Lok Sabha Question No. 2612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Objectives of AMRUT Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2612 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 22, 2022

## OBJECTIVES OF AMRUT SCHEME

## NO. 2612. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  objectives  achieved  under  Phase-one  of  Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), especially in the State of Rajasthan;
- (b)
- the aims and objectives of AMRUT 2.0;
- (c) the funds allocated for AMRUT 2.0; and
- (d) the phases of implementation of AMRUT 2.0 in the said State?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)  was  launched  on  25 th   June  2015  in  selected  500  cities  and towns across the country. The Mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and towns, in the sectors of water supply; sewerage and septage management; storm water drainage; green spaces  and  parks;  and  non-motorized  urban  transport.  A  set  of  Urban

Reforms and Capacity Building have been included in the Mission.

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  approved  State  Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) of all the States/Union Territories (UTs) amounting to ₹77,640 crore for the entire Mission period, which includes committed Central Assistance (CA) of ₹35,990 crore.  So far, States/UTs have taken up  5,873  projects  worth  ₹82,222  crore,  of  which  4,676  projects  worth ₹32,793  crore  have  been  completed,  and  another  1,197  projects  worth ₹49,430  crore  have  been  grounded  which  are  at  various  stages  of implementation. Further, overall works worth around ₹66,313 crore have been  physically  completed  and  expenditure  of  ₹59,615  crore  has  been incurred.

Till  date,  134  lakh  water  tap  connections  and  102  lakh  sewer connections  (including  households  covered  through  Faecal  Sludge  and Septage Management - FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & in convergence  with  other  schemes  against  targeted  139  lakh  water connections and 145 lakh sewer connections respectively.

AMRUT Mission has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, which was launched on 01 st  October, 2021and ongoing projects of AMRUT 1.0 will be funded with CA till 31 st  March, 2023.

For  the  29  cities  of  Rajasthan  covered  under  AMRUT,  SAAPs amounting to ₹3,224 crore including committed CA of ₹1,542 crore have been approved, of which ₹1,458 crore have been released to the State. So far, State has grounded 148 projects costing ₹3,478 crore, of which, 106 projects costing ₹1,241 crore have been completed and the remaining 42 projects  costing  ₹2,237  crore  are  at  various  stages  of  implementation. Till date, 6.87 lakh water tap connections and 4.57 lakh sewer connections  (including  households  covered  through  Faecal  Sludge  and Septage Management - FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & in convergence  with  other  schemes  against  targeted  6.67  lakh  water connections and 11.29 lakh sewer connections respectively.

(b): Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, which has been launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26, 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  sewerage/septage  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 recycle/reuse 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,  recycle/reuse  of 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  living  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:

- (i) Pey  Jal  Survekshan  to  ascertain  equitable  distribution  of water,  reuse  of  wastewater,  mapping  of  water  bodies  and promote healthy competition among the cities /towns.
- (ii) Technology  Sub-Mission  for  water  to  leverage  latest  global technologies in the field of water.
- (iii) Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.

(c): The  total  indicative  outlay  for  AMRUT  2.0  is  ₹2,99,000  crore including  Central  share  of  ₹76,760  crore  for  five  years.  This  outlay includes funding of ₹22,000 crore (₹10,000 crore as Central Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.

(d): For the State of Rajasthan, ₹3,530 crore have been allocated as  Central  share  for  implementation  of  projects  to  be  taken  up  under AMRUT 2.0 in all the statutory town/cities of the State of Rajasthan. So far, State Government has submitted tranche-1 of their State Water Action Plan  (SWAP)  amounting  to  ₹1,404  crore  for  13  projects  taken  up  in  the Sewerage and Septage Management Sector, which has been approved by this Ministry and ₹88.82 crore has been released as first instalment (20%) of the eligible Central share against these projects.

Further,  19  projects  of  water  bodies  rejuvenation  costing ₹87.54  crore  have  also  been  approved  in  the  special  tranche  of  SWAP under  Mission  Amrit  Sarovar  for  the  State  of  Rajasthan  against  which ₹6.71  crore  has  been  released  as  first  instalment  (20%)  of  the  eligible Central share against these projects.

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