ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that smart cities have tendered out 6,721 projects worth Rs 1,88,507 crores so far.
The government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June, 2015. One hundred smart cities have been selected through four rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. As per the SCM guidelines, the central government will provide financial support to the extent of Rs 48,000 crores over five years, on an average Rs 100 crores per city per year. An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the state government/urban local body, Puri said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
“As on 21 January, 2022, these smart cities have tendered out 6,721 projects worth Rs 1,88,507 crores. Work orders have been issued in 6,124 projects worth Rs 62,908 crores, and 3,421 projects worth Rs 58,735 crores have been completed,” he said.
The central government has so far released Rs 28,413.60 crores for 100 smart cities, out of which Rs 23,668.27 crores (83 percent) has been utilized, the minister said, adding that “presently, there is no proposal under consideration of the government for adding more cities under SCM.”
