Question : Smart Cities Mission

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

a) whether the Government proposes to issue next list of smart cities under the Smart City Mission and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the time by which all the remaining cities are likely to be covered;

b) whether the implementation of the mission is going at snail’s pace;

c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps taken/ being taken to increase the pace;

d) whether some of the States have failed to contribute the matching shares of funds; and

e) if so, the names of such State Governments and the reaction of the Union Government thereto?

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)


(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 396 FOR ANSWER ON 29.03.2017 REGARDING SAMRT CITIES MISSION
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(a) The Smart City Proposals for Round 3 of the Challenge have to be submitted by the Cities by 31st March 2017. Thereafter, the assessment may take 2-3 months. The selection of the Smart cities will be on scores obtained in the assessment.

(b) No, Sir.

(c) Does not arise.

(d)&(e): Out of 40 Smart Cities to which GoI grant has been released by this Ministry, 18 States (32 cities) have either not released any amount of their share or released a portion there of. The 18 States are- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tripura.

Using the newly designed Public Financial Management System (PFMS) tool, this Ministry regularly monitors and pursues the release of State share to Smart Cities.

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