Smart Cities Mission

Smart Cities Mission

NO. 3468. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

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

(a) the number of Smart Cities projects undertaken and completed so far;

(b) the present status of the projects in Odisha along with the details of projects which were sanctioned, tendered and stipulated to get completed; and

(c) the reasons for the non-completion of these projects, project-wise?

(a) to (c) : Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.

As on 7 July 2023, work orders have been issued by 100 Smart Cities in 7,978 projects of which 5,909 projects (74%) have been completed. ₹ 73,454 crore has been released for 100 Smart Cities of which ₹ 66,023 crore (90%) has been utilized.

As regards the State of Odisha, 2 cities i.e., Bhubaneswar & Rourkela have been selected for development as Smart Cities. Various projects being implemented by these cities, inter alia, include setting up of Integrated Control & Command Centres (ICCCs), Place-making, Smart Roads, Urban Knowledge Centre, Upgradation of Stadium, Market Area Re-development, etc. Details of physical and financial progress of Smart Cities in Odisha is given below: –

(Amount ₹ in crore)

Smart City	Funds Released	Utilization	Ongoing		Completed		Total
			No.of Projects	Amount	No.of Projects	Amount	No.of Projects	Amount
Bhubaneswar	998 #	885	9	607.71	26	1552.06	35	2159.77
Rourkela	890	782	5	357.62	59	1155.24	64	1512.86
Total	1,888	1,667	14	965.33	85	2,707.30	99	3,672.63

(Source: SCM Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) as on 7 July 2023) (# Includes Funds released to Bhubaneswar under CITIIS Programme : ₹ 7.93 crore)

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