Parliament Parliament Q&A
Smart Cities Mission ended March 2025, no expansion proposed
The MPs asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to provide details on the assessment, project status, monitoring mechanisms, and future expansion of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM).
The Ministry responded with a statement detailing the mission's performance, closure status, and guidelines for asset management.
Asked and answered by: Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane and Smt. Malvika Devi. Answered by: The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (Shri Manohar Lal).
What the government said
- NITI Aayog report (Sept 2025) concluded SCM has a 93% project completion rate and 100% completion of Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs).
- Total projects taken up: 8,064 worth ₹1,64,811 Crore.
- Projects completed as of 31.03.2026: 7,790 (97%) worth ₹1,56,257 Crore.
- ICCCs established in all 100 Smart Cities.
- SCM officially ended on 31.03.2025.
- Monitoring was conducted via the Geo Spatial Management Information System (GMIS) portal and multi-level committees (Apex Committee, HPSC, SCAF).
- Advisory No. 27 (dated 10 June 2025) directed Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to complete pending projects and prepare Operation & Maintenance (O&M) plans.
- SPVs are advised to leverage ICCCs as city operating systems and state analytical hubs.
- No proposal is under consideration for the expansion of SCM.
- The government states that learnings from SCM can be leveraged by State Governments to extend impact to non-selected cities.
Also in the document
- The answer explicitly states 'No' to the question regarding any proposal for the expansion of the Smart Cities Mission.
- The answer notes that the Smart Cities Mission came to an end on 31.03.2025, prior to the date of the question (06.08.2026).
- The answer does not provide a specific policy framework or dedicated scheme for replicating SCM interventions in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, but suggests that State Governments can leverage existing learnings.
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Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)
Question to govt · Ref. LS Q279 (Session 8) · 6 Aug 2026
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