Lok Sabha Question No. 458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Extension of AMRUT 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING

## AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 458

## To BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## EXTENSION OF AMRUT 2.0

## NO. 458. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT
- whether the Government has extended the  period 2.0);
- if so, the details thereof;
- the estimated fundslexpenditure under the mission;
- the number of cities likely to be covered under this mission in Rajasthan?
- the details of the targets fixed under the said mission; and

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) and (b):Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) scheme has been launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period years i.e: from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26. The ongoing scheme of AMRUT, which was launched on 25 June 2015 in 500 selected cities across all States IUnion Territories (UTs) for the period of 5 years, has been subsumed in AMRUT 2.0 and its ongoing projects will be supported up to March, 2023.
- (c): The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is {2,99,000 crore including Central share of {76,760 crore for five yearsThis outlay includes funding of {22,000 crore crore as Central
- Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.
- (d): AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of seweragelseptage management in 500 cities covered in first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

AMRUT 2.0 will promote circular economy of water through development of City Water Balance Plan (CWBP) for each city focusing on recyclelreuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation: It will help cities to identify scope for projects focusing on universal coverage of functional water tap  connections, water source conservation, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells,  recyclelreuse treated used water, and rainwater harvesting: Based on the projects identified in CWBP, Mission envisages to make cities 'water secure' through circular economy of water.

Mission also has a reform agenda on ease of citizens through reduction of non-revenue water, recycle of treated used water, rejuvenation of water bodies, augmenting double entry accounting system, urban planning; strengthening urban finance etc.

## Other components of AMRUT 2.0 are:

- Pey Jal Survekshan to ascertain equitable distribution water, reuse of wastewater, mapping of water bodies and promote healthy competition among the cities Itowns:
- Technology Sub-Mission for water to leverage latest  global technologies in the field of water:
- Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.
- (e): AII the 213 statutory towns of the State of Rajasthan have been covered under AMRUT 2.0

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