How many projects have completed under Smart Cities Mission till June 2021?

How many projects have completed under Smart Cities Mission till June 2021?

A. 1,734

B. 2,734

C. 3,734

D. 4,734

Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is being implemented in 100 cities selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. As on 30 June,2021, these cities have tendered out 5,956 projects worth ₹1,79,413 crore; out of which work orders have been issued in 5,314 projects worth ₹ 1,48,029 crore; out of these, 2,734 projects worth ₹ 46,769 crore have been completed. Central Government has released ₹23,925 crore to States/Union Territories for their Smart Cities as of June, 2021.