Lok Sabha Question No. 3932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Green/Solar Cities
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## Green/Solar Cities

|     | SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:   |         | SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|     | QUESTION                                                                                                                  |         | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (a) | whether the Government has decided to develop 55 cities in 27 States and Union Territories as Green/Solar cities;         | (a)&(b) | The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved 55 solar cities projects under the Development of Solar Cities Programme so far. State-wise details of solar cities are given in Annexure.                                                                                                                                                      |
| (b) | if so, the details thereof, cities and State-wise;                                                                        |         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| (c) | the criteria set up by the Government for identification of these cities;                                                 | (c)     | The criteria set by the Ministry for identification of cities include a city having population between 50,000 to 50 lakh (with relaxation given to special category States including North-East States), initiatives and regulatory measures already taken along with a high level of commitment in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy. |
| (d) | the financial assistance earmarked/provided to these solar cities; and                                                    | (d)     | A total amount of Rs. 66.50 crore has been sanctioned for Master Plans, solar city cells, promotional activities and installation of renewable energy projects. Against this an amount of Rs.23.87 crore has been released so far.                                                                                                                    |
| (e) | the current status of solar cities State- wise including in Rajasthan?                                                    | (e)     | The current status of preparation of master plans, creation of solar city cells and approval of solar cities including in Rajasthan is given in Annexure.                                                                                                                                                                                             |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## GREEN/SOLAR CITIES

## 3932.   SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  develop  55  cities  in  27  States  and  Union Territories as Green/Solar cities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, cities and State-wise;
- (c) the criteria set up by the Government for identification of these cities;
- (d) the financial assistance earmarked/provided to these solar cities; and
- (e) the current status of solar cities, State-wise including in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b): The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved 55 solar cities projects under the Development of Solar Cities Programme so far. State-wise details of solar cities are given in Annexure.

- (c): The criteria set by the Ministry for identification of cities include a city having population between 50,000 to 50 lakh (with relaxation given to special category States including North-East States), initiatives and regulatory measures already taken along with a high level of commitment in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.
- (d): A total amount of Rs. 66.50 crore has been sanctioned for Master Plans, solar city cells, promotional activities and installation of renewable energy projects. Against this an amount of Rs.23.87 crore has been released so far.
- (e): The current status of preparation of master plans, creation of solar city cells and approval of solar cities including in Rajasthan is given in Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure referred in reply to Part (a), (b) and (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3932 to be answered on

## 13.08.2015.

## State-wise status of Solar Cities

| Sr. No   | State              | Approved Solar Cities                    | Status of Master Plans                                | Solar City Cell Created   |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     | Vijayawada Mahbubnagar*                  | Prepared Under Preparation                            | Yes No                    |
| 2        | Assam              | Guwahati Jorhat                          | Prepared Prepared                                     | No Yes                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh  | Itanagar                                 | Prepared                                              | Yes                       |
| 4        | Chandigarh         | Chandigarh                               | Prepared                                              | Yes                       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh       | Bilaspur                                 | Prepared                                              | Yes                       |
| 6        | Gujarat            | Raipur Rajkot Gandhinagar                | Prepared Prepared Prepared Prepared                   | Yes Yes Yes               |
| 7 8      | Goa Haryana        | Surat Panji City Gurgaon                 | Prepared Prepared                                     | Yes No No                 |
| 10       | Karnataka Kerala   | Mysore Hubli-Dharwad                     | Prepared Prepared                                     | Yes No                    |
| 11       |                    | Thiruvananthapuram*                      |                                                       |                           |
| 12       |                    | Kochi Nagpur                             | Under Preparation Under Preparation                   | No No Yes                 |
| 13       | Maharashtra        | Thane Kalyan-Dombivali Aurangabad Nanded | Prepared Prepared Prepared Prepared Prepared          | Yes Yes No No             |
|          | Madhya Pradesh     | Shirdi Indore* Gwalior Bhopal            | Prepared Prepared Prepared Prepared                   | Yes No No                 |
|          |                    | Rewa                                     | Prepared                                              | Yes Yes                   |
| 14       | Manipur            | Imphal                                   | Prepared                                              | Yes                       |
| 15       | Mizoram            | Aizawl                                   | Prepared                                              | Yes                       |
| 16       | Nagaland           | New Delhi (NDMC                          |                                                       | No No                     |
| 17       | Delhi              | Kohima Dimapur area)                     | Prepared Prepared Prepared                            | Yes No                    |
| 19       | Punjab             | Amritsar Ludhiana                        | Prepared Prepared                                     | No                        |
| 18       | Orissa             | Bhubaneswar                              | Prepared                                              |                           |
| 20       |                    | SAS Nagar (Mohali) Ajmer Jaipur*         | Under Preparation Under Preparation Under Preparation | Yes No No                 |
|          | Rajasthan          | Jodhpur                                  | Prepared                                              | No No                     |
| 21       | Uttarakhand        | Coimbatore                               | Prepared Prepared                                     | No Yes                    |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu Tripura | Agartala Dehradun                        | Prepared                                              |                           |
| 23       |                    |                                          |                                                       | Yes                       |
|          | Uttar Pradesh      | Haridwar & Rishikesh Chamoli - Gopeshwar | Prepared                                              |                           |
| 24       |                    |                                          | Prepared                                              | Yes                       |
|          |                    | Agra                                     | Prepared                                              | Yes No                    |
|          |                    | Moradabad                                | Prepared                                              |                           |
|          |                    | Allahabad                                | Under Preparation                                     | Yes                       |
| 25       | West Bengal        | Howrah                                   | Under Preparation                                     | No Yes                    |

| Sr. No   | State          | Approved Solar Cities        | Status of Master Plans   | Solar City Cell Created   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                | Madhyamgram New Town Kolkata | Prepared Prepared        | No Yes                    |
| 26       | Jammu &Kashmir | Leh*                         | Under Preparation        | No                        |
| 27       | Puducherry     | Puducherry                   | Prepared                 | No                        |

*Only In-principal approval given.