Parliament Question: Status of Smart City Mission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4052 ANSWERED ON 30/03/2026 STATUS OF SMART CITY MISSION 4052. SHRI RYAGA KRISHNAIAH: Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the details of budget allocated under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) during the last five years, State- wise; (b) the names of the cities identified under SCM in the State of Andhra Pradesh, phase-wise; (c) whether Government has examined the issues of rapid urbanisation, converting water bodies for residential requirements and unscientific approach towards the development of the city which has led to inundation as per experts; and (d) if so, the steps taken to incorporate better and more sustainable urban development techniques as part of its SCM? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a): Under Smart Cities Mission (SCM), out of Central Government’s allocation of ₹48,000 Cr, the cities have been able to claim Central Financial Assistance of ₹47,458 Cr (i.e. 99% of the total central share allocation for cities). As reported by the States/ UTs as on 01.03.2026, funds amounting to ₹46,326 Cr has been utilized (i.e. 98% of the total Central Financial Assistance released for cities). City/UT-wise details of Central Financial Assistance claimed & utilized under SCM is given at Annexure. (b): In the State of Andhra Pradesh, 4 cities, viz. Amaravati, Kakinada, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam were selected. The details of phase-wise selection of cities in the State of Andhra Pradesh is as under: Jan-2016 Sep-2016 Jun-2017 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Visakhapatnam and Kakinada Tirupati Amaravati (c) and (d): ‘Land’ and ‘Colonization’ are State subjects. Further, as per the 12th Schedule of Indian Constitution (Article 243W), Urban Planning including Town Planning is the responsibility of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities. Government of India supplements these efforts of the States through schematic interventions/ advisories. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has a multi-pronged approach to ensure planned and comprehensive urban development in the country. In all 4,915 statutory town & cities, issues of cleanliness, housing for all, and clean drinking water are being addressed with National urban missions like, “Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)” for sanitation and hygiene, “Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)” for housing for all, “Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Yojna” and “Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT)”. Thereafter, 100 cities have been selected under the SCM to incorporate technology in better and faster urban management. Further, to address the challenges of urban mobility, Metro Rail Transit System (MRTS) is also operational in various cities. *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply for part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4052 for answer on 30th March, 2026 regarding Status of Smart City Mission City/UT-wise details of Central Financial Assistance claimed & utilized under SCM. (Amount in ₹ Cr) Sl. City Name Status of GoI Funds No. GoI funds GoI funds utilized claimed 1 Port Blair 306 245 2 Amaravati 488 488 3 Kakinada 490 485 4 Tirupati 392 388 5 Visakhapatnam 490 479 6 Itanagar 488 408 7 Pasighat 490 485 8 Guwahati 490 490 9 Bhagalpur 490 486 10 Biharsharif 433 418 11 Muzaffarpur 490 445 12 Patna 488 485 13 Chandigarh 490 490 14 Atal Nagar 488 476 15 Bilaspur 429 403 16 Raipur 453 453 17 Silvassa 392 389 18 Diu 386 386 19 NDMC 343 317 20 Panaji 490 470 21 Ahmedabad 490 490 22 Dahod 417 414 23 Gandhinagar 490 463 24 Rajkot 490 488 25 Surat 490 490 26 Vadodara 490 489 27 Faridabad 490 490 28 Karnal 490 432 29 Dharamshala 490 477 30 Shimla 488 478 31 Jammu 489 455 32 Srinagar 452 441 33 Ranchi 490 490 34 Belagavi 490 490 35 Bengaluru 488 456 36 Davanagere 490 490 37 Hubballi-Dharwad 490 444 38 Mangaluru 490 457 39 Shivamogga 490 490 40 Tumakuru 490 490 41 Kochi 490 490 42 Thiruvananthapuram 488 474 43 Kavaratti 183 45 44 Bhopal 490 490 45 Gwalior 490 490 46 Indore 490 490 47 Jabalpur 490 490 48 Sagar 490 489 49 Satna 490 483Sl. City Name Status of GoI Funds No. GoI funds GoI funds utilized claimed 50 Ujjain 490 490 51 Aurangabad 490 490 52 Kalyan-Dombivali 490 490 53 Nagpur 490 490 54 Nashik 444 444 55 Pimpri-Chinchwad 490 490 56 Pune 490 490 57 Solapur 490 490 58 Thane 490 490 59 Imphal 398 348 60 Shillong 490 445 61 Aizawl 490 419 62 Kohima 490 475 63 Bhubaneswar 490 490 64 Rourkela 490 490 65 Puducherry 343 338 66 Amritsar 490 484 67 Jalandhar 490 445 68 Ludhiana 490 490 69 Ajmer 490 490 70 Jaipur 490 484 71 Kota 490 484 72 Udaipur 490 490 73 Gangtok 488 447 74 Namchi 490 464 75 Chennai 490 490 76 Coimbatore 490 490 77 Erode 490 486 78 Madurai 490 490 79 Salem 490 490 80 Thanjavur 490 488 81 Thoothukudi 490 482 82 Tiruchirappalli 490 489 83 Tirunelveli 490 480 84 Tiruppur 490 489 85 Vellore 490 489 86 Greater Warangal 377 377 87 Karimnagar 429 429 88 Agartala 490 490 89 Agra 490 490 90 Aligarh 490 488 91 Bareilly 490 485 92 Jhansi 490 490 93 Kanpur 490 489 94 Lucknow 490 490 95 Moradabad 490 490 96 Prayagraj 490 489 97 Saharanpur 490 488 98 Varanasi 490 490 99 Dehradun 490 484 10 0 New Town Kolkata 490 486 Total 47,320 46,203 Non-Selected Smart Cities 18 18 Sultanpur Lodhi 120 105 Grand Total 47,458 46,326 (As reported by States / UTs as on 01.03.2026.)