The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, on February 7, informed that the 100 smart cities selected under the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission (SCM), have tendered out 6,721 projects worth Rs 1,88,507 crore, as of January 21, 2022. Further, work orders have been issued in 6,124 projects worth Rs 1,62,908 crore; 3,421 projects worth Rs 58,735 crore have been completed.
The Minister shared the information in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. As per the mission’s guidelines, the Government of India will provide financial support to the extent of Rs 48,000 crore over five years i.e., on an average Rs 100 crore per city per year. An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the State Government/Urban Local Body (ULB), read the Minister’s reply.
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He also mentioned that as of January 21, 2022, the Government of India has released Rs 28,413.60 crore for 100 Smart Cities, out of which Rs 23,668.27 crore (83 per cent) has been utilised. Presently, there is no proposal under consideration of the Government for adding more cities under the mission.
(With inputs from PIB)
