Lok Sabha Question No. 4108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Funds for Drainage System
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4108

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

## FUNDS FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM

NO. 4108. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) the details of financial support provided to the State Governments to streamline the system of  drainage in the urban areas of the
2. country during the last three years, Statelregion-wise; and
- b) the funds likely to be provided in the next financial year to streamline the  drainage system of  flood-ravaged urban areas in Bihar?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b): Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25th June, 2015, in 500 selected cities across the country for a period of 5 years i.e: from 2015-2016 to 2019-2020. AMRUT is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme having total Central outlay of Rs.50,000 crore with focuson development of basic urban infrastructure in the Mission cities, such as water  supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces & parks and non-motorized urban transport

Under AMRUT, individual projects are selected, appraised, approved and implemented by the concerned StateslUTs. Central Government only approves State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) proposed by the StateslUTs and releases Central Assistance as per Mission GuidelinesThe total approved plan size of all the StateslUTsis {77,640 crore; of which {2,969 crore (4%), has been allocated towards storm water drainage projects.

In storm water drainage sector, So far 278   projects worth Rs.391 crore have been completed: Further, contracts have been awarded for projects in storm water  drainage sector worth Rs.2,294 crore and work is in progressAdditionally, projects worth Rs.140 crore are under tendering:

Under AMRUT, funds are not released sector-wise, city-wise or project-wise but released to the States/UTs against approved SAAPs- Accordingly, the Ministry has released Rs.17,919 crore so far as central assistance to various States/UTs for implementation of projects approved in the SAAPs under AMRUT.

For the State of Bihar the approved SAAPs is Rs.2469.77 crore, in which State of Bihar has taken up 3 projects worth Rs.237.99 crore in storm water drainage sector: The details of Central Assistance released to the State of Bihar for implementation of AMRUT projects during the last three financial years are given in table below:

(Amount in Rs- in Crore)

| Financial Year     |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   Total |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Central Assistance |     77.52 |     89.02 |    136.98 |  303.52 |

Projects for improvement of the storm water drainage system as part of the area based development projects are also permissible under Smart Cities Mission of this Ministry which was launched On 25th June, 2015 for development of 100 cities So Rs.510 crore of central assistance has been released to the State of Bihar under Smart Cities Mission: far,

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