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Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Monday in Rajya Sabha said that the renewable energy ministry has sanctioned a total amount of Rs. 67.01 crore for preparation of master plans, solar city cells, promotional activities and installation of renewable energy projects and an amount of Rs. 24.16 crore has been released, so far, under Solar City Programme.
Goyal also stated that out of 7 identified solar cities in Maharashtra, 6 cities have already received and amount of Rs. 3.04 crore. The ministry has sanctioned Rs.7.74 crore for seven solar cities in Maharashtra.
State-wise funds sanctioned and released to Solar Cities(Rs. in crore)
| Sr. No | States/UTs | Approved Solar Cities | Funds Sanctioned | Funds Released |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | 1.96 | 0.90 |
| Kakinada | -- | -- | ||
| Narsapur Town | 0.50 | -- | ||
| 2 | Assam | Guwahati | 0.45 | 0.08 |
| Jorhat | 0.49 | 0.24 | ||
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 0.47 | 0.16 |
| 4 | Bihar | Gaya | -- | -- |
| 5 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 25.16 | 8.11 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur | 0.43 | 0.12 |
| Raipur | 0.43 | 0.12 | ||
| 7 | Gujarat | Rajkot | 0.93 | 0.35 |
| Gandhinagar | 0.50 | 0.14 | ||
| Surat | 2.68 | 1.11 | ||
| 8 | Goa | Panaji City | 0.43 | 0.02 |
| 9 | Haryana | Gurugram | 0.47 | 0.07 |
| Faridabad | 0.88 | 0.28 | ||
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 2.93 | 1.52 |
| Hamirpur | 0.43 | 0.27 | ||
| 11 | Karnataka | Mysore | 2.02 | 0.85 |
| Hubli-Dharwad | 0.43 | 0.02 | ||
| 12 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | -- | -- |
| Kochi | 0.49 | 0.19 | ||
| 13 | Maharashtra | Nagpur | 4.68 | 2.14 |
| Thane | 1.13 | 0.51 | ||
| Kalyan-Dombivli | 0.50 | 0.25 | ||
| Aurangabad | 0.50 | 0.08 | ||
| Nanded | 0.50 | 0.04 | ||
| Pune | -- | -- | ||
| Shirdi | 0.43 | 0.02 | ||
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Indore | -- | -- |
| Gwalior | 0.50 | 0.10 | ||
| Bhopal | 0.48 | 0.19 | ||
| Jabalpur | -- | -- | ||
| Rewa | 0.50 | 0.14 | ||
| 15 | Manipur | Imphal | 0.49 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Mizoram | Aizawl | 2.96 | 2.53 |
| 17 | Nagaland | Kohima | 0.47 | 0.20 |
| Dimapur | 0.49 | 0.04 | ||
| 18 | Delhi | New Delhi (NDMC area) | 0.50 | -- |
| 19 | Orissa | Bhubaneswar | 0.47 | 0.04 |
| 20 | Punjab | Amritsar | 0.45 | 0.12 |
| Ludhiana | 0.45 | 0.12 | ||
| SAS Nagar (Mohali) | 0.50 | 0.02 | ||
| 21 | Rajasthan | Ajmer | 0.50 | 0.01 |
| Jaipur | -- | -- | ||
| Jodhpur | 0.44 | 0.02 | ||
| 22 | Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | 0.49 | 0.24 |
| 23 | Telangana | Mahbubnagar | -- | -- |
| 24 | Tripura | Agartala | 2.53 | 1.37 |
| 25 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 0.47 | 0.13 |
| Haridwar & Rishikesh | 0.45 | 0.05 | ||
| Chamoli –Gopeshwar | 0.45 | 0.14 | ||
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra | 0.49 | 0.39 |
| Moradabad | 0.50 | 0.25 | ||
| Allahabad | 0.50 | 0.02 | ||
| 27 | West Bengal | Howrah | 0.50 | 0.04 |
| Madhyamgram | 0.50 | 0.26 | ||
| New Town Kolkata | 0.50 | 0.11 | ||
| 28 | Jammu & Kashmir | Leh | -- | -- |
| 29 | Puducherry | Puducherry | 0.61 | -- |
| Total | 67.01 | 24.16 |