The Union Government said on Wednesday that 2,734 projects have been completed under the ‘Smart Cities Mission’ till June this year.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Kaushal Kishore, said, “The Smart Cities Mission is being implemented in 100 cities selected through four rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.
“As on June 30, 2021, these cities had tendered out 5,956 projects worth Rs 1,79,413 crore. Out of these, work orders have been issued in 5,314 projects worth Rs 1,48,029 crore, of which 2,734 projects worth Rs 46,769 crore have been completed.”