Parliament Question: National Urban Digital Mission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 167 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 30, 2026 NATIONAL URBAN DIGITAL MISSION NO. 167 SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: DR. PRASHANT YADAORAO PADOLE: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the objectives and key components of the National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM); (b) the progress made in implementation of the said Mission including the details of States, Union Territories (UTs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) covered thereunder across the country; (c) the digital platforms, standards and citizen-centric services developed or integrated under the Mission, State/UT and ULB- wise; (d) the financial allocation made and the funds released for implementation of the said Mission during the last three years, year, State/UT and ULB-wise; and (e) the manner in which the said Mission is expected to improve urban governance, municipal service delivery and data-driven planning across the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL) (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 167 FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2026 REGARDING “NATIONAL URBAN DIGITAL MISSION” (a) to (e): At present, the National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) is in the pilot phase only. The pilot implementation of the mission was launched in February, 2021 under which citizen centric urban digital infrastructure named as the Urban Platform for deliverY of Online Governance (UPYOG) is being developed. It comprises a set of e- governance solutions usable by all ULBs for delivery of digital municipal services. It promotes the use of modern technologies in urban governance through the development of the UPYOG platform, which is an open-source, micro services-based and modular digital platform. This architecture enables interoperability, easy customization, and seamless integration with existing State and municipal systems. The year-wise details of the financial allocation made for the implementation of the NUDM mission over the past three years are below, however, the funds remain unutilised due to non- launch of the Mission: (IN CRORE) Year BE RE Expenditure 2024-25 1150 108.70 0 2025-26 1250 0 0 2026-27 300 NA NA *****