Development of Solar Cities in the Country
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-223
ANSWERED ON-16.03.2021
DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR CITIES
223. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has initiated development of solar cities in the country: If so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of cities identified for implementation of the scheme in each State, district- wise;
(c) the quantum of funds sanctioned and released during the current financial year;
(d) the details of the action plan formulated to turn the present cities into solar cities; and
(e) whether the State Governments have been asked to provide a detailed report for implementation of this scheme, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(SHRI R.K. SINGH)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT
Statement as referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Starred Question no 223 due on 16.03.2021
(a) & (b) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy was implementing ‘Development of Solar Cities’ Scheme till 12th Five-year plan. A total of 60 Cities including 13 Pilot and 5 Model Cities were approved to be taken up under the scheme and State/UT-wise details of all approved 60 Solar Cities are given in Annexure.
(c) During the current financial year a sum of Rs. 2.00 lakh has been released as committed liabilities.
(d) & (e) The scheme ‘Development of Solar Cities’ was not continued beyond the 12th five- year plan (2012-2017). However, recently Government has asked all the States/UTs to identify at least one city in the State/UT to be developed as a ‘Solar City’. The city can be made green through the use of renewable energy including installation of rooftop/ground mounted solar, public transport with battery/hydrogen storage, etc. So far, 17 states/UTs have identified cities to be developed as ‘Solar Cities’.
ANNEXURE
Annexure as referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Rajya Sabha Starred Question no 223 due on 16.03.2021
Sl. No
. |
States/UTs |
District |
Solar Cities |
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1. Krishna |
1. Vijayawada (P) |
2. East Godavari |
2. Kakinada |
3. West Godavari |
3. Narsapur Town |
2 |
Assam |
4. Kamrup
Metropolitan district |
4. Guwahati |
5. Jorhat |
5. Jorhat |
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
6. Papum Pare |
6. Itanagar |
4 |
Bihar |
7. Gaya |
7. Gaya |
5 |
Chandigarh |
8. Chandigarh |
8. Chandigarh (M) |
6 |
Chhattisgarh |
9. Bilaspur |
9. Bilaspur |
10. Raipur |
10. Raipur (P) |
7 |
Gujarat |
11. Rajkot |
11. Rajkot (P) |
12. Gandhinagar |
12. Gandhinagar (M) |
13. Surat |
13. Surat |
8 |
Goa |
14. North Goa District |
14. Panaji City |
9 |
Haryana |
15. Gurgaon |
15. Gurgaon |
16. Faridabad |
16. Faridabad (P) |
10 |
Himachal Pradesh |
17. Shimla |
17. Shimla (P) |
18. Hamirpur |
18. Hamirpur |
11 |
Karnataka |
19. Mysuru |
19. Mysore (M) |
20. Dharwad |
20. Hubli-Dharwad |
12 |
Kerala |
21. Thiruvananthapura
m
|
21. Thiruvananthapuram |
22. Ernakulam |
22. Kochi |
13 |
Maharashtra |
23. Nagpur |
23. Nagpur (M) |
24. Thane |
24. Thane (P) |
25. Thane |
25. Kalyan-Dombivli |
26. Aurangabad |
26. Aurangabad |
27. Nanded |
27. Nanded |
28. Pune |
28. Pune |
29. Ahmednagar |
29. Shirdi (P) |
14 |
Madhya Pradesh |
30. Indore |
30. Indore |
31. Gwalior |
31. Gwalior |
32. Bhopal |
32. Bhopal |
33. Jabalpur |
33. Jabalpur |
34. Rewa |
34. Rewa |
Sl. No
. |
States/UTs |
District |
Solar Cities |
15 |
Manipur |
35. Imphal |
35. Imphal |
16 |
Mizoram |
36. Aizawl |
36. Aizawl (P) |
17 |
Nagaland |
37. Kohima |
37. Kohima |
38. Dimapur |
38. Dimapur |
18 |
Delhi |
39. New Delhi |
39. New Delhi (NDMC
area) |
19 |
Odisha |
40. Khordha |
40. Bhubaneswar (M) |
20 |
Punjab |
41. Amritsar |
41. Amritsar (P) |
42. Ludhiana |
42. Ludhiana |
43. Mohali |
43. SAS Nagar (Mohali) |
21 |
Rajasthan |
44. Ajmer |
44. Ajmer |
45. Jaipur |
45. Jaipur* |
46. Jodhpur |
46. Jodhpur |
22 |
Tamil Nadu |
47. Coimbatore |
47. Coimbatore (P) |
23 |
Telangana |
48. Mahbubnagar |
48. Mahbubnagar |
24 |
Tripura |
49. West Tripura
district |
49. Agartala (P) |
25 |
Uttarakhand |
50. Dehradun |
50. Dehradun |
51. Haridwar &
Dehradun |
51. Haridwar & Rishikesh |
52. Chamoli District |
52. Chamoli–Gopeshwar |
26 |
Uttar Pradesh |
53. Agra |
53. Agra |
54. Moradabad |
54. Moradabad |
55. Prayagraj district |
55. Allahabad |
27 |
West Bengal |
56. Howrah |
56. Howrah |
57. North 24 Parganas |
57. Madhyamgram |
58. North 24 Parganas |
58. New Town Kolkata |
28 |
Ladakh |
59. Leh |
59. Leh (P) |
29 |
Puducherry |
60. Puducherry |
60. Puducherry (P) |
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