**Executive Summary:**
This document presents the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' response to questions regarding the utilisation of funds under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) from 2016-17 to 2024-25. It details the financial allocations, expenditures on CCTV systems and public libraries, and considerations for future SCM phases. The information reflects data reported by States/Union Territories as of July 31, 2025, noting the mission's closure on March 31, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Financial Allocation and Utilisation:**
* The Central Government had a total budgetary outlay of ₹48,000 Cr for 100 Smart Cities under the SCM.
* As of July 31, 2025, ₹47,459 Cr (99%) of Central Financial Assistance was claimed by the cities.
* States/Union Territories have utilised ₹45,881 Cr (97%) of the claimed Central Financial Assistance.
* State/City-wise details of Central Funds claimed and utilised since the mission's inception are available in the Annexure.
* **Focus and Expenditure:**
* SCM focused on area-based development through retrofitting, redevelopment, greenfield development, and pan-city initiatives.
* Smart City Proposals (SCPs) were planned based on local needs across various sectors and approved by the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC).
* Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCCs) have been established in all 100 cities at a cumulative cost of ₹11,775 Cr (7%) under SCM.
* 83,000 CCTV-based surveillance systems have been provisioned in 100 cities, integrated with ICCCs based on local needs.
* 94 projects related to public libraries/digital library/reading infrastructure have been undertaken by the cities under SCM, amounting to ₹293 Cr (0.2%).
* **Future Considerations:**
* With the closure of SCM on March 31, 2025, there are no budgetary provisions under SCM to take up new projects.
* There is no inclusion of Library Reading Culture Promotion as a mandatory core infrastructure category in the next phase of SCM.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Central Government:**
* *Impact:* Accountable for the allocation and oversight of funds under the Smart Cities Mission.
* *Action Required:* Review the utilisation reports and assess the outcomes of the projects funded.
* **State Governments/Union Territories:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the implementation and utilisation of funds at the city level.
* *Action Required:* Provide accurate and timely data on fund utilisation and project progress.
* **Smart Cities:**
* *Impact:* Implementing agencies responsible for planning and executing projects under the SCM.
* *Action Required:* Ensure effective utilisation of funds and completion of projects within the stipulated guidelines.
* **Citizens:**
* *Impact:* Beneficiaries of the infrastructure and services developed under the Smart Cities Mission.
* *Action Required:* Engage with city authorities to provide feedback on project implementation and service delivery.
Key Entities Referenced
Smart Cities Mission: A Government of India initiative to develop 100 smart cities by focusing on area-based development and pan-city initiatives, also referred to as SCM.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central ministry responsible for the Smart Cities Mission and urban development in India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding the Smart Cities Mission was raised.
Integrated Command and Control Centers: A key component of the Smart Cities Mission, established in 100 cities to integrate various city functions and services, also referred to as ICCCs.
Central Financial Assistance: Funds allocated by the Central Government to the states and union territories under the Smart Cities Mission.
States/Union Territories: Refers to the various states and union territories within India that are participating in the Smart Cities Mission, responsible for the utilization of funds.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India which has multiple smart cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India which has multiple smart cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4806
TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025
UTILISATION OF FUNDS UNDER SCM
NO. 4806. DR. D RAVI KUMAR:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total funds allocated and utilised for 100 selected Smart
Cities under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) during 2016-17 to 2024-25, city-
wise;
(b) the details of the funds utilised on CCTV & surveillance systems and public
libraries/digital-library/reading infrastructure both in absolute terms and as
a percentage of total expenditure;
(c) whether the Government proposes to spend on CCTV systems
disproportionately high compared to social-educational infrastructure such
as libraries and if so, the new guidelines or financial provisions proposed to
encourage a library-centred “Smart Learning Space” or “Smart Library”
component; and
(d) whether the Government is considering to include “Library & Reading
Culture Promotion” as a mandatory core infrastructure category in the next
phase of SCM with minimum spending norms and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) Under Smart Cities Mission (SCM), the Central Government had a total
budgetary outlay of ₹48,000 Cr for the 100 cities. As on 31st July, 2025, the
cities have been able to claim Central Financial Assistance of ₹47,459 Cr
(i.e. 99% of the total Central Financial Assistance). The States/Union
Territories are reported to have utilized ₹45,881 Cr (i.e. 97% of the total
Central Financial Assistance claimed). State/ City-wise details of Central
Financial Assistance claimed and utilized under SCM, since inception of the
Mission, is given at the Annexure.
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(b) & (c) 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. Smart City
Proposals (SCPs) have been planned at the local level based on the local
needs of the cities, across various sectors viz. smart mobility, Water,
Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), smart governance, smart energy and
environment, etc., approved by High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC).
As on 31st July, 2025, as per the information provided by the State,
Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCCs) have been established in
all 100 cities with a cumulative cost of ₹11,775 Cr (7%) under SCM. 83,000
CCTV based surveillance systems has been provisioned in 100 cities that
have been integrated with ICCCs based on the local needs.
As on 31st July, 2025, as reported by the State, 94 projects amounting to
₹293 Cr (0.2%), related to public libraries/ digital-library/ reading
infrastructure have been undertaken by the cities under SCM.
(d) With the closure of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on March 31, 2025, there is
no budgetary provision under SCM to take up new projects.
*****Annexure
Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4806 for answer on
21.08.2025 regarding Utilisation of funds under SCM.
State/UT-wise/City-wise Central funds claimed & utilized by 100 Smart
Cities, since inception of the Mission
Total Central Assistance Utilization of Central Assistance
State/ City
Claimed (in ₹ Cr) claimed (in ₹ Cr)
Andaman Nicobar
306.25 244.88
Islands
Port Blair 306.25 244.88
Andhra Pradesh 1860 1840.49
Amaravati 488 488
Kakinada 490 485
Tirupati 392 388.02
Visakhapatnam 490 479.47
Arunachal Pradesh 978 858.31
Itanagar 488 392.6
Pasighat 490 465.71
Assam 490 490
Guwahati 490 490
Bihar 1901.19 1747.48
Bhagalpur 490 483.42
Biharsharif 433.19 362.02
Muzaffarpur 490 418.55
Patna 488 483.49
Chandigarh 490 490
Chandigarh 490 490
Chhattisgarh 1370 1295.15
Atal Nagar 488 471.66
Bilaspur 428.75 388.61
Raipur 453.25 434.88
Dadra and Nagar
392 387.34
Haveli
Silvassa 392 387.34
Daman and Diu 385.95 385.75
Diu 385.95 385.75
Delhi 343 316.64
NDMC 343 316.64
Goa 490 410.75
Panaji 490 410.75
Gujarat 2866.52 2833.71
Ahmedabad 490 490
Dahod 416.52 414.38Total Central Assistance Utilization of Central Assistance
State/ City
Claimed (in ₹ Cr) claimed (in ₹ Cr)
Gandhinagar 490 462.51
Rajkot 490 487.94
Surat 490 490
Vadodara 490 488.88
Haryana 980 921.5
Faridabad 490 490
Karnal 490 431.5
Himachal Pradesh 978 954.73
Dharamshala 490 477.02
Shimla 488 477.71
Jammu and
941.25 816.27
Kashmir
Jammu 489 439.18
Srinagar 452.25 377.09
Jharkhand 490 490
Ranchi 490 490
Karnataka 3428 3315.85
Belagavi 490 489.51
Bengaluru 488 455.85
Davanagere 490 490
Hubballi-Dharwad 490 443.82
Mangaluru 490 456.79
Shivamogga 490 490
Tumakuru 490 489.88
Kerala 978 963.92
Kochi 490 490
Thiruvananthapura
488 473.92
m
Lakshadweep 183.31 44.97
Kavaratti 183.31 44.97
Madhya Pradesh 3430 3420.55
Bhopal 490 490
Gwalior 490 490
Indore 490 490
Jabalpur 490 490
Sagar 490 489.42
Satna 490 481.13
Ujjain 490 490
Maharashtra 3874.06 3811.56
Aurangabad 490 490
Kalyan-Dombivali 490 467.93
Nagpur 490 453.25
Nashik 444.06 440.38Total Central Assistance Utilization of Central Assistance
State/ City
Claimed (in ₹ Cr) claimed (in ₹ Cr)
Pimpri-Chinchwad 490 490
Pune 490 490
Solapur 490 490
Thane 490 490
Manipur 398.13 347.63
Imphal 398.13 347.63
Meghalaya 490 432.8
Shillong 490 432.8
Mizoram 490 386.62
Aizawl 490 386.62
Nagaland 490 472.98
Kohima 490 472.98
Odisha 980 980
Bhubaneswar 490 490
Rourkela 490 490
Puducherry 343 331.51
Puducherry 343 331.51
Punjab 1470 1417.21
Amritsar 490 483.04
Jalandhar 490 445.15
Ludhiana 490 489.02
Rajasthan 1960 1946.26
Ajmer 490 490
Jaipur 490 481.8
Kota 490 484.46
Udaipur 490 490
Sikkim 978 899.83
Gangtok 488 446.51
Namchi 490 453.32
Tamil Nadu 5390 5362.65
Chennai 490 490
Coimbatore 490 490
Erode 490 485.93
Madurai 490 490
Salem 490 490
Thanjavur 490 488.41
Thoothukudi 490 481.5
Tiruchirappalli 490 489
Tirunelveli 490 480.36
Tiruppur 490 489
Vellore 490 488.45
Telangana 805.63 805.63
Greater Warangal 376.88 376.88Total Central Assistance Utilization of Central Assistance
State/ City
Claimed (in ₹ Cr) claimed (in ₹ Cr)
Karimnagar 428.75 428.75
Tripura 490 490
Agartala 490 490
Uttar Pradesh 4900 4875.87
Agra 490 490
Aligarh 490 488.22
Bareilly 490 485.19
Jhansi 490 490
Kanpur 490 489
Lucknow 490 490
Moradabad 490 484.53
Prayagraj 490 489.47
Saharanpur 490 479.46
Varanasi 490 490
Uttarakhand 490 483.66
Dehradun 490 483.66
West Bengal 490 485.69
New Town
490 485.69
Kolkata
Total 47320.26 45758.19
Non-Selected
18 18
Smart Cities
Sultanpur Lodhi 120.22 105
Grand Total 47,458.48 45,881.19
As per information provided by States / UTs as on July 31, 2025