Lok Sabha Question No. 2464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: 'Jal Hi Amrit' Scheme in Maharashtra
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2464

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 13, 2025

## 'JAL HI AMRIT' SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA

NO. 2464.

DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the 'Jal Hi Amrit' scheme across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  main  features  and  the procedure under the said scheme;
- (c) the details of the sanctioned/ongoing projects and allocation of funds under the said scheme in the country, State-wise including districtwise in Maharashtra;
- (d) the  details  of  the  action  taken/being  taken  for  Nashik,  Dhule  and Malegaon, Maharashtra under the said scheme;
- (e) whether  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  the State Government of Maharashtra or any public representative for Nashik, Dhule and Malegaon during the last five years; and
- (f) if so, the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (f): Sanitation being a state subject,  management of sewerage and  septage  system  in  the  cities/towns  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/Urban Development Authorities.  However,  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the States and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in providing infrastructure for basic services such as sewerage and septage infrastructure in urban areas through its  various  flagship  Missions  like  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0.

"Jal Hi AMRIT" is a sub-scheme under AMRUT 2.0 reforms launched in the year 2024-25, which aims to incentivize States and Union Territories (UTs) to efficiently manage sewage treatment plants for recyclable treated water meeting environmental standards on sustained basis. The focus of this subscheme is to build capacity and incentivizing qualitative improvements in the treated discharge effluent. This initiative is targeted to create opportunities for suitable reuse of water, contributing to the overall goal of water security through increasing water availability under the Mission.

This  initiative  is  for  award  of  incentives  to  the  existing  Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and not for sanction of new projects. Participation of existing STPs under this sub-scheme is voluntary.

Under  this  programme,  provision  has  been  made  for  assessment  of participating STPs based on the desktop assessment, field verification, water quality testing and thereafter issue of Star-rating certificate with six months validity  to  the  eligible  STPs  based  on  the  final  assessment.  The  amount  of incentive for the STPs with 3-Star and above rating in different groups is as below:

|        | Group - 1                    | Group - 2                    | Group - 3                    | Group - 4                    | Group - 5                    |
|--------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Star   | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity |
| rating | < 5 MLD                      | 5 to <10 MLD                 | 10 to <50 MLD                | 50 to <100 MLD               | 100 MLD & above              |
| *****  | 0.75 Crore                   | 1.5 Crore                    | 4 Crore                      | 6 Crore                      | 8 Crore                      |
| ****   | 0.5 Crore                    | 1 Crore                      | 2 Crore                      | 3 Crore                      | 5 Crore                      |
| ***    | 0.25 Crore                   | 0.75 Crore                   | 1Crore                       | 2 Crore                      | 2 Crore                      |

A 70:30 incentive release structure has been adopted for this program with release of 70% of the incentive upfront to the STPs after meeting the required conditions and remaining 30% of incentive upon maintaining their star rating for another six months. 4 Star and 3 Star-rated STPs becomes eligible for balance incentive as earmarked for higher rating, upon upgradation of their Standards to 5 Star and 4 Star rating respectively by next year.

Concerned  STPs  are  to  utilize  the  incentive  released  under  the  sub scheme for improvement of operating efficiencies,  technology upgradation, capital  expenditures  for  reuse  infrastructure,  setting  up  of  real  time  data management system (OCEMS & SCADA etc.) and capacity building of staff.

An online module has been developed by MoHUA and ULBs/ STPs have submitted their information/ details on this module on AMRUT 2.0 portal. A total  of  860  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  have  submitted  information  on  the online  platform  for  assessment.  State-wise  number  of  districts  and  STPs enrolled for the incentive under this scheme is given in annexure. 84 Sewage Treatment Plants from Maharashtra have submitted information on the online portal, which includes 11 STPs from Nashik District/ ULB. However, No STP from Malegaon and Dhule town/ city have submitted information for assessment under this scheme.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2464 REGARDING 'JAL HI AMRIT' SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.03.2025.

| Sl No   | State/UT's               |   No. of Districts |   No of STPs enrolled (submitted information) via online platform for assessment |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                  3 |                                                                                9 |
| 2       | BIHAR                    |                  4 |                                                                                7 |
| 3       | CHANDIGARH               |                  1 |                                                                                6 |
| 4       | CHHATTISGARH             |                  6 |                                                                               11 |
| 5       | HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                  1 |                                                                                1 |
| 6       | DELHI                    |                  1 |                                                                               15 |
| 7       | GUJARAT                  |                  4 |                                                                               41 |
| 8       | HARYANA                  |                 12 |                                                                               52 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                  2 |                                                                                7 |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR        |                  4 |                                                                               14 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND                |                  2 |                                                                               10 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA                |                 30 |                                                                              162 |
| 13      | KERALA                   |                  8 |                                                                               19 |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH           |                 14 |                                                                               35 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA              |                 12 |                                                                               84 |
| 16      | MANIPUR                  |                  1 |                                                                                1 |
| 17      | ODISHA                   |                  5 |                                                                               10 |
| 18      | PUNJAB                   |                 21 |                                                                               90 |
| 19      | RAJASTHAN                |                 25 |                                                                               92 |
| 20      | TAMIL NADU               |                 14 |                                                                               45 |
| 21      | TELANGANA                |                  8 |                                                                               48 |
| 22      | TRIPURA                  |                  1 |                                                                                1 |
| 23      | UTTAR PRADESH            |                 23 |                                                                               45 |
| 24      | UTTARAKHAND              |                  7 |                                                                               21 |
| 25      | WEST BENGAL              |                  5 |                                                                               34 |
|         | Total                    |                214 |                                                                              860 |