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

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“go live” while in case of Bengaluru city, though the ICCC project initially had
SWM component, later it was descoped.
On scrutiny of records, Audit observed that in none of the four cities, the
infrastructure created under this component was put to use by the end user
department thereby rendering the expenditure of ₹15.43 crore incurred on this
component infructuous. City wise observation on implementation of ICT
enabled SWM components are brought out in the succeeding paragraphs:
4.7.3.1 Belagavi Smart City
BSCL implemented the ICT enabled SWM system under ICCC project
incurring an expenditure of ₹3.66 crore. The objective of the above system
included:
• Real time management of missed garbage collection points.
• Reduction of human intervention in monitoring process.
• Ensure complete door-to-door coverage and community collections.
On review of records, Audit observed that the system made “Go-live” on 17
October 2020. The project was handed over to the Belagavi City Corporation
(BCC) and is being utilised. Even though the training for usage of RFID tag was
provided to all pourakarmikas by the MSI, the utilisation of RFID machines
ranged between 55 per cent to 72 per cent (May 2024) only as shown in Chart
4.1.
The State Government replied (April 2025) that Belagavi CC has invited new
sanitation tender and work orders will be issued shortly and efforts will be made
to utilise manpower available to make ICT enabled SWM System more
effective. The reply confirms the fact that the infrastructure acquired is not put
to use till date and real time management of missed garbage collection could
not be achieved.
4.7.3.2 Extra expenditure due to incorrect assessment of requirement
RFID tags for SWM activities – ₹55.91 lakh – Hubli-Dharwad
Smart City
Review of purchases of RFID tags revealed that out of 3,00,000 RFID tags
procured (June 2020), only 2,12,134 tags were installed at the property premises
and the remaining 87,866 RFID tags were lying in stock/not put to use. Thus,
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Chart 4.1: RFID Tags reading during May 2024
Total number of RFID Tag installed in houses Number of RFID Tags reading in houses