Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL)
Chennai Smart City Limited is the Smart City SPV for Chennai, described in company listing as a public limited state government company based in Chennai, incorporated 15 July 2016, with office at Ripon Building, Chennai. Its most recent verified development is the CAG audit on the Smart Cities Mission put before lawmakers on Sept 8, reported to find 8 planned projects worth Rs 279.03 crore dropped and 20 unplanned projects costing Rs 189.66 crore executed.
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How we verify →Chennai Smart City Limited is the Smart City SPV for Chennai, described in company listing as a public limited state government company based in Chennai, incorporated 15 July 2016, with office at Ripon Building, Chennai. Its most recent verified development is the CAG audit on the Smart Cities Mission put before lawmakers on Sept 8, reported to find 8 planned projects worth Rs 279.03 crore dropped and 20 unplanned projects costing Rs 189.66 crore executed.
What happened
Company listing states Chennai Smart City Limited (CIN U45500TN2016SGC111491) is a public limited state government company based in Chennai, incorporated 15 July 2016, with office at Ripon Building, Chennai 600003.
The CAG report on the Smart Cities Mission was put before lawmakers on Sept 8, with summaries saying the SPV proposed 48 projects valued at Rs 1,366.25 crore, 8 planned projects worth Rs 279.03 crore were dropped without valid justification, 20 unplanned projects costing Rs 189.66 crore were executed in their place, with systemic accounting and financial governance failures.
What we could not confirm
Full official CAG Smart Cities report text, CSCL latest financials, paid-up capital compliance and employee count could not be confirmed from pages opened; incorporation details rely on MCA-derived listing, not MCA master data itself.