**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer given by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to Unstarred Question No. 3171 in Lok Sabha regarding the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology in Smart City projects. The response clarifies the objective of Smart Cities Mission (SCM), the approach to development, and implementation mechanisms, indicating that information regarding BIM usage is maintained at the city level. The answer will be provided on December 18, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Objective of SCM:**
* SCM aims for area-based development through retrofitting, redevelopment, greenfield development, and Pan-city initiatives rather than developing entire cities.
* Smart solutions are applied to larger parts of the city to create a replicable model.
* **Development Process:**
* Cities under SCM are developed based on Smart City Proposals (SCPs) received from States/UTs across sectors.
* Proposals are approved by the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary.
* Sectors include smart mobility, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), smart governance, and smart energy.
* **Implementation and Management:**
* Implementation at the city level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
* SPVs are responsible for planning, appraising, approving projects, releasing funds, procuring, managing, operating, monitoring, and evaluating Smart City development projects.
* SPVs are jointly owned by the State/UT and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with equal shareholding.
* **Information Management:**
* Because SCM is a city-level project, the information is maintained only at the city level.
**Impact Analysis**
**State/UT and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)**
* **Impact:** Jointly own and operate the Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) responsible for implementing Smart City projects. They are required to submit Smart City Proposals (SCPs).
* **Action Required:** Need to manage information regarding BIM usage at the city level.
**Chief Secretary**
* **Impact:** Chairs the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) responsible for approving Smart City Proposals (SCPs).
* **Action Required:** Ensure proposals align with the objectives and guidelines of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM).
**Engineers and Companies Involved**
* **Impact:** Provides information on BIM technology.
* **Action Required:** Must provide information on BIM adoption, performance and success rate for each project.
**Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs**
* **Impact:** Responsible for setting the framework for SCM and providing guidance.
* **Action Required:** Responded to questions in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Smart Cities Mission (SCM): A pan-city initiative focused on area-based development through retrofitting, redevelopment, and greenfield development.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology: A technology used in Smart City projects to improve efficiency and productivity.
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS: The government body responsible for the Smart Cities Mission (SCM).
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV): An entity created at the city level for planning, appraising, approving, and managing Smart City development projects.
High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC): Committee that approves Smart City Proposals, chaired by the Chief Secretary.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3171
TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2025
USE OF BIM TECHNOLOGY IN SCM
NO. 3171. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state
(a) the details of the Smart City projects wherein Building Information
Modelling (BIM) technology has been used including the project name,
location and cost of the project in the country, State-wise including
Bihar;
(b) the details of the funds allocated and utilised for these projects along
with the benefits achieved through the use of BIM technology;
(c) the names of the engineers and companies involved in the
implementation of BIM technology in these projects;
(d) the impact of BIM technology on the efficiency and productivity of these
projects, including reduction in construction time and cost, if any; and
(e) the plans of the Government to promote the adoption of BIM technology
in other Smart City projects across the country, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) to (e): The objective of SCM was not the development of entire city but to
follow an area-based development approach through retrofitting,
redevelopment, greenfield development and a Pan-city initiative in which
smart solutions are applied covering larger parts of the city, so as to
create a replicable model. The cities under SCM are being developed
based on Smart City Proposals (SCPs) received from States/UTs, across
various sectors, viz., smart mobility, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH),
smart governance, smart energy, environment etc., approved by High
Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary.
Implementation of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) at the City level 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.
Since SCM is a city level project, the information is maintained only at the
city level.
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