(a) whether the Government has decided to develop a large number of new cities and transport nagars across the country to meet demand for urbanization;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to workout a framework for developing new cities in a planned manner?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a) to (c): The XVth Finance Commission, in its report submitted to the Government of India, has recommended a performance based challenge fund of ? 8,000 crore to States for incubation of new cities. The amount available for each proposed new city is ? 1,000 crore and a State can have only one new city under the proposed scheme. Thus, a maximum of eight States can avail this grant for eight new cities over the award period of the Commission. The detailed modalities for the scheme is yet to be worked out.
Moreover, Area Based development is a key strategic component of the Smart Cities Mission, launched on 25 June 2015. Area Based development models include city improvement (retrofitting), city renewal (redevelopment) and/or city extension (Greenfield development). 100 cities have been selected for development as Smart Cities over 4 rounds of competition conducted between January 2016 to June 2018.
The details of cities that have opted for greenfield development or a combination of models are as following :
State Smart City ABD Component
Jharkhand Ranchi Greenfield
Maharashtra Aurangabad Greenfield
Gujarat Rajkot Greenfield
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Greenfield
Madhya Pradesh Satna Greenfield
West Bengal New Town Kolkata Retrofitting + Greenfield
Maharashtra Nashik Retrofitting + Greenfield
Chhattisgarh Atal Nagar Redevelopment + Greenfield
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