Lok Sabha Question No. 2439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Funds for Water Supply
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

No.2439

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2439

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016 FUNDS FOR WATER SUPPLY

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government provides funds to municipalities for water supply and management;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the basis on which municipalities are selected;
- (c)  the  number  of  municipalities  which  have  been  provided  funds during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (d) the level upto which implementation of these schemes is monitored and the number of municipalities which have achieved the set target under the scheme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)  to  (b):  The  Central  Government has launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  to  strengthen  the urban infrastructure including water supply in the 500 Mission Cities. The Mission cities under AMRUT include all cities with population over one lakh, some cities on stem of main rivers and a few capital cities and important cities located in hills, islands and tourist areas.
- (c): Under  the  Mission,  the  Central  Government  approves  the  State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) of States and UTs and releases the funds. The  individual  projects  are  prepared,  appraised  and  implemented  by the concerned State Government/UT Government in accordance with the Mission Guidelines.  Funds are not released ULB-wise. Details of State-wise amounts approved by the Ministry in first and second SAAP for projects in water supply sector is given in Annexure.

(d) The Mission provides for regular monitoring through field visits, review  meetings  and  video  conference  etc.  It  is  also  monitored through  Quarterly  Progress  Reports,  utilisation  certificates,  reports and  through  Independent  Review  and  Monitoring  Agencies  (IRMA). Besides, the States/ Urban Local Bodies are also engaged in monitoring the progress. The Mission was launched in June, 2015 for a period of five years and the  targets  for  the  Mission  are  designed  to  be  achieved  by  March, 2020.

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ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2439 on 'Funds for water supply'  de for answer on 30 th  November, 2016

## Details of State-wise amounts approved by the Ministry in first and second SAAP for projects in water supply sector

| Sl. no.   | Name of State/UT     | First SAAP      | First SAAP   | Second SAAP     | Second SAAP   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|           |                      | No. of Projects | Cost (Rs.cr) | No. of Projects | Cost (Rs.cr)  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 26              | 646.29       | 38              | 488.23        |
| 2         | A &N Islands         | 1               | 3.10         | 5               | 3.51          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1               | 5.00         | 1               | 8.00          |
| 4         | Assam                | 3               | 151.48       | 1               | 213.2         |
| 5         | Bihar                | 14              | 647.34       | 7               | 627.82        |
| 6         | Chandigarh           | 2               | 13.66        | 1               | 17.55         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         | 27              | 440.59       | 9               | 400.53        |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1               | 3.33         | 1               | 3.51          |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          | 0               | 0.00         | 0               | 0             |
| 10        | Delhi                | 1               | 113.42       | -               | -             |
| 11        | Goa                  | 1               | 0.36         | 0               | 0             |
| 12        | Gujarat              | 11              | 233.65       | 25              | 561.00        |
| 13        | Haryana              | 15              | 227.07       | 16              | 166.59        |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     | 7               | 41.65        | 8               | 25.27         |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 1               | 5.00         | 2               | 25.60         |
| 16        | Jharkhand            | 5               | 190.00       | 5               | 236.50        |
| 17        | Karnataka            | 45              | 551.54       | 22              | 726.44        |
| 18        | Kerala               | 25              | 235.76       | 31              | 354.81        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep          | 1               | 0.66         | 1               | 1.02          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh       | 27              | 582.33       | 28              | 678.76        |
| 21        | Maharashtra          | 21              | 1724.31      | 13              | 1466.39       |
| 22        | Manipur              | 1               | 50.15        | 1               | 58.50         |
| 23        | Meghalaya            | 0               | 0.00         | 0               | 0             |
| 24        | Mizoram              | 4               | 4.06         | 3               | 15.50         |
| 25        | Nagaland             | 1               | 4.00         | 1               | 4.00          |
| 26        | Odisha               | 33              | 399.38       | 91              | 487.00        |
| 27        | Puducherry           | 2               | 12.50        | 1               | 16.56         |
| 28        | Punjab               | 15              | 401.46       | 23              | 233.96        |
| 29        | Rajasthan            | 10              | 344.00       | 8               | 252.05        |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 0               | 0.00         | 1               | 2.00          |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           | 11              | 3147.04      | 7               | 1780.93       |
| 32        | Telangana            | 29              | 380.17       | 9               | 501.46        |
| 33        | Tripura              | 3               | 33.20        | 3               | 43.10         |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh        | 60              | 1519.19      | 58              | 2017.42       |
| 35        | Uttarakhand          | 20              | 133.09       | 4               | 92.18         |
| 36        | West Bengal          | 10              | 1077.24      | 16              | 1004.00       |
|           | Total                | 434             | 13322.01     | 442             | 12513.39      |