In the second year of the Smart Cities Mission, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) is seeking a Rs 6,400 crore push to one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiatives.

With 60 cities in different stages of implementing the programme, the ministry is looking to increase its outlay by nearly 80%.

The urban development ministry has written to the finance ministry that the outlay of Rs 3,600 crore for the current fiscal is insufficient and needs to be increased to Rs 10,000 crore at the revised estimates stage, terming the enhanced outlay “critical” funding over the next four months.

To underline the urgency, the ministry has also written to the Prime Minister’s Office to weigh in, officials said.