Summary:
"Out of this they had spent only Rs 41 crores which is roughly 20 % of the amount under the smart city scheme," said Pachange. The applicant further claims that the civic body showed civic expenses incurred for two projects under the smart city expenditure. An RTI application has revealed that the TMC has spent only 20 per cent of the Rs 203 crores received from the central government under the smart city scheme. The reply stated that from 2014-2019 the civic body received Rs 203 crore as funding from the Centre. "This was done under TMC expenditure but in our RTI query they stated it as smart city expenses," he adds..