Lok Sabha Question No. 247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Aims/Objectives of AMRUT 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 247 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## AIMSIOBJECTIVES OF AMRUT 2.0

NO. 247 . SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRIMATI SHARDABENANIL BHAI PATEL:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

DR. 6. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRI BALASHOWR YVALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launchedlrolled out Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 with the objective of  providing basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, urban transport to improve the quality of life
- for the poor in five hundred cities;
- (b) details including aimslobjectives
- if the thereof of the mission;
- the progress made under the mission so far and the financial
- (c) outlay for the mission;
- (d) the details of cities identified in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh under AMRUT 2.0; and
- (e) the details of financial allocation and period of various projects under the mission in the above States?

## 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, which has been launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26, is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all householdsin all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of seweragelseptage management in 500 cities covered in first phase of the AMRUT schemeyear

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 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

Other components of AMRUT 2.0 are:

- Jal Survekshan to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater, mapping of water bodies and promote healthy competition among the cities Itowns: Pey
- 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-
- (c) As on date, cities are at the stage of gap assessment under CWBP and project identification for City Water Action Plan (CWAP): Seminars for CWBP have been conducted from 24November 2021 to 13 January 2021with all the 36 Statesl Union Territories (UTs) So 3,693 cities in 31 Statesl UTs have initiated CWBP. Of this, 1,751 cities in 16 states have submitted CWBP. far,

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) and (e): A total of 124 statutory towns in the State of Andhra Pradesh and 143 statutory towns in the State of Telangana have been covered under AMRUT 2.0 So cities have   prepared CWBPs and formulation of projects have started at city level: far,