Lok Sabha Question No. 1675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Development of Cities under AMRUT
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare, P. C. Mohan, Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1675 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES UNDER AMRUT

NO. 1675. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

- (a) the number of cities from Maharashtra that have been included in the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and amount of financial assistance provided under the
- scheme in the year 2020-21;
- (b) the development works undertaken under the AMRUT scheme in different cities of the country;
- (c) whether the prescribed targets for different cities have been achieved under this scheme and if not, thereasons therefor;
- (d) the details of funds allocated and spent underthis scheme so far;
- (e) the details of number Of projects completed under AMRUT Scheme of the Government; and
- the details of number of projects awarded and the funds earmarkedlinvested under the Scheme?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): 44 cities of State of Maharashtra have been selected under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT): Central Assistance of {1,245.01 crore was released to Government of Maharashtra under AMRUT scheme during the financial year 2020-2021.

(b) & (c): The Mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure in the AMRUT cities in the sectors of water  supply; sewerage and septage management; storm water drainage; green spaces and parks; and non-motorized urban transport: A set Reforms and Capacity Building have also been included in the Mission:

Reforms and Capacity Development programmes of AMRUT have already been   completed: However,  implementation of projects have delayed due to various reasons such as long gestation period of large infrastructure projects, country-wide lockdown imposed due to Covid19 pandemic and interruption of work due to natural calamities etc.

So out of the grounded projects worth {79,994 crore, works worth around {52,000 crore have been physically completed: far,

Further, against the target to provide 139 water tap connections to achieve universal coverage in AMRUT cities, 107 Iakh new water tap connections have been provided under AMRUT and in convergence of other Schemes:

Further, against the target to provide sewer connectionsl septage facilities to 145 Iakh households in AMRUT cities, 79 Iakh households have been provided new sewer connectionsl septage facilities under AMRUT and in convergence with other Schemes.

(d): Total central outlay under AMRUT is {50,000 crore, of which {35,990 crore has been allocated for Central Assistance to Statesl Union Territories (UTs) for AMRUT projects: So funds amounting to {32,534 crore have been released as Central Assistance (CA) under AMRUT to the States/UTs, of which {26,298crore has been released for AMRUT projects: far,

(e) & (f): So far,5,740   projects have been awarded by States IUTs under AMRUT scheme, of these 3,613 projects have been completed:

The State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) for AMRUT projects amounting to {77,640 crore have been approved for all the Statesl UTs for the entire Mission period, which includes {35,990 crore of committed Central Assistance-

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