Smart Cities Mission Goes Past Five Years Deadline. Read About Its Progress Here

The bold Sensible Cities Mission venture was launched on June 25, 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It envisaged creation of 100 ‘sensible cities’ over a interval of 5 years, i.e. until 2020.

The target of the scheme was to advertise cities that present core infrastructure and provides a good high quality of life to its residents, a clear and sustainable surroundings and software of ‘sensible’ options.

The ‘sensible metropolis’ proposal included core-infrastructure parts similar to assured water provide, electrical energy provide, sanitation and stable waste administration, environment friendly mobility and public transport, inexpensive housing, security and safety, well being and schooling.

To realize these targets, a number of initiatives for the chosen cities have been envisaged which might allow them to realize the tag of ‘sensible cities’ on the finish of the mission. 

Nevertheless greater than 5 years down the road, as on January 31, 2021, the Sensible Cities Mission has managed to finish solely 17 per cent of whole price of initiatives sanctioned beneath it.

In accordance with knowledge offered by the Ministry of City Improvement, until January 31, 2021, out of the whole proposed initiatives price Rs 2,05,018 crore (as per the authorized sensible cities proposals), solely initiatives price Rs 35,457 crore or solely 17 per cent of the whole price of initiatives have been accomplished.

Below the Sensible Cities Mission, 5,422 initiatives price Rs 1,76,911 crore (86 per cent of the whole quantity of Rs 2,05,018 crore) have been tendered. Out of those, work orders had been issued for 4,636 initiatives price Rs 1,41,857 crore.

Out of those too, work has been accomplished solely in 2,189 initiatives price Rs 35,457 crore.