Parliament Question: Review of Smart Cities Mission

O.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2048 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 30, 2026 REVIEW OF SMART CITIES MISSION NO. 2048 SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has reviewed the recent analysis indicating that the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has fell short of meeting several of its originally envisaged technology-driven and integrated urban development objectives; (b) if so, the details thereof including the proportion of incomplete Smart City projects in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu from the last year to date along with the details of the Central funds released, utilised and remaining unutilised for these projects; (c) the assessment of the Government regarding operational challenges of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), particularly concerning governance gaps, personnel management uncertainties and the decline in functional capacity after the formal expiry of the Mission’s tenure; and (d) whether the Government proposes to review and redesign the framework of the SCM and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a) and (b): The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was launched on 25th June 2015 to develop 100 cities through an area-based approach— retrofitting, redevelopment, greenfield projects, and pan-city smart solutions and covered sectors like smart mobility, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), smart governance, smart energy, environment etc., with each project having defined timelines. The cities under the Smart Cities Mission have been developed based on Smart City Proposals (SCPs) received from States/UTs across various sectors duly approved …2/--2- by State High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC), chaired by the Chief Secretary. Under SCM, 8,064 projects worth ₹1,64,811 Cr were taken up since inception of the Mission. As on 31.03.2026, 7,790 projects (97%) worth ₹1,56,257 Cr have been completed. As reported by States/ UTs as on 31.03.2026, the Central Government’s ₹48,000 Cr allocation achieved 99% fund claims (₹47,458 Cr) and 98% utilization (₹46,377 Cr) by States/UTs. The State/UT-wise and city-wise details of projects including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu along with central financial assistance claimed and utilised under SCM are enclosed as Annexure. (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. As per the advisory, the Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) are 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. (d): No. Does not arise. *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply for part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2048 for answer on July 30, 2026 regarding Review of Smart Cities Mission State/UT-wise and city-wise details of projects including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu along with central financial assistance claimed and utilised under SCM: (Amount in ₹ crore) Sl. City Name State Name Status of GoI Total Projects Completed Projects No. Funds GoI GoI No. of Cost of No. of Cost of funds funds Projects Projects Projects Projects claimed utilized 1 Port Blair Andaman Nicobar 306 245 18 511 9 72 Islands 2 Amaravati Andhra Pradesh 488 488 19 903 14 746 3 Kakinada Andhra Pradesh 490 485 92 1,908 80 1,731 4 Tirupati Andhra Pradesh 392 388 104 2,083 92 1,649 5 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 490 479 65 1,695 63 1,613 6 Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 488 409 32 521 25 422 7 Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh 490 486 43 512 41 458 8 Guwahati Assam 490 490 21 755 21 755 9 Bhagalpur Bihar 490 486 27 1,504 26 1,494 10 Biharsharif Bihar 433 418 61 1,449 57 1,252 11 Muzaffarpur Bihar 490 445 30 860 26 747 12 Patna Bihar 488 485 34 1,430 34 1,430 13 Chandigarh Chandigarh 490 490 97 2,694 97 2,694 14 Atal Nagar Chhattisgarh 488 476 52 944 52 944 15 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 429 403 126 1,765 118 1,605 16 Raipur Chhattisgarh 453 453 342 1,745 337 1,696 17 Silvassa Dadra and Nagar 392 389 29 853 14 432 Haveli 18 Diu Daman and Diu 386 386 52 1,148 43 1,093 19 NDMC Delhi 343 317 127 997 121 884 20 Panaji Goa 490 470 51 1,051 50 1,043 21 Ahmedabad Gujarat 490 490 70 2,655 69 2,626 22 Dahod Gujarat 417 414 36 984 36 984 23 Gandhinagar Gujarat 490 463 43 1,046 42 846 24 Rajkot Gujarat 490 490 71 2,184 71 2,184 25 Surat Gujarat 490 490 87 2,694 87 2,694 26 Vadodara Gujarat 490 489 52 1,943 52 1,943 27 Faridabad Haryana 490 490 44 929 35 763 28 Karnal Haryana 490 432 117 1,207 105 801 29 Dharamshala Himachal Pradesh 490 477 80 656 77 611 30 Shimla Himachal Pradesh 488 478 211 896 208 840 31 Jammu Jammu and 489 459 127 2,969 125 2,940 Kashmir 32 Srinagar Jammu and 452 452 161 3,634 157 3,532 Kashmir33 Ranchi Jharkhand 490 490 26 1,847 26 1,847 34 Belagavi Karnataka 490 490 217 2,780 212 2,722 35 Bengaluru Karnataka 488 456 57 1,054 56 1,031 36 Davanagere Karnataka 490 490 128 1,976 127 1,947 37 Hubballi-Dharwad Karnataka 490 444 81 1,950 79 1,835 38 Mangaluru Karnataka 490 457 105 2,579 98 2,484 39 Shivamogga Karnataka 490 490 112 1,381 112 1,381 40 Tumakuru Karnataka 490 490 217 2,099 217 2,099 41 Kochi Kerala 490 490 98 1,761 96 1,734 42 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 488 488 79 1,242 77 1,179 43 Kavaratti Lakshadweep 183 45 12 289 8 11 44 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 490 490 82 2,791 82 2,791 45 Gwalior Madhya Pradesh 490 490 84 1,633 81 1,416 46 Indore Madhya Pradesh 490 490 231 3,751 231 3,751 47 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 490 490 130 2,197 130 2,197 48 Sagar Madhya Pradesh 490 489 80 1,782 78 1,607 49 Satna Madhya Pradesh 490 483 86 1,363 83 1,262 50 Ujjain Madhya Pradesh 490 490 95 1,613 93 1,589 51 Aurangabad Maharashtra 490 490 47 2,835 45 2,690 52 Kalyan-Dombivali Maharashtra 490 490 19 1,245 16 721 53 Nagpur Maharashtra 490 490 47 1,768 40 1,588 54 Nashik Maharashtra 444 444 53 3,197 52 3,026 55 Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra 490 490 25 1,304 24 1,172 56 Pune Maharashtra 490 490 55 3,333 55 3,333 57 Solapur Maharashtra 490 490 49 1,587 49 1,587 58 Thane Maharashtra 490 490 52 1,712 50 1,402 59 Imphal Manipur 398 348 27 513 23 346 60 Shillong Meghalaya 490 445 13 517 10 453 61 Aizawl Mizoram 490 431 45 508 33 290 62 Kohima Nagaland 490 477 40 689 40 689 63 Bhubaneswar Odisha 490 490 32 2,072 31 2,057 64 Rourkela Odisha 490 490 75 1,517 73 1,370 65 Puducherry Puducherry 343 338 80 595 70 328 66 Amritsar Punjab 490 484 44 1,911 42 1,805 67 Jalandhar Punjab 490 445 78 1,186 74 1,023 68 Ludhiana Punjab 490 490 82 1,389 74 1,320 69 Ajmer Rajasthan 490 490 179 2,224 178 2,209 70 Jaipur Rajasthan 490 484 170 2,545 168 2,483 71 Kota Rajasthan 490 484 87 2,154 86 2,139 72 Udaipur Rajasthan 490 490 143 1,717 143 1,717 73 Gangtok Sikkim 488 447 29 744 28 735 74 Namchi Sikkim 490 464 26 917 24 781 75 Chennai Tamil Nadu 490 490 49 1,104 48 1,097 76 Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 490 490 72 1,455 72 1,455 77 Erode Tamil Nadu 490 486 55 1,304 55 1,304 78 Madurai Tamil Nadu 490 490 16 1,900 16 1,900 79 Salem Tamil Nadu 490 490 114 1,861 114 1,861 80 Thanjavur Tamil Nadu 490 488 103 996 102 989 81 Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu 490 482 75 1,038 75 1,038 82 Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 490 489 83 1,548 83 1,548 83 Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu 490 480 81 1,817 81 1,817 84 Tiruppur Tamil Nadu 490 489 28 2,833 28 2,833 85 Vellore Tamil Nadu 490 489 53 2,096 52 2,083 86 Greater Warangal Telangana 377 377 119 1,800 103 1,49987 Karimnagar Telangana 429 429 49 1,094 40 1,022 88 Agartala Tripura 490 490 77 808 77 808 89 Agra Uttar Pradesh 490 490 62 2,369 62 2,369 90 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 490 490 52 1,830 51 1,730 91 Bareilly Uttar Pradesh 490 485 88 1,476 88 1,476 92 Jhansi Uttar Pradesh 490 490 78 1,868 78 1,868 93 Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 490 489 91 3,060 91 3,060 94 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 490 490 103 2,126 102 2,115 95 Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 490 490 41 1,503 41 1,503 96 Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh 490 489 146 2,295 145 2,250 97 Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh 490 489 115 1,292 114 1,245 98 Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 490 490 117 3,342 117 3,342 99 Dehradun Uttarakhand 490 484 33 1,144 32 939 100 New Town Kolkata West Bengal 490 487 226 1,460 225 1,435 Total 47,320 46,254 8,064 1,64,811 7,790 1,56,257 Non-Selected Smart 18 18 Cities Sultanpur Lodhi 120 105 Grand Total 47,458 46,377 (As reported by States/ UTs/ Smart Cities Mission as on 31.03.2026)