titled 'India's urban awakening: Building  inclusive  cities,  sustaining  economic  growth', the per capita spending on urban infrastructure services for India, UK, China and South Africa is as under:

| Per capita spending on urban infrastructure services (in US $) at FY 2007- 2008 prices   | Per capita spending on urban infrastructure services (in US $) at FY 2007- 2008 prices   | Per capita spending on urban infrastructure services (in US $) at FY 2007- 2008 prices   | Per capita spending on urban infrastructure services (in US $) at FY 2007- 2008 prices   | Per capita spending on urban infrastructure services (in US $) at FY 2007- 2008 prices   |
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| Sl.No.                                                                                   | Country                                                                                  | Capital expenditure                                                                      | Operational expenditure                                                                  | Total expenditure                                                                        |
| 1.                                                                                       | India                                                                                    | 17                                                                                       | 33                                                                                       | 50                                                                                       |
| 2.                                                                                       | China                                                                                    | 116                                                                                      | 246                                                                                      | 362                                                                                      |
| 3.                                                                                       | South Africa                                                                             | 127                                                                                      | 381                                                                                      | 508                                                                                      |
| 4.                                                                                       | United Kingdom                                                                           | 391                                                                                      | 1,381                                                                                    | 1,772                                                                                    |

As per the report, India's per capita expenditure on urban infrastructure is less than the countries mentioned.

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