“The cities were selected in two stages and the development work or project implementation started at least 18 months after the selection process as cities had to first form Special Purpose Vehicles and meet other requirements,” said a second official.Ī total of 7,804 projects worth ₹1,81,322 crore have been sanctioned under the mission in 100 cities, the ministry told Parliament in February. The mission was extended in 2021 till June 30, 2023, due to a delay in the timely completion of the project because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The first phase of work under it was to be completed initially by June 2021. In June 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched SCM under which 100 cities were selected in two stages. “We received requests from cities and Members of Parliament to give more time to complete the sanctioned projects,” said an official. The Union housing and urban affairs ministry has extended for the second time the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) by a year till June 2024 for the completion of the pending work, officials said.
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