48 Cities to be Developed as Solar Cities

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposes to develop 60 cities as solar cities. So far, based on proposals received by the Government from various Sates, ‘in-principle’ approval has been given to 48 cities to be developed as solar cities in the country. Out of these, sanctions have been given to 37 cities which have engaged consultants for preparation of Master Plans.

State-wise list of 48 Cities for which In-Principle approval has been given and 37 Cities (with * mark) for which sanctions have been issued is given below:-

Sl.No.	State	Cities for which in-principle approval given
1	Andhra Pradesh	1.  Vijayawada*
2	Assam	2.  Guwahati*, 3.  Jorhat*
3	Arunachal Pradesh	4.  Itanagar*
4	Chandigarh	5. Chandigarh *
5	Chhattisgarh	6.  Bilaspur* 7.  Raipur*
6	Gujarat	8. Rajkot* 9. Gandhinagar* 10.Surat*
7	Goa	11.  Panji City*
8	Haryana	12. Gurgaon* 13. Faridabad*
9	Himachal Pradesh	14.  Shimla * 15.  Hamirpur*
10	Karnataka	16. Mysore* 17. Hubli-Dharwad*
11	Kerala	18. Thiruvananthapuram 19. Kochi
12	Maharashtra	20. Nagpur * 21. Thane* 22.Kalyan-Dombiwali* 23. Aurangabad 24. Nanded 25. Shirdi*
13	Madhya Pradesh	26. Indore 27.Gwalior* 28. Bhopal 29. Rewa
14	Manipur	30. Imphal*
15	Mizoram	31. Aizawl*
16	Nagaland	32. Kohima* 33.Dimapur*
17	Orissa	34. Bhubaneswar*
18	Punjab	35.  Amritsar* 36.  Ludhiana* 37. SAS Nagar (Mohali)
19	Rajasthan	38. Ajmer 39. Jaipur 40. Jodhpur*
20	Tamil Nadu	41. Coimbatore *
21	Tripura	42. Agartala*
22	Uttrakhand	43. Dehradun* 44.  Haridwar&Rishikesh* 45. Chamoli-Gopeshwar*
23	Uttar Pradesh	46. Agra* 47. Moradabad*
24	West Bengal	48. Howrah

The criteria set by the Ministry for the identification of cities include a city population between 50,000 to 50 lakh (with relaxation given to special category States including North-East States), initiatives and regulatory measures already taken alongwith a high level of commitment in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.

So far, an amount of Rs.17.23 crore has been sanctioned for 37 cities, of which Rs. 2.75 crore has been released for utilization by the concerned State Nodal Agencies/ Municipal Corporations.

So far, the Master plans for 7 cities namely Agra, Moradabad from Uttar Pradesh, Thane & Kalyan-Dombivli from Maharashtra, Indore from Madhya Pradesh, Kohima from Nagaland and Aizawl from Mizoram have been finalized and the development of projects is in progress.