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Centre approves Demand for
second phase of cleaning to grow

CITIIS at 4.3%

To promote waste Exteriors cleaning will
management and climate drive growth
action he global contractual cleaning services

market is anticipated to generate revenues
he central government has approved the of $181.61 billion in 2023 — with
second phase of the City Investments to Tdemand anticipated to expand at a CAGR
Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) of 4.3% and reach $276.69 billion by 2033.
Tproject, a programme under the ambit
of the Smart Cities Mission, which aims to In 2023, exterior cleaning services are likely to
promote integrated waste management and have a market share of 37.6%. The necessity for
climate-oriented reform actions. The CITIIS 2.0 expert cleaning services is fueled by the fact that
will be implemented in 18 cities, which will be regular exterior cleaning preserves buildings’
selected based on a competition. aesthetic value and structural integrity.
The programme aims to support competitively Environmental sustainability, adherence to
selected projects promoting circular economy rules governing wastewater treatment, and the
with a focus on integrated waste management at adoption of eco-friendly cleaning products are
the city level, climate-oriented reform actions all becoming crucial in the market.
at the state level and institutional strengthening
and knowledge dissemination at the national
level.
It will span over a period of four years from
2023-2027 and has been conceived and would
be implemented in partnership with the French
Development Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für
Wiederaufbau (KfW), the European Union (EU),
and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).
The funding for CITIIS 2.0 would include a
loan of ₹1760 crore from AFD and KfW, split
equally, and a technical assistance grant of ₹106
crore from the European Union.
The CITIIS 2.0 has three major components
which are financial and technical support
for developing projects focused on building
climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation
in up to 18 smart cities, support to all states
and Union Territories on a demand basis and
interventions at all centre, state and city levels
to further climate governance in urban India
through institutional strengthening, knowledge
dissemination and capacity building.
The first phase of CITIIS had a total outlay of
₹933 crore. It was launched in July 2018 with
projects in 12 cities namely Agartala, Amaravati,
Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Dehradun,
Hubbali-Dharwad, Kochi, Puducherry, Surat,
Ujjain and Visakhapatnam.

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