Question : Progress of Smart Cities

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

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the progress of smart cities in the country;

(b) if so, the details and status of such cities and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of smart cities developed so far in the country along with the funds allocated and the expenditure incurred in this regard, State/UT-wise including Bundelkhand;

(d) whether the pace of development of smart cities has been slow and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) the action taken by the Government to accelerate the pace of developmental works?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (e) : 100 cities have been selected for development as Smart Cities under the Mission in various rounds as follows:-

? 20 Smart Cities in Round 1 in January 2016
? 13 Smart Cities in Fast Track (FT) Round in May 2016
? 27 Smart Cities in Round 2 in September 2016
? 30 Smart Cities in Round 3 in June 2017.
? 10 Smart Cities in Round 4 in January 2018 & June 2018.

The Central Government shall give financial support to the Mission to the extent of Rs. 48,000 crore over five years, on an average of Rs. 500 crore per city. An equal amount, on a matching basis, will have to be contributed by the State/ULB. Since the beginning of the Mission in June 2015, Rs. 13,846.20 crore have been released to State Governments/UTs under the Mission. City-wise detail of funds released so far and expenditure incurred is at Annexure.

A total of 5,151 projects worth Rs. 2,05,018/- crore have been included by the selected 100 cities in their Smart City Proposals. As on 30th November, 2018, 2,342 projects worth Rs. 90,929/- crore have been tendered, of which 1,675 projects worth Rs. 51,866/- crore are under implementation/have been completed.

The progress of implementation of the Mission depends on the date of the selection of the Smart City. After selection, it takes around 12-18 months to set up Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), procure Project Management Consultants (PMC), hire human resources, call tenders and issue work orders. The implementation plan is given by the Smart Cities in their Smart City Proposals. The timeline for completion of projects is given below:

• Round 1 cities- 2019-20 to 2020-21
• Round 2 (including FT cities)- 2019-20 to 2021-22
• Round 3 cities- 2020-21 to 2021-22
• Round 4 cities- 2020-21 to 2022-23

The Ministry is regularly interacting with the States/Smart Cities through video conferences, review meetings, field visits, regional workshops etc. at various levels to assess the performance of the cities and to handhold them for improving the same. Besides the guidance of domain experts participating in the regional Workshops, cities also benefit from peer-to-peer learning during these interactions. At the national level, the implementation of Smart Cities Mission is being monitored by an Apex Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. At State level, State level High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary has been established. A Smart City Advisory Forum at the city level comprising of District Collector, MP, MLA, Mayor, CEO of SPV, local youths, technical experts etc. has been constituted in each Smart City to advise and enable collaboration among various stakeholders as per Smart city guidelines. Besides, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs nominee Directors on the Boards of SPVs are also monitoring the progress in respective cities on a regular basis.

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