GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2614

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

Central Assistance for Karnataka under CSS

2614. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a): Whether Government has approved any funds under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of infrastructural development in mega cities for the Development of cities in Karnataka;

(b): If so, the details of projects approved by Government; and

(c): The details of disbursement of funds?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)and (b): Urban Development is a state subject. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) facilities States / Union Territories (UTs) including Karnataka in development of urban infrastructure through its Centrally Sponsored Scheme / Missions-Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) and Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).The MoHUA approves the overall State plans and releases the Central Assistance (CA) under these Mission to the States. The detailed projects under these Missions are conceived, appraised, approved and implemented by the States / Union Territories (UTs) thereafter.

(c): The allocation and release of funds under these Missions to Karnataka is given below:

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