In order to fast-track implementation of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), the government is set to award tenders worth over ₹2 lakh crore. Apart from this, to complete these projects with finishing touches, smart city projects worth ₹50,000 crore will also be floated by June 2020, which also marks 5 years of the launch of the mission. Urban Affairs ministry said that it will issue tenders for all the projects under the SCM. It has already started work in this direction and ministry officials are coordinating with respective cities as currently, 100 cities have created SPVs for launching various smart city projects. Tenders have been issued for more than 3,800 projects worth around ₹1.41 lakh crore, which constitutes 70% of the value of all the projects under the mission. Of this, work has either been completed or has started on around 3,000 projects worth ₹97,000 crore. The ministry has also created a central command centre – National Urban Observatory – to track the progress of various projects and coordinate with stakeholders at the national, regional and local levels. The ministry will come out with a performance report card by September for these cities, which will detail the best and worst performing cities as well as highlight challenges and problems being faced while implementing the projects.
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