Parliament Question: Cities Covered under SCM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3003 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2025 CITIES COVERED UNDER SCM NO. 3003. SHRI ANTO ANTONY: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the current status of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in the country; (b) the details of the total funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under SCM during each of the last three years; (c) the total number of cities selected under SCM along with the number out of these which have completed their planned projects and those which are still having ongoing projects; (d) whether the Government has any plan to include more cities under SCM in the future and if so, the details thereof; and (e) the key challenges faced in the implementation of the mission across the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a) to (c) Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25th June, 2015. 100 Smart Cities were selected through a two-stage challenge process in 4 rounds of competition between January 2016 and June 2018. Under SCM, the Central Government had a total outlay of ₹48,000 Cr for the 100 cities. As on July 31, 2025, the cities have been able to claim Central Financial Assistance of ₹47,459 Cr (i.e. 99% of the total Central share allocation). The States/Union Territories are reported to have utilized ₹45,881 Cr (i.e. 97% of the total Central share claimed). State/UT wise progress of projects and Central Financial Assistance claimed & utilized by 100 Smart Cities since inception of the Mission is at Annexure. As on July 31, 2025, out of a total 8063 projects amounting to ₹1,64,695 Cr undertaken in the 100 cities selected under SCM, 7,636 projects (95% of total projects) amounting to ₹1,53,977 Cr have been completed and the remaining 427 projects amounting to ₹10,718 Cr are ongoing. …2/--2- As per the information provided by the States/UTs, as on July 31, 2025, out of 100 cities, 29 cities have completed its all projects. (d) Post the closure of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 31st March, 2025 there is no further budgetary provision under SCM. (e) As apprised by the States/UTs, the challenges encountered in implementing smart city projects include, inter alia, legal issues, delay in obtaining clearances from different departments, land acquisition, construction in hilly areas, challenges in vendor and resource availability in small & medium cities, centralization of decision making in few cities, utilization of full capacity of Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) with integration of all municipal departments and agencies, frequent changing and dropping of projects. *****Annexure Annexure refer to in reply of part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3003 for answer on August 07,2025 regarding Cities Covered under SCM State/UT wise progress of projects and Central Financial Assistance claimed & utilized by 100 Smart Cities since inception of the Mission Total Completed Ongoing State/ City Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) Andaman Nicobar 18 511.33 9 72.42 9 438.91 Islands Port Blair 18 511.33 9 72.42 9 438.91 Andhra Pradesh 280 6589.01 236 5700.65 44 888.36 Amaravati 19 902.94 14 746 5 156.94 Kakinada 92 1908.09 80 1731.17 12 176.92 Tirupati 104 2082.75 79 1610.65 25 472.1 Visakhapatnam 65 1695.23 63 1612.83 2 82.4 Arunachal Pradesh 75 1032.11 59 669.52 16 362.59 Itanagar 32 520.61 24 406.85 8 113.76 Pasighat 43 511.5 35 262.67 8 248.83 Assam 21 754.65 20 745.74 1 8.91 Guwahati 21 754.65 20 745.74 1 8.91 Bihar 152 5348.93 138 4628.52 14 720.41 Bhagalpur 27 1504.14 26 1493.72 1 10.42 Biharsharif 61 1449.15 55 1169.92 6 279.23 Muzaffarpur 30 965.89 26 747.49 4 218.4 Patna 34 1429.75 31 1217.39 3 212.36 Chandigarh 97 2694.25 97 2694.25 0 0 Chandigarh 97 2694.25 97 2694.25 0 0 Chhattisgarh 520 4454.2 502 4108.93 18 345.27 Atal Nagar 52 944.03 52 944.03 0 0 Bilaspur 126 1765.46 115 1529 11 236.46 Raipur 342 1744.71 335 1635.9 7 108.81 Dadra and Nagar 29 853.06 11 405.5 18 447.56 Haveli Silvassa 29 853.06 11 405.5 18 447.56 Daman and Diu 52 1148.09 43 1093.17 9 54.92 Diu 52 1148.09 43 1093.17 9 54.92 Delhi 127 996.97 120 873.73 7 123.24 NDMC 127 996.97 120 873.73 7 123.24 Goa 51 1051.01 47 1014.28 4 36.73 Panaji 51 1051.01 47 1014.28 4 36.73 Gujarat 359 11506.86 356 11267.87 3 238.99 Ahmedabad 70 2655.39 69 2626.4 1 28.99Total Completed Ongoing State/ City Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) Dahod 36 984.46 36 984.46 0 0 Gandhinagar 43 1045.99 41 835.99 2 210 Rajkot 71 2183.73 71 2183.73 0 0 Surat 87 2693.88 87 2693.88 0 0 Vadodara 52 1943.41 52 1943.41 0 0 Haryana 161 1979.77 137 1542.46 24 437.31 Faridabad 44 928.96 33 752.73 11 176.23 Karnal 117 1050.81 104 789.73 13 261.08 Himachal Pradesh 291 1551.66 265 1206.02 26 345.64 Dharamshala 80 655.74 57 365.67 23 290.07 Shimla 211 895.92 208 840.35 3 55.57 Jammu and Kashmir 288 6603.47 273 6302.13 15 301.34 Jammu 127 2969.07 118 2779.28 9 189.79 Srinagar 161 3634.4 155 3522.85 6 111.55 Jharkhand 26 1847.23 26 1847.23 0 0 Ranchi 26 1847.23 26 1847.23 0 0 Karnataka 917 13818.79 895 13436.39 22 382.4 Belagavi 217 2779.52 211 2716.46 6 63.06 Bengaluru 57 1054.24 56 1031.24 1 23 Davanagere 128 1976.27 127 1946.64 1 29.63 Hubballi-Dharwad 81 1949.61 79 1834.95 2 114.66 Mangaluru 105 2579.47 94 2436 11 143.47 Shivamogga 112 1381 111 1372.42 1 8.58 Tumakuru 217 2098.68 217 2098.68 0 0 Kerala 177 3003.2 158 2659.38 19 343.82 Kochi 98 1760.73 88 1599.52 10 161.21 Thiruvananthapuram 79 1242.47 70 1059.86 9 182.61 Lakshadweep 12 288.84 8 11.21 4 277.63 Kavaratti 12 288.84 8 11.21 4 277.63 Madhya Pradesh 787 15068.71 770 14520.77 17 547.94 Bhopal 82 2790.6 82 2790.6 0 0 Gwalior 83 1572 80 1405.66 3 166.34 Indore 231 3751.32 231 3751.32 0 0 Jabalpur 130 2196.5 130 2196.5 0 0 Sagar 80 1782.22 78 1606.95 2 175.27 Satna 86 1363.22 77 1190.19 9 173.03 Ujjain 95 1612.85 92 1579.55 3 33.3 Maharashtra 347 16980.27 328 15424.89 19 1555.38 Aurangabad 47 2835.4 45 2690.4 2 145 Kalyan-Dombivali 19 1244.58 16 721.13 3 523.45 Nagpur 47 1767.71 38 1507.9 9 259.81 Nashik 53 3197.16 51 3012.06 2 185.1 Pimpri-Chinchwad 25 1303.61 24 1171.61 1 132Total Completed Ongoing State/ City Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) Pune 55 3333.07 55 3333.07 0 0 Solapur 49 1586.56 49 1586.56 0 0 Thane 52 1712.18 50 1402.16 2 310.02 Manipur 27 513.02 20 251.57 7 261.45 Imphal 27 513.02 20 251.57 7 261.45 Meghalaya 13 517.41 10 453.41 3 64 Shillong 13 517.41 10 453.41 3 64 Mizoram 45 508 32 277.64 13 230.36 Aizawl 45 508 32 277.64 13 230.36 Nagaland 40 689.3 40 689.3 0 0 Kohima 40 689.3 40 689.3 0 0 Odisha 107 3589.05 104 3426.64 3 162.41 Bhubaneswar 32 2071.59 31 2056.59 1 15 Rourkela 75 1517.46 73 1370.05 2 147.41 Puducherry 80 595.22 67 312.03 13 283.19 Puducherry 80 595.22 67 312.03 13 283.19 Punjab 204 4485.66 189 4143.31 15 342.35 Amritsar 44 1911.06 41 1799.83 3 111.23 Jalandhar 78 1186.04 74 1023.16 4 162.88 Ludhiana 82 1388.56 74 1320.32 8 68.24 Rajasthan 579 8639.95 571 8453.5 8 186.45 Ajmer 179 2223.58 176 2193.15 3 30.43 Jaipur 170 2545.38 166 2403.83 4 141.55 Kota 87 2153.81 86 2139.34 1 14.47 Udaipur 143 1717.18 143 1717.18 0 0 Sikkim 55 1660.99 48 1453.22 7 207.77 Gangtok 29 743.75 24 672.14 5 71.61 Namchi 26 917.24 24 781.08 2 136.16 Tamil Nadu 729 17951.9 726 17923.77 3 28.13 Chennai 49 1104.19 48 1096.88 1 7.31 Coimbatore 72 1454.82 72 1454.82 0 0 Erode 55 1304.12 55 1304.12 0 0 Madurai 16 1899.66 16 1899.66 0 0 Salem 114 1860.64 114 1860.64 0 0 Thanjavur 103 996.45 102 988.63 1 7.82 Thoothukudi 75 1038.48 75 1038.48 0 0 Tiruchirappalli 83 1547.68 83 1547.68 0 0 Tirunelveli 81 1817.32 81 1817.32 0 0 Tiruppur 28 2832.71 28 2832.71 0 0 Vellore 53 2095.83 52 2082.83 1 13 Telangana 168 2894.87 116 2365.07 52 529.8 Greater Warangal 119 1800.38 79 1385.67 40 414.71 Karimnagar 49 1094.49 37 979.4 12 115.09Total Completed Ongoing State/ City Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) (in No.) (in ₹ Cr) Tripura 77 807.54 77 807.54 0 0 Agartala 77 807.54 77 807.54 0 0 Uttar Pradesh 893 21155.86 883 20831.75 10 324.11 Agra 62 2368.8 62 2368.8 0 0 Aligarh 52 1829.98 49 1670.59 3 159.39 Bareilly 88 1475.7 88 1475.7 0 0 Jhansi 78 1867.74 78 1867.74 0 0 Kanpur 91 3060.19 90 3012.36 1 47.83 Lucknow 103 2126.41 102 2115.41 1 11 Moradabad 41 1503.14 41 1503.14 0 0 Prayagraj 146 2294.83 145 2249.74 1 45.09 Saharanpur 115 1287.2 111 1226.4 4 60.8 Varanasi 117 3341.87 117 3341.87 0 0 Uttarakhand 33 1143.6 32 939.14 1 204.46 Dehradun 33 1143.6 32 939.14 1 204.46 West Bengal 226 1460.08 223 1424.01 3 36.07 New Town Kolkata 226 1460.08 223 1424.01 3 36.07 Total 8063 164695 7636 153977 427 10718 As per information provided by States / UTs as on July 31, 2025.