Question : HRIDAY

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

(a) the salient features of the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY);

(b) the details of cities covered under this yojana so far;

(c) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized so far under the yojana during the last three years and the current year, State/U.T-wise including Kerala, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and West Bengal;

(d) the details of the targets set and achievements made so far under the yojana;

(e) the details of the development works included under the yojana since its inception;

(f) whether the Government has received any proposal from some of the States to include any special development work of their State under the yojana; and

(g) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a&b): The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), launched on 21st January,2015 supports the development of heritage linked core civic infrastructure projects in areas around heritage, religious, cultural and tourism assets of the cities. Under the Yojana, twelve cities namely, Ajmer, Amritsar, Amaravati, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal are covered. The mission period of HRIDAY is till November, 2018.

(c): The details are attached as Annexure –A. No City/Town from Kerala, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and West Bengal are included under the HRIDAY Scheme.

(d&e): The target of preparation of City HRIDAY Plans (CHPs) for all 12 cities and 63 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) amounting to Rs.421.47 cr for the proposed shelf of projects have been achieved. Rs.241 crore has been released towards project implementation in all 12 cities.

(f): No, Madam.

(g): Does not arise.

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Annexure-A
The details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized so far during the last three years and the current year:
SI No. City/ State Fund Allocation
(in Crore) Cost of approved projects
(in Crore) Fund released so far
(in Crore) Utilization of funds so far
(in Crore)
1. Amritsar (Punjab) 69.31 61.47 45.00 21.00
2. Amaravati
(Andhra Pradesh) 22.26 18.74 12.00 09.00
3. Ajmer (Rajasthan) 40.04 35.42 26.00 06.00
4. Badami (Karnataka) 22.26 20.00 04.00 -
5. Dwarka (Gujarat) 22.26 32.37 11.00 01.00
6. Gaya (Bihar) 40.04 34.67 13.00 -
7. Kancheepuram
(Tamil Nadu) 23.04 19.99 14.00 03.00
8. Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) 40.04 33.35 11.00 -
9. Puri (Odisha) 22.54 20.40 10.00 02.00
10. Velankanni
(Tamil Nadu) 22.26 18.67 08.00 01.00
11. Varanasi
(Uttar Pradesh) 89.31 91.14 67.00 37.00
12. Warangal (Telangana) 40.54 35.00 18.00 04.00

Total 453.90 421.47 241.00 84.00