Lok Sabha Question No. 2961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Impact of AMRUT on Infrastructure and Services
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2961 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 08, 2024

## IMPACT OF AMRUT ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

NO.2961.   SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a)  the  progress  made  in  implementing  the  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme;
- (b) the impact of the said scheme  in improving the quality of urban infrastructure and services;
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any steps/measures to promote public participation  in  urban  planning  and  decision-making  processes  such  as implementation  of  the  Model  Cities  Law  and  promotion  of  citizen-centric governance and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the initiatives taken to improve the financial health of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)  and  the  steps  to  empower  them  to  provide  quality  services  to citizens; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  to  address  the  issue  of  urban  poverty  and  provide  basic amenities and livelihood opportunities to the urban poor?

## 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) focuses  on  providing  universal  coverage  of  water  supply  &  substantial improvement  in  coverage  of  sewerage/  septage  management  besides providing other basic amenities in 500 cities. Against the approved plan size of ₹77,640 crore, 5,996 projects worth ₹83,345 crore have been grounded, of this works worth ₹77,691 crore have been physically executed.

- (b):   AMRUT focuses on the development of basic  urban  infrastructure  in the  sectors  of  Water  Supply;  Sewerage  and  Septage  Management;  Storm Water Drainage; Non-Motorized Urban Transport and Development of Green Spaces  &  Parks.  Impact  of  AMRUT  Mission  and/  or  convergence  on improving the quality of urban infrastructure and services is as under:
- Provided 189 lakh water tap connections (new/ serviced) against target of 139 lakh.
- Provided 149 lakh sewer connections (new/ serviced) (including households covered through Faecal Sludge and Septage ManagementFSSM) against target of 145 lakh.
- Developed 4,174 Million Litre Per Day (MLD) Sewerage Treatment Capacity (STP) and 4,489 Million Litre Per Day (MLD) Water Treatment Capacity (WTP).
- 1, 343 km length of drains constructed resulting in eliminating 3,556 numbers of water logging points.
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- Development of 5,010 acres of Green space.
- Developed 4 30 km pedestrian/ walkway and 43
- km of cycle track.

(c): As per 12 th  Schedule of the Constitution of India, urban planning is the function  of  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/  Urban  Development  Authorities. Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States/  UTs  through schematic  interventions/  advisories.  Preparation  of  Master  plan/  Town Planning  schemes  involves  public  participation  through  objections  and suggestions/ consultation with land owners by the respective Urban Local Body/ Urban Development Authority and State Government. The Urban and Regional  Development  Plans  Formulation  and  Implementation  (URDPFI) Guidelines 2014 and the Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 have been formulated in consultation with the various stakeholders through national / regional workshops and meetings.

In addition, under the Smart City Mission (SCM), the selection of cities was wherein  the  citizen participated in the identification of local urban priorities and interventions areas, leading to the selection of projects. Further, all 100 Smart Cities have established  Smart  Cities  Advisory  Forum  (SCAF)  to  advice  and  enable done  through  extensive  stakeholder  consultation, collaboration among various urban stakeholders.

Moreover,  the  National  Urban  Digital  Mission  (NUDM)  2021  has  been launched with the vision of improving ease of living by creating a national urban  digital  ecosystem  that  delivers  accessible,  inclusive,  efficient  and Extensive consultations  have  been  held  with  all  stakeholders  including,  inter  alia, citizen centric governance in India's towns and cities. state governments industry, academia and civil society representatives.

## (d): AMRUT  &  AMRUT  2.0  Mission  have  a  reform  agenda  to  strengthen urban local bodies across the country.

Under AMRUT, for enhancing credit worthiness of ULBs, credit rating work for 485 cities have been awarded and completed in 468 cities. Out of 468 cities, 162 cities have received Investible Grade Rating (IGR), including 34 cities spread across 12 States/ Union Territories (UTs) with rating of Aand above. This has helped 12 ULBs to raise ₹4,684 crore through issuance of Municipal Bonds for upgrading urban infrastructure. Against the Mission target of 45,000 functionaries, 57,134 functionaries and elected representatives  have  already  been  trained  so  far.  For  encouraging  urban local bodies, reform incentives have been provided ₹1,943.86 crore. Under AMRUT 2.0, incentives have been continued for issuance of Municipal Bonds to ULBS. Incentives are also given to States for propert y tax reforms under Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023 -24  Part-IV (Financing reforms in ULBs to make them credit worthy for Municipal Bonds  and  for  issue  of  Municipal  Bonds)  under  which  an  amount  of ₹3 , 298.23 crore has been  released to the States by  Department  of Expenditure .

(e): Urban  development,  including  urban  poverty  alleviation  is  a  state subject and the implementation of schemes/ programmes under this is the responsibility  of  the  State/  Union  Territory  (UT)  Governments.  However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs supplements the efforts of States/ UTs through its flagship Missions/ Programmes  such  as  Atal  Mission for Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  AMRUT  2.0,  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0 and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAYU).

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