Parliament Question: Inclusion of New Cities under SCM in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 23, 2026 INCLUSION OF NEW CITIES UNDER SCM IN TAMIL NADU NO. 75 DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN : Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Union Government has any plans to include new cities in Tamil Nadu under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (b) whether the Government has prepared any status report on the implementation efficiency of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and the data of underutilised funds under the said mission and if so, the details thereof, State and Smart City-wise; and (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure seamless Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs) including long-term maintenance, sustainable operational funding and integration of Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) into the local governance framework of all the Smart Cities in Tamil Nadu? 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 FOR PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75 (15th POSITION) FOR ANSWER ON 23.07.2026 REGARDING INCLUSION OF NEW CITIES UNDER SCM IN TAMIL NADU (a): With the closure of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 31st March, 2025, there is no provision under the Mission to include further new cities. (b): Under SCM, as reported by the States/ UTs as on 31.03.2026, out of the total Budgetary allocation of the Mission of ₹48,000 Cr, the States/ UTs have been able to claim ₹47,458 Cr (99%) and have utilized ₹46,377 Cr (98%). The State/City-wise details of Central Financial Assistance claimed and utilized under SCM is at Annexure. Further, NITI Aayog in its report titled ‘Evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Package 4 – Urban Transformation and Skill Development’ published in September 2025, has concluded that the Smart Cities Mission demonstrates strong alignment with national urban priorities and citizen needs, contributing significantly to multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As per the report, the Mission has achieved a high project completion rate of 93% of 8,063 projects and 100% completion of Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), leading to measurable improvements in urban liveability, mobility, safety, and environmental outcomes. (c): Post closure of SCM on 31.03.2025, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has issued Advisory No. 27 dated 10th June, 2025 to all States/ UTs including Tamil Nadu. As per the advisory, the Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) are to ensure submission of their Utilization Certificates (UCs) for the GOI funds released to them not later than March 2026 and to ensure the timely completion of all ongoing SCM projects and prepare O&M plans for the assets created. The Advisory has further outlined the envisioned future role of SPVs of smart cities and a roadmap for the continued functioning of ICCCs. The advisory underscores repurposing of SPVs to meet emerging urban challenges. Further, as per the advisory, ICCCs are to be leveraged as city operating systems and state analytical hubs, with operational control preferably retainedby the urban development departments. SPVs may receive service- linked revenues for managing ICCC functions. States and Union Territories, through their respective High-Powered Steering Committees (HPSCs), have been encouraged to chart out urban sector priorities and map areas where SPVs can continue to play a strategic role. *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply for part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 75 for answer on July 23, 2026 regarding Inclusion of New Cities under SCM in Tamil Nadu State/City-wise details of Central Financial Assistance claimed and utilized under SCM: (Amount in ₹ crore) Sl. City Name State Name Status of GoI Funds No. GoI funds claimed GoI funds utilized 1 Port Blair Andaman Nicobar Islands 306 245 2 Amaravati Andhra Pradesh 488 488 3 Kakinada Andhra Pradesh 490 485 4 Tirupati Andhra Pradesh 392 388 5 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 490 479 6 Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 488 409 7 Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh 490 486 8 Guwahati Assam 490 490 9 Bhagalpur Bihar 490 486 10 Biharsharif Bihar 433 418 11 Muzaffarpur Bihar 490 445 12 Patna Bihar 488 485 13 Chandigarh Chandigarh 490 490 14 Atal Nagar Chhattisgarh 488 476 15 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 429 403 16 Raipur Chhattisgarh 453 453 17 Silvassa Dadra & Nagar Haveli 392 389 18 Diu Daman and Diu 386 386 19 NDMC Delhi 343 317 20 Panaji Goa 490 470 21 Ahmedabad Gujarat 490 490 22 Dahod Gujarat 417 414 23 Gandhinagar Gujarat 490 463 24 Rajkot Gujarat 490 490 25 Surat Gujarat 490 490 26 Vadodara Gujarat 490 489 27 Faridabad Haryana 490 490 28 Karnal Haryana 490 432 29 Dharamshala Himachal Pradesh 490 477 30 Shimla Himachal Pradesh 488 478 31 Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 489 459 32 Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 452 452 33 Ranchi Jharkhand 490 490 34 Belagavi Karnataka 490 490 35 Bengaluru Karnataka 488 456 36 Davanagere Karnataka 490 490 37 Hubballi-Dharwad Karnataka 490 444 38 Mangaluru Karnataka 490 457 39 Shivamogga Karnataka 490 490 40 Tumakuru Karnataka 490 490 41 Kochi Kerala 490 490 42 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 488 488 43 Kavaratti Lakshadweep 183 45 44 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 490 490 45 Gwalior Madhya Pradesh 490 490 46 Indore Madhya Pradesh 490 490 47 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 490 490 48 Sagar Madhya Pradesh 490 48949 Satna Madhya Pradesh 490 483 50 Ujjain Madhya Pradesh 490 490 51 Aurangabad Maharashtra 490 490 52 Kalyan-Dombivali Maharashtra 490 490 53 Nagpur Maharashtra 490 490 54 Nashik Maharashtra 444 444 55 Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra 490 490 56 Pune Maharashtra 490 490 57 Solapur Maharashtra 490 490 58 Thane Maharashtra 490 490 59 Imphal Manipur 398 348 60 Shillong Meghalaya 490 445 61 Aizawl Mizoram 490 431 62 Kohima Nagaland 490 477 63 Bhubaneswar Odisha 490 490 64 Rourkela Odisha 490 490 65 Puducherry Puducherry 343 338 66 Amritsar Punjab 490 484 67 Jalandhar Punjab 490 445 68 Ludhiana Punjab 490 490 69 Ajmer Rajasthan 490 490 70 Jaipur Rajasthan 490 484 71 Kota Rajasthan 490 484 72 Udaipur Rajasthan 490 490 73 Gangtok Sikkim 488 447 74 Namchi Sikkim 490 464 75 Chennai Tamil Nadu 490 490 76 Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 490 490 77 Erode Tamil Nadu 490 486 78 Madurai Tamil Nadu 490 490 79 Salem Tamil Nadu 490 490 80 Thanjavur Tamil Nadu 490 488 81 Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu 490 482 82 Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 490 489 83 Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu 490 480 84 Tiruppur Tamil Nadu 490 489 85 Vellore Tamil Nadu 490 489 86 Greater Warangal Telangana 377 377 87 Karimnagar Telangana 429 429 88 Agartala Tripura 490 490 89 Agra Uttar Pradesh 490 490 90 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 490 490 91 Bareilly Uttar Pradesh 490 485 92 Jhansi Uttar Pradesh 490 490 93 Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 490 489 94 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 490 490 95 Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 490 490 96 Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh 490 489 97 Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh 490 489 98 Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 490 490 99 Dehradun Uttarakhand 490 484 10 0 New Town Kolkata W est Bengal 490 487 Total 47320 46254 Non-Selected Smart 18 18 Cities Sultanpur Lodhi 120 105 Grand Total 47,458 46,377 As reported by the States/UTs on 31.03.2026 *****