Lok Sabha Question No. 1239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: AMRUT Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1239

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018

## AMRUT SCHEME

## 1239. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBANAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  the implementation  of  AMRUT  scheme  meant    for  providing  drinking water facility, waste management, development of greenery, etc. in
- the urban areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of financial assistance released and spent during the last three years and the achievements made thereof, particularly in the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)&(b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs regularly monitors the  implementation  of  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  through  Video  Conferencing,  visits  to States/Union  Territories  (UTs),  State  level  High  Powered  Steering Committee  (SHPSC)  meetings  and  Apex  Committee  meetings.In addition, the implementation of the Mission is independently monitored  regularly  by  the  Independent  Review  and  Monitoring Agency (IRMA).

## (c) Details of financial assistance released to the  States/UTs and Utilisation Certificates (UCs) received are as under:

(Rupees in crore)

| Financial Year   | Central Assistance Released   | Utilisation Certificates received.   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2015-16          | 2,609.48                      | 1,448.38                             |
| 2016-17          | 4,786.11                      | 1,994.31                             |
| 2017-18          | 4,913.10                      | 557.17                               |
| 2018-19          | 3,205.36                      | 5,498.22                             |
| Total:           | 15,514.05                     | 9,498.08                             |

So far, a sum of Rs 667.50 crore has been released as Central Assistance to the State of Andhra Pradesh under various components of the Mission. Against this, UCs for Rs. 628.04  crore have been submitted by the State.

The Ministry has approved all the State Annual Action Plans(SAAPs)  for  all  the  States  and  UTs  for  Rs.  77,640  crore. Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  have  been  approved  for  5,346 projects  worth  Rs.78,980  crore.  Some  States  /UTs  have  taken projects in excess of the approved SAAP for which entire additional expenditure shall be borne by the respective States /UTs.  So far, 1,012 projects worth Rs.2,368 crore have been completed, contracts  have  been  awarded  and  work  is  in  progress  for  3,140 projects worth Rs.52,530 crore, and for 709 projects worth Rs.14,464 crore tenders have been issued.

State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  undertaken  226  projects  worth Rs.  3,331  crore  under  AMRUT.    Of  this,  68  projects  worth  Rs.  509 crore  have  been  completed,  contracts  in  respect  of  140  projects worth Rs. 2,678 crore have been awarded and work is in progress and 18 contracts worth Rs. 144 crore are under tendering process.

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