Question : Smart City Projects

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has estimated the infrastructure expenditure and maintenance expenditure of the smart city projects for the coming years and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details regarding the number and nature of projects approved in each smart city covered under Smart Cities Mission, particularly in the State of Bihar and the country in general;

(c) the total investment proposed in each smart-city project and the status of implementation of the approved projects, city-wise; and

(d) whether the proposed allocation is sufficient for the smart city construction work and maintenance and if not, the reaction of the Government thereto?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a): The expenditure on infrastructure and its maintenance has been assessed by the 99 Smart Cities in their Smart City Proposals (SCPs). The Smart City Proposals (SCPs) are available on the Mission’s website (www.smartcities.gov.in).

(b)& (c): Projects are approved by the Smart Cities/ State Governments. The details of nature of projects along with cost for the selected ninety nine cities are given in their Smart City Proposals (SCPs) which are available on the Mission’s website (www.smartcities.gov.in). The details of projects of Bihar are given below:-
Sl. No. City Details as given in Smart City Proposals (SCPs)
of Cities
SCP Cost
in
Rs. Crore No of Projects
in ABD No of Projects
in
Pan City
1. Bhagalpur 1310 19 4
2. Muzaffarpur 1491 20 3
3. Patna 2499 37 7
4. Bihar Sharif 1517 17 3

As report submitted by cities, 3012 projects worth Rs.1,38,984 crores have been identified for implementation. Out of which, 753 projects worth Rs. 24,511.49 crores have been completed or under implementation; tendering has started for 287 projects worth Rs. 14,296 crores. The balance are at DPR stage. The detailed status of implementation of the approved projects is enclosed at Annexure.

(d): The average size of a Smart City Proposal (SCP) is around Rs. 2,000 crores. Out of which, Rs. 1,000 crores is in form of grant by the Central and State Governments in 50:50 ratio. For the balance funds, the Cities have plans to mobilize from collection of user fees, beneficiary charges and impact fees, land monetization, debt, borrowings from financial institutions, including bilateral and multilateral institutions, both domestic and external sources, Private sector through PPPs, Convergence with other Missions, etc. The Financial sources are in the Financial Plan of the Smart City Proposals (SCPs), which are available on the Mission’s website (www.smartcities.gov.in).
To bridge the gap between Government (Government of India and State) assistance and requirement of cities, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is:
• Assisting cities to maximize internal sources of revenue such as Property Tax, Advertisement Tax etc.
• Handholding cities to access the bond markets and to prepare Public Private Partnership projects for accessing private funds.
• Enabling Multilateral and Bilateral assistance.

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