Lok Sabha Question No. 1619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Projects Launched under AMRUT 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Rajkumar Chahar, Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Parshottambhai Rupala, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1619

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 01, 2024

## PROJECTS LAUNCHED UNDER AMRUT 2.0

NO. 1619.

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:

SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:

SHRI P C MOHAN:

SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE:

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

- (a) the status of the projects launched under AMRUT 2.0;
- (b) the  budget  allocated  for  the  engagement  of  town  planners  and  other professionals under AMRUT 2.0;
- (c) the details of the disbursement  of  Funds  to  the  State  Finance Commission for infrastructural improvement of the States; and
- (d)
- the number of cities that have been funded to prepare the master plan and development plan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a): Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 was launched on 01 October 2021 for a period of 05 years i.e., from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a Central Assistance (CA) of ₹ 66,750 crore for projects.  The  mission  aims  at  making  the  cities  'water  secure'  and  providing universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country. Mission also aims at providing sewage/ septage management to all households of 500 cities covered in the first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

State Water Action Plans (SWAPs) have been approved for 8,205 projects worth  ₹1,82,569.26  crore  (including  Operations  &  Maintenance  cost)  by  the Apex Committee for AMRUT 2.0 Mission in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

This includes 3,543 water supply projects worth ₹1,13,358.44 crore, 548 Sewerage & Septage Management projects worth ₹62,935.90 crore, 2,713 water body  rejuvenation  projects  worth  ₹5,432.21  crore  and  1,401  parks  projects worth ₹842.71 crore.

Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  for  6,132  projects  worth  ₹1,15,858.09 crore  have  been  approved,  Notice  Inviting  Tenders  (NITs)  of  5,153  projects worth ₹1,01,535.20 crore have been issued.  4,065 projects worth ₹69,613 crore contracts have been awarded and 537 projects worth ₹813.38 crore have been completed.

(b): Under AMRUT 2.0 guideline there is no provision for allocation of budget for engagement of town planners.

(c): 15 th Finance Commission recommends release of grants to States for their Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and not to State Finance Commission.

(d): Under AMRUT 2.0, sub-scheme on formulation of Geographical Information System  (GIS)  based  master  plans  for  675  Class-II  towns  with  population  of 50,000-99,999 is launched with tentative outlay of ₹631.13 crore.

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