CAG Report No. 11 of 2025 — Implementation of Smart City Mission, Government of Karnataka

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3. Government should ensure availability of full time CEOs for better
implementation of the scheme and effective coordination with multiple
stakeholders.
Government should exercise due diligence in fixing authorised share capital
and paid-up capital of the SPVs commensurate with the commercial
financial models.
Government should ensure timely completion of tender awarding process
and issue of Letter of Acceptance (LoA) as mandated in e-procurement.
4. The SPVs should ensure that the software applications installed are used
effectively, should be timely and should not reach end of life/support during
the contract period.
5. The State Government should ensure operationalization of Centralised
Command and Control Centre with integration of all data centres of seven
cities to achieve the intended objectives.
6. The State Government should ensure that roads/pavements laid adhere
to IRC standards and recommendations of technical committee.
7. The State Government should establish adequate co-ordination
mechanism with the end user departments to ensure that the technologies
adopted conformed to their specification and that the assets created were
utilised and maintained.
8. The SPVs should ensure that the works taken up under the Mission
conformed to the relevant standards and that the recommendations of the
technical experts are duly considered during their implementation.
9. The State Government should ensure adequate representation of ULBs
in SPVs to meet the city specific needs.
The State Government should ensure that SPVs appoint Quality Supervision
Consultant to ensure quality of works executed meet the prescribed
standards.
10. Good initiatives/practices which resulted in effective implementation of
SCM may be disseminated and replicated with modifications, if any, with
reference to local conditions.