Parliament Question: Guwahati Smart City Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 254 ANSWERED ON 16/03/2026 GUWAHATI SMART CITY PROJECT *254. SHRI AJIT KUMAR BHUYAN:

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

(a) total amount sanctioned for Smart City Guwahati under different Head/scheme/project, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the works/schemes executed against Smart City projects, Guwahati till now and present status; and

(c) the name of works and corresponding amount of expenditures against each work including names of executing firm/agencies under Smart City Project in Guwahati, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 254 FOR ANSWER ON 16.03.2026 REGARDING GUWAHATI SMART CITY PROJECT

(a) to (c): Under Smart Cities Mission (SCM), in the state of Assam one city i.e Guwahati was selected. Guwahati Smart City has been able to claim its entire central financial assistance of ₹490 Cr and has completely utilized the same. As reported by the Guwahati Smart City, as on

01.03.2026, out of a total 21 projects amounting to ₹755 Cr, 20 projects (95% of total projects) amounting to ₹746 Cr have been completed and 1 project amounting to ₹9 Cr is at implementation stage..

Under SCM at the City level, implementation has been done by a Special Purpose Vehicle

(SPV) created for planning, appraising, approving projects, releasing funds, procuring, managing, operating, monitoring and evaluating the Smart City development projects. These SPVs are jointly owned by the State/UT and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), with equal shareholding. In Guwahati the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has been implemented through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) i.e Guwahati Smart City Ltd.

The details of the projects implemented by the Guwahati Smart City under the SCM is enclosed as Annexure. *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply for part (a) to (c) of Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 254 for answer on 16th March, 2026 regarding Guwahati Smart City Project

The details of the projects implemented by the Guwahati Smart City under the SCM: (Amount in ₹ Cr) S. Project Name Amount Status No. (in ₹ cr) 1 Brahmaputra River Front Development (Phase 1) 181.00 Completed 2 Installation of Water ATMs 2.09 Completed 3 Installation of Smart Bio-Toilets 9.53 Completed 4 Redevelopment and Improvement of Gandhi Mandap 2.93 Completed 5 Installation of National Flag at Gandhi Mandap 2.59 Completed 6 Installation of LED Street Lights in selected Spine Roads 23.32 Completed 7 Installation of LED Street Light under "Project Jyoti -Phase 1" 13.90 Completed 8 Gandhi Mandap Light and Sound SHow 6.00 Completed 9 Development of Museum and Maintenance/Repair of the Gandhi Mandap 5.39 Completed 10 Development of Ashwaklanta Devalaya Premises 10.82 Completed 11 Development of Umananda Devalaya Premises 14.03 Completed 12 Miscellaneous Infra & Deposit work - Brahmaputra River Front part works 44.00 Completed 13 Streetscape for Beautification at Sankardev Kalakshetra 4.96 Completed 14 Procurement of Drain De-Silting Super Sucker Machines with Dump Storage 25.74 Completed

(10nos) 15 Implementation of Street Light Poles under Project Jyoti Phase II scheme on 14.58 Completed design build operate basis with operation and maintenance 16 Procurement of 200 (two hundred) Air-Conditioned electric buses for Guwahati 295.00 Completed City 17 Procurement of 100 (one hundred) Air Conditioned CNG operated Buses for 37.50 Completed operation in Guwahati City and connecting sub-urban areas 18 ITMS Based- Integrated Traffic Management System (Phase 1) 46.00 Completed 19 Installation of High Mast Light Pole at Shankardev Kalakshetra 0.70 Completed 20 Development of Judge Field 5.66 Completed 21 Installation of Illumination and Technology (Laser) based show at Shankardev 8.91 Under Kalakshetra Implementation Total 755 (As reported by the State/ UT as on 01.03.2026)