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

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The reply was not acceptable as in absence of specific guidelines for qualifying
the lead bidder in KTPP rules, the model RFP document provided by MoHUA
was to be considered. Regarding modification of OEM post award of work, it
was applicable only in exigency of the closure of the company as per the Model
RFP.
Recommendation 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.
4.7 Implementation of smart solutions by SPVs
As per the para no 2.5 of Mission guidelines, smart solutions adopted in the Pan
City projects were to be adaptive or based on best practices that worked in
another city. The various smart solutions proposed by the Smart Cities are
detailed in the Table 4.6.
Table 4.6: Details of smart solutions proposed in the SCPs
S.L
No
Smart Solutions BSCL BenSCL DSCL HDSCL MSCL SSCL TSCL
1 Intelligent Transport
System
2 Intelligent Traffic
Management System
3 Intelligent Solid
Waste Management
4 Smart Classroom
5 One City One Portal
6 Smart Water
7 Smart Health
8 Smart Parking
Source: Information furnished by Smart Cities
On evaluation of ICT enabled smart solutions implemented by the Smart Cities,
Audit observed that utility of these technological interventions was negligible
due to incomplete assessment of requirements, lack of coordination with other
agencies and selection of technology without considering the requirement of
end-users. Detailed observations are brought out in the succeeding paragraphs:
4.7.1 Intelligent Transport System
The ICCC project included Intelligent Transport System (ITS) with the
following objectives:
• Installation of GPS based Automated Vehicle Locator System (AVLS)
connected with City Operation Centre.
• Installation of variable message sign at the selected bus shelters
• Integration of the AVLS on GIS maps