Lok Sabha Question No. 1483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Impact of AMRUT on Improving Urban Infrastructure
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri C N Annadurai

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1483 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2025

## IMPACT OF AMRUT ON IMPROVING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

NO.1483.

SHRI NAVASKANI K:

SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

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

- (a) the impact of the AMRUT scheme on improving urban infrastructure such as water supply, sewerage and green spaces;
- (b) the number of urban households benefitted under the said scheme in the country, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  gaps  in infrastructure development;
- (d) the number of urban households provided with tap water connections under the said scheme;
- (e) the improvements made in sewerage networks in the urban areas across the country;
- (f) the measures  taken/being taken by the Government  to ensure sustainable management of water resources in AMRUT cities;
- (g) the monitoring mechanisms in place to track the progress of projects under the AMRUT scheme;
- (h) the findings of any recent evaluations of the scheme; and
- (i) the corrective measures undertaken/being undertaken by the Government to address delays and inefficiencies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015 in selected 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities)  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. As reported by the State/ Union Territories (UTs), against the approved plan size of ₹77,640 crore, 6,010 projects worth ₹83,574 crore have been taken up, of this works worth ₹79,046 crore have been physically completed.

Under AMRUT Mission in convergence with the States, 189 lakh water tap connections (new/ serviced) have been provided against the target of 139 lakh;  149  lakh  sewer  connections  (new/  serviced)  (including  households covered  through  Faecal  Sludge  and  Septage  Management-FSSM)  provided against the target of 145 lakh; Sewer network of 19,598 kilometers and water supply network of 64,463 kilometers have been constructed; 4,447 Million Litre Per Day (MLD) Sewerage Treatment Capacity (STP) and 4,695 Million Litre Per Day (MLD) Water Treatment Capacity (WTP) have been developed; 1,413 km length of drains have been constructed resulting in eliminating 3,678 numbers of  water  logging  points;  5,077  acres  of  Green  space,  430  km  pedestrian/ walkway and 43 km of cycle track have been developed. State-wise tap and sewer  connections  provided  (including  Tamil  Nadu)  under  AMRUT  and  in convergence is given in Annexure-I.

(g) to (i): AMRUT guidelines  have  provisions  for  formation  of  State  High Powered Steering Committee (SHPSC) headed by the Chief Secretary of the State, to monitor and supervise the implementation of the scheme at the State/ UT level. State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) headed by the Secretary, Urban Development & Housing Department provides technical support to the SHPSC in monitoring and supervising the scheme at the State level. Further, an Apex Committee constituted under the ambit of Mission guidelines reviews and monitor the Mission periodically. For assessment and monitoring of work done under AMRUT in the States/ UTs, there is a provision of Independent Review and Monitoring Agencies (IRMAs). Funds are released to the States/ UTs upon satisfactory  compliance  of  IRMA  reports.  Also,  in  order  to  fast-track  the implementation of AMRUT, the progress is periodically reviewed and monitored through  regular  video  conferences/  webinars/  workshops/  site-visits  etc.  by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) with the States/ UTs and ULBs. There is a dedicated AMRUT online portal for tracking the progress and projectwise outcomes of provisions of water tap connections provided by the States/ UTs.

NITI Aayog had conducted a review in June 2020 on the evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the Urban Transformation Sector, including AMRUT. The study assessed key parameters such as coverage, incorporation of  universal  design,  gender  mainstreaming,  pro-poor  design,  migration,  and beneficiary  targeting.  The  performance  under  the  scheme  was  reported Satisfactory as it aims to improve the quality of life of all including the poor and disadvantaged.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1483  REGARDING  'IMPACT  OF  AMRUT  ON  IMPROVING URBAN  INFRASTRUCTURE',  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 13.02.2025:

## STATE-WISE PROGRESS OF TAP CONNECTIONS

|                   |                      |                              | Under AMRUT & Convergence    | Under AMRUT & Convergence                  | Under AMRUT & Convergence   |
|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.N o.            | Name of States/UTs   | Target Household as per SAAP | New Tap connections provided | HH benefitted from rehabilitation projects | Total                       |
| 1                 | A&N Islands          | 2,705                        | 7,198                        | -                                          | 7,198                       |
| 2                 | Andhra Pradesh       | 7,28,997                     | 3,52,969                     | 67,610                                     | 4,20,579                    |
| 3                 | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1,785                        | 4,312                        | -                                          | 4,312                       |
| 4                 | Assam                | 1,08,447                     | 72,497                       | -                                          | 72,497                      |
| 5                 | Bihar                | 8,24,823                     | 7,04,788                     | -                                          | 7,04,788                    |
| 6                 | Chandigarh           | 24,731                       | 20,000                       | 1,56,434                                   | 1,76,434                    |
| 7                 | Chhattisgarh         | 3,70,151                     | 3,09,871                     | -                                          | 3,09,871                    |
| 8                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 5,895                        | 22,459                       | -                                          | 22,459                      |
|                   | Daman & Diu          | 7,528                        | 7,000                        | -                                          | 7,000                       |
| 9                 | Delhi                | 1,82,196                     | 27,52,255                    | -                                          | 27,52,255                   |
| 10                | Goa                  | 400                          | 2099                         | -                                          | 2,099                       |
| 11                | Gujarat              | 1,54,495                     | 6,40,667                     | 14,53,582                                  | 20,94,249                   |
| 12                | Haryana              | 2,73,670                     | 3,62,888                     | -                                          | 3,62,888                    |
| 13                | Himachal Pradesh     | 13,003                       | 17,773                       | 8,903                                      | 26,676                      |
| 14                | Jammu & Kashmir*     | 1,07,674                     | 170                          | 77,000                                     | 77,170                      |
| 15 Jharkhand      |                      | 3,61,170                     | 2,99,296                     | -                                          | 2,99,296                    |
| 16                | Karnataka            | 12,89,119                    | 9,20,304                     | -                                          | 9,20,304                    |
| 17                | Kerala               | 1,53,387                     | 1,94,070                     | 4,62,582                                   | 6,56,652                    |
| 18                | Ladakh               |                              | 1,620                        | -                                          | 1,620                       |
| 19 Lakshadweep    |                      | -                            | -                            | -                                          | -                           |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh |                      | 10,09,765                    | 6,07,779                     | 8,32,873                                   | 14,40,652                   |
| 21                | Maharashtra          | 19,83,405                    | 11,73,032                    | 37                                         | 11,73,069                   |
| 22                | Manipur              | 33,867                       | 28,947                       | -                                          | 28,947                      |
| 23                | Meghalaya            | 7,170                        | 15,143                       | -                                          | 15,143                      |
| 24                | Mizoram              | 12,127                       | 56,535                       | -                                          | 56,535                      |
| 25                | Nagaland             | 32,881                       | 4,265                        | 1,250                                      | 5,515                       |
| 26                | Odisha               | 2,91,204                     | 5,18,395                     | -                                          | 5,18,395                    |
| 27 Puducherry     |                      | 7,607                        | 5,250                        | -                                          | 5,250                       |
| 28                | Punjab               | 4,59,365                     | 2,53,589                     | -                                          | 2,53,589                    |
| 29                | Rajasthan            | 6,66,761                     | 4,45,361                     | -                                          | 4,45,361                    |
| 30                | Sikkim               | 4,754                        | 3,300                        | 607                                        | 3,907                       |
| 31                | Tamil Nadu           | 16,15,641                    | 16,06,924                    | -                                          | 16,06,924                   |
| 32                | Telangana            | 9,01,031                     | 2,57,237                     | 2,96,967                                   | 5,54,204                    |

|        |                    |                              | Under AMRUT & Convergence    | Under AMRUT & Convergence                  | Under AMRUT & Convergence   |
|--------|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.N o. | Name of States/UTs | Target Household as per SAAP | New Tap connections provided | HH benefitted from rehabilitation projects | Total                       |
| 33     | Tripura            | 20,130                       | 38,620                       | -                                          | 38,620                      |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh      | 7,02,907                     | 9,29,493                     | -                                          | 9,29,493                    |
| 35     | Uttarakhand        | 56,347                       | 79,538                       | -                                          | 79,538                      |
| 36     | West Bengal        | 14,61,620                    | 16,50,127                    | 11,33,551                                  | 27,83,678                   |
|        | Total              | 1,38,76,758                  | 1,43,65,771                  | 44,91,396                                  | 1,88,57,167                 |

## STATE-WISE PROGRESS OF COVERAGE THROUGH SEWERAGE/ SEPTAGE

|                        |                    |                    | AMRUT & Convergence             | AMRUT & Convergence                                                                    | AMRUT & Convergence                                       | AMRUT & Convergence   |
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| S.No                   | Name of States/UTs | Target as per SAAP | New Sewer connection s provided | No. of HH covered under Septage Management HH benefitted from rehabilitatio n projects | Sewer connections and HH covered under septage management |                       |
| 1 A&N Islands          | 13,525             |                    | -                               |                                                                                        | -                                                         |                       |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh       | 1,30,580           | 1,01,116           | 2,98,800                        | -                                                                                      | 3,99,916                                                  |                       |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh    | 11,898             |                    | 16,000                          | -                                                                                      | 16,000                                                    |                       |
| 4 Assam                | -                  |                    | -                               |                                                                                        | -                                                         |                       |
| 5 Bihar                | 1,76,748           |                    | -                               |                                                                                        | -                                                         |                       |
| 6 Chandigarh           | -                  | 20,000             |                                 | 1,56,434                                                                               | 1,76,434                                                  |                       |
| 7 Chhattisgarh         | 6,42,976           | 43,118             | 3,22,099                        | -                                                                                      | 3,65,217                                                  |                       |
| 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli | -                  | 6,211              | 19,253                          | -                                                                                      | 25,464                                                    |                       |
| Daman & Diu            | 8,856              | 4,134              | -                               |                                                                                        | 4,134                                                     |                       |
| 9 Delhi                | 1,65,633           | 21,55,226          | -                               |                                                                                        | 21,55,226                                                 |                       |
| 10 Goa                 | 3,521              | 1982               | -                               |                                                                                        | 1,982                                                     |                       |
| 11 Gujarat             | 23,17,426          | 5,25,576           |                                 | 25,59,150                                                                              | 30,84,726                                                 |                       |
| 12 Haryana             | 2,64,923           | 3,85,076           | -                               |                                                                                        | 3,85,076                                                  |                       |
| 13 Himachal Pradesh    | 23,006             | 25,450             | 1,760                           | 11,710                                                                                 | 38,920                                                    |                       |
| 14 Jammu & Kashmir*    | 2,65,802           | 67,650             | 2,64,642                        | -                                                                                      | 3,32,292                                                  |                       |
| 15 Jharkhand           | 4,58,774           | 13,000             | 20,000                          | -                                                                                      | 33,000                                                    |                       |
| 16 Karnataka           | 14,34,839          | 7,08,638           | -                               |                                                                                        | 7,08,638                                                  |                       |
| 17 Kerala              | 2,18,023           | 3,046              | 3,73,572                        | 3,358                                                                                  | 3,79,976                                                  |                       |
| 18 Ladakh              |                    |                    | 1,620                           | -                                                                                      | 1,620                                                     |                       |
| 19 Lakshadweep         | -                  |                    | -                               |                                                                                        | -                                                         |                       |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh      | 8,52,690           | 4,02,139           | -                               |                                                                                        | 4,02,139                                                  |                       |
| 21 Maharashtra         | 11,39,054          | 4,44,936           |                                 | 30                                                                                     | 4,44,966                                                  |                       |
| 22 Manipur             | 57,764             | 4,000              | -                               |                                                                                        | 4,000                                                     |                       |
| 23 Meghalaya           | 31,025             |                    | 31,000                          | -                                                                                      | 31,000                                                    |                       |
| 24 Mizoram             | 30,317             |                    |                                 | -                                                                                      | -                                                         |                       |
| 25 Nagaland            | 32,881             |                    | 30,520                          | -                                                                                      | 30,520                                                    |                       |
| 26 Odisha              | 2,17,489           | 1,36,401           | 2,77,776                        | -                                                                                      | 4,14,177                                                  |                       |

|      |                    |                    | AMRUT & Convergence             | AMRUT & Convergence                        | AMRUT & Convergence                         | AMRUT & Convergence                                       |
|------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No | Name of States/UTs | Target as per SAAP | New Sewer connection s provided | No. of HH covered under Septage Management | HH benefitted from rehabilitatio n projects | Sewer connections and HH covered under septage management |
| 27   | Puducherry         | 68,463             | 13,650                          | 2,304                                      | -                                           | 15,954                                                    |
| 28   | Punjab             | 2,69,064           | 1,21,218                        |                                            | -                                           | 1,21,218                                                  |
| 29   | Rajasthan          | 11,28,812          | 5,97,318                        | 10,180                                     | 7,550                                       | 6,15,048                                                  |
| 30   | Sikkim             | 9,509              | 17,400                          |                                            | -                                           | 17,400                                                    |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu         | 27,04,442          | 25,20,304                       |                                            | -                                           | 25,20,304                                                 |
| 32   | Telangana          | 7,24,967           | 87,570                          |                                            | -                                           | 87,570                                                    |
| 33   | Tripura            | 40,260             | 600                             |                                            | -                                           | 600                                                       |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh      | 5,37,517           | 8,89,268                        | 9,73,600                                   | -                                           | 18,62,868                                                 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand        | 1,07,059           | 56,914                          | 18,000                                     | -                                           | 74,914                                                    |
| 36   | West Bengal        | 4,06,006           | 1,84,215                        |                                            | -                                           | 1,84,215                                                  |
|      | Total              | 1,44,93,849        | 95,36,156                       | 26,61,126                                  | 27,38,232                                   | 1,49,35,514                                               |

*Targets of Jammu & Kashmir includes targets of Ladakh.