New Delhi: The federal government on Monday knowledgeable Rajya Sabha that it has, at current, no proposal into consideration to incorporate further cities underneath the bold Good Cities Mission.
The federal government was requested whether or not it has any plan to pick and develop one other 100 new cities as Good Cities aside from these 100 Good Cities which have been chosen earlier.”
At current, there isn’t a proposal into consideration of the Central Authorities to increase the prevailing SCM by together with further cities,” MoS Housing and City Affairs Tokhan Sahu stated in his written reply within the higher home of the Parliament.
Underneath the Good Cities Mission (SCM), the central Authorities has a complete outlay of Rs 48,000 crore for the 100 cities. As on November 11, 2024, a complete fund amounting to Rs 88,177 crore has been launched to States/UTs underneath SCM, out of which Rs 82,351 crore has been utilized.
Underneath the Good Cities Mission (SCM), work orders have been issued in 8,066 initiatives amounting to Rs 164,669 crore, of which 7,352 initiatives (91 per cent of complete initiatives) amounting to Rs 147,366 crore have been accomplished, as per the information offered by 100 Good Cities.
Remaining 714 initiatives amounting to Rs 17,303 crore are at the moment in implementation stage, the ministry apprised the higher home by his written reply.The central authorities views excessive urbanization as a chance in the direction of aspirations of sooner financial improvement.
Nonetheless, there are challenges. The challenges encountered in implementing good metropolis initiatives embody, inter alia, authorized points, delay in acquiring clearances from completely different departments, land acquisition, development in hilly areas, challenges in vendor and useful resource availability in small and medium cities, centralization of choice making in few cities, amongst others.
The Good Cities Mission was launched on June 25, 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It goals to boost the standard of life in 100 chosen cities by offering environment friendly providers, strong infrastructure, and a sustainable atmosphere.
