Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: AMRUT 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 47

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2025

## AMRUT 2.0

NO. 47. Shri Mitesh Patel Bakabhai: Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel:

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

- (a) the details and the objectives of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0); and
- (b) the current status of project implementation under the mission including the number of completed, ongoing and tendered projects?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

- (a & b): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *47 DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06 FEBRUARY 2025 REGARDING 'AMRUT 2.0'

(a) & (b): Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0  scheme  has  been  launched  on  01  October,  2021  in  all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'selfreliant'  and  'water  secure'.  The  Mission  aims  to  provide  water  tap connections to households in all statutory towns. Providing universal coverage of sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0. Rejuvenation of water bodies,  development  of  green  spaces  and  parks,  etc  are  other components  of  the  Mission.  The  mission  focuses  on  lnformation Education & Communication (lEC), adopting latest technologies through  Start-ups  and  preparation  of  Aquifer  Management  Plans  for cities.  The  reform  agenda  of  the  Mission  provisions  for  use  of recycled treated used water to meet at least 2O% of total city water demand;  24x7  water  supply  with  'Drink  from  tap'  (DFT)  facility; Geographic Information System (GIS) based master plans of the cities and raising funds through issuance of municipal bonds.

Under  AMRUT  2.0,  States/UTs  have  involved  citizens  in  water quality  monitoring,  AMRUT  Mitra  initiative  has  been  launched  to actively  involve  women  SHG  groups  in  the  water  sector.  "Jal  Hi AMRIT" is a sub-scheme under AMRUT  2.0 reforms, aims to incentivize  states  and  UTs  to  efficiently  manage  sewage  treatment plants for recyclable treated water meeting environmental standards. The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2, 77,000 crore including total Central assistance of ₹76,760 crore for five years.

Under AMRUT 2.0, States/UTs are empowered to select, design, approve,  prioritise,  implement  and  monitor  the  projects  within  the broad framework of Mission guidelines. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  (MoHUA)  approves  State  Water  Action  Plans  (SWAPs)  under AMRUT  2.0  as  per  recommendation  of  State  High  Power  Steering Committee  (SHPSC)  headed  by  Chief  Secretary  of  the  States/  UTs. The responsibility of project implementation lies with the concerned State Government/ UTs. Major projects taken-up under AMRUT 2.0 are large  infrastructure  projects  in  water  and  sewerage  sector  with longer gestation periods.

Under AMRUT 2.0, Central assistance of ₹ 66,750 crore has been allocated for the projects, out of which ₹ 64,071.09 crore has already been approved to the States/ UTs. Under AMRUT 2.0, a total of 8,887 projects worth ₹1,89,188 crore (including Operations & Maintenance cost)  have  been  approved  by  MoHUA.  As  reported  by  State/  Union Territories  (UTs)  on  AMRUT  2.0  portal  (as  on  27.01.2025),  contracts worth ₹92,284.01 have been awarded for 5,383 projects .  Total works worth ₹27,183.78 crore have been physically completed and ₹20,834.92 crore expenditure has been incurred.

Approved  projects  under  AMRUT  2.0  covers  408  lakhs  tap new/serviced connections & 154 lakhs sewer new/serviced connections  and  includes  water  treatment  plant  of  capacity  10,647 Million  Liters  per  Day  (MLD)  &  sewage  treatment  plant  of  capacity 6,739  MLD through  augmentation  and  creation.  Outcomes  of  these approved projects also include creation of 1.24 lakh Kilometre (KM) of water network & 35,332 KM of sewer network.

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