GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Urban Development 

RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 184*
ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 06, 2012 

QUESTION
Coverage of Cities Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM)

No. 184* SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)   the number of cities in the State of Karnataka which have been covered under the Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) component of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM);

(b)   whether Government proposes to include some more cities of the State under UIG;

(c)    if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d)   the results achieved in the cities which have already been covered under UIG in the State?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMAL NATH)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT 

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) of RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *184 FOR ANSWER ON 06-12-2012 REGARDING COVERAGE OF CITIES UNDER JNNURM.

(a) Two (2) cities namely Bengaluru and Mysore are covered under Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) Sub-Mission of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) in the State of Karnataka.

(b) & (c): No, Sir. The Mission has completed its normal tenure on March 2012. Extension of two years has been given for completion of ongoing projects & reforms only till March 2014.

(d): So far, 23 projects on various admissible components out of a total of 47 projects approved under UIG Sub-Mission of JnNURM in the State of Karnataka have been reported physically completed and the residents are benefited to access basic level of urban services.