Question : CITIES UNDER JNNURM

(a) whether all the capital cities of the States have been included in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM);

(b) whether the Government of Gujarat has requested the Union Government to include Gandhinagar and Porbundar City under JNNURM;

(c) if so, the reaction of the Union Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government of Gujarat has been given only Rs. 300 crore under JNNURM;

(e) if so, whether the Government has any proposal to enhance the limit of this allocation; and

(f) if so, the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI AJAY MAKEN )

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): Yes, Sir.

(c): Decision to keep number of cities covered under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) around 60 was taken with the approval of Government. However, cities which are not covered under the JNNURM have been covered under another scheme of the Ministry, namely, Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT).

(d): As per indicative allocation made by the Planning Commission, there is an allocation of Rs.340.72 crore for Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP), Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG), Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) and UIDSSMT under JNNURM.

(e)&(f): Do not arise in view of reply to part (d) of the question.