Lok Sabha Question No. 841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Features of AMRUT Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 841

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 21, 2022

## FEATURES OF AMRUT SCHEME

## NO\_ 841. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a) the salient features the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT);
- (b) the details of the number of cities covered under the said mission in the State of Assam so far;
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under the said mission in the said State;
- (d) the details of the target set and achievements made so far; and
- (e) the steps takenlbeing taken by the Government to cover the far flung or remote areas of the said State under the said mission?

## 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 June 2015 with a total Central outlay of ?50,000 crore in 500 selected cities across all the States and Union Territories (UTs) in the countryThe Mission focuses on the development of basic urban infrastructure in the sectors of water supply; sewerage and septage management; storm water  drainage; non-motorized urban transport and development of green spaces & parksMission also executed a set of 11 reforms to improve governance of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Capacity Building activities for the ULBs:

Under AMRUT, total approved plan size of all the States and UTs is {77,640 crore, which includes committed Central Assistance of {35,990 crore. Through  this, the Mission envisionsto provide 139 Iakh water tap connections to achieve universal coverage water supply and to achieve 145 Iakh sewer connections to enhance substantial sewerage network coverage in AMRUT cities:

AMRUT scheme was initially launched for a period of 05 years i.e Financial Year 2015-16 to 2019-20 and has now been subsumed under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) launched on 01 October, 2021. Accordingly, all ongoing and eligible projects of AMRUT shall receive Central funding till 31 March, 2023.

- (b): Four cities of Assamviz: Guwahati, Nagaon, Silchar have been covered under AMRUT.
- (c): For the State of Assam, State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) amounting to {657.14 crore; including committed Central Assistance of {591.42 crore have been approved for the entire Mission period under AMRUT. So {252.87 crore has been released to the State of Assam as Central funds for implementation of projects under the Mission, against which State Government has submitted Utilisation Certificates for {207.35 crorefar,
- (d): Under AMRUT, Government of Assam has so far taken up 17 projects costing {625.55 crore against the approved SAAP size of {657.17 crore- Of these 17 projects taken up in the sectors of Water Supply and development of Green Spaces/Parks, works have been completed for 3 projects costing {3.30 crore, while 14 projects costing {622.25 crore have been grounded and are at various stages of implementation: Total works worth {318 crore have been physically completed so far.
- (e): AMRUT 2.0 envisionsto make all statutory townsl cities of the country iself-reliant' and 'water secure' through circular economy of water focusing on universal coverage of functional water tap connections, water source conservation, rejuvenation water bodies and wells,  recyclelreuse Of treated used water and rainwater harvesting: The Mission coversall 96 statutory townslcities of the State of Assam- Further, Jal Jeevan Mission is an ongoing scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti that envisions to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all households in the rural areas of the country, including the rural areas in the State of Assam:

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