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Smart City Mission: 5,151 projects at various

stages of implementation, says Survey
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Talking about achievements of 'Smart Cities Mission' (SCM), the Survey said all 100 cities under the mission have incorporated SPVs, City
Level Advisory Forums (CLAFs) and appointed Project Management Consultants (PMCs). "Since the launch of the mission, 5,151 projects
worth more than Rs 2 lakh crore are at various stages of implementation in the 100 cities," it added.

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As many as 5,151 projects worth more than Rs 2 lakh crore are being implemented
in 100 cities under the government's smart city mission, the Economic Survey
highlighted on Friday.

Out of 1.03 crore houses approved, 60 lakhs have
been grounded for construction, of which 32 lakh
houses have been completed and delivered, it
said.
Talking about achievements of 'Smart Cities Mission' (SCM), the Survey said all
100 cities under the mission have incorporated Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs),
City Level Advisory Forums (CLAFs) and appointed Project Management
Consultants (PMCs).
"Since the launch of the mission, 5,151 projects worth more than Rs 2 lakh crore are
at various stages of implementation in the 100 cities," it added.

As on November 14, 2019, 4,154 SCM projects worth Rs 1.49 lakh crore (72 per cent of the total proposals) have been
tendered, of which 3,359 projects worth Rs 1.05 lakh crores (51 per cent of total proposals) have been issued work orders. As
many as 1,290 projects worth Rs 22,569 crores have been completed and are operational.

On Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Urban (PMAY-U) programme, the Survey said the scheme was launched in June, 2015 to
provide "pucca" house with basic amenities to all eligible urban poor. The States/UTs were mandated to conduct demand
survey to estimate the housing demand in their respective cities/towns.

"So far, a validated demand of 1.12 crore houses has been registered," it said.

Stating that the PMAY-U is one of the largest housing schemes of the world covering complete urban India, the Survey
said the scheme is rapidly moving towards achieving the vision for providing a pucca house to every household by 2022.

Out of 1.03 crore houses approved, 60 lakhs have been grounded for construction, of which 32 lakh houses have been
completed and delivered, it said.

"....the investment made under PMAY(U) not only provides pucca houses to the eligible families to achieve the goal of
'Housing for All' but also triggers multiplier e ect on the overall economy," the Survey said.

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Over and above the year-on-year budgetary provisions, a separate mechanism through creation of National Urban
Housing Funds (NUHF) has been approved by Union Cabinet to mobilise resources through Extra Budgetary Resources
to the tune of Rs 60,000 crore for funding PMAY(U).

"Such arrangement has enabled the ministry to provide Central assistance in a time bound manner for uninterrupted
progress of projects with States/UTs and central nodal agencies," the document said.

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