Lok Sabha Question No. 1251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Cities Selected under AMRUT
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1251 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

## CITIES SELECTED UNDER AMRUT

## NO. 1251. SHRI RAMALINGAM S. :

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

- (a) the total number of cities selected under AMRUT (1.0) in the Tamil Nadu since
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- (b) the selection criteria, the status of implementation of AMRUT (1.0) especially the cities in the Delta Region (Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam Districts of the Tamil Nadu);
- (c)
- the funds allocated and spent under the scheme in Tamil Nadu since 2015;
- (d) the  details  of  the  projects  identified  in  Tamil  Nadu  under  AMRUT  2.0  and sanctioned amount for the newly identified projects so far in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) the specific guidelines to monitor and supervise the implementation of the scheme  at  district  and  State  level  along  with  any  other  committees constituted/  meeting  held  for  fulfilling  the  objectives  during  the  last  five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a):   A total of 33 cities (including 5 merged cities) selected under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in the State of Tamil Nadu, details of the same are at ANNEXURE-I.
- (b): Cities/ Towns have been selected under AMRUT across the country on the basis of following criteria:
- All capital cities/ towns of States/ Union Territories (UTs)
- All  cities  and  towns  with  a  population  of  over  one  lakh  with  notified Municipalities, including civilian areas in Cantonment Boards
- All  cities/  towns  classified  as  Heritage  Cities  under  the  Heritage  City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)

- Thirteen cities and towns on the stem of the main rivers with a population above 75,000 and less than 1 lakh, and
- Ten cities from Hill States, islands and tourist destinations (not more than one from each State).

Under AMRUT Mission, a gainst the approved plan size of ₹77,640 crore for all States/ UTs, 5,888 projects worth ₹82,367 crore have been grounded. Of these, 4,972 projects worth ₹38,654 crore have been completed & 916 projects worth ₹43,983  crore  are  in  progress.  Total  works  worth  ₹72,330  crore  have  been physically completed on ground (including completed projects) & expenditure of ₹65,242 crore has been incurred so far.

## Details regarding implementation of projects in Delta region is as under:

Two (02) cities (Nagapattinam and Velankanni) from Nagapattinam district and two (02) cities (Kumbakonam and Thanjavur) from Thanjavur district are covered under AMRUT Mission. Whereas, no city from Mayiladuthurai district has met the selection criteria specified under AMRUT Mission Guideline.

Further, i n Delta region, 43 projects worth ₹221.71 crore have been taken up & completed, of which 02 Water Supply pro jects  costing  ₹103.33  crore,  2 Sewerage and Septage M anagement projects costing ₹98.31 crore and 39 Park projects costing ₹20.07 crore. (Details at ANNEXURE-II)

(c): Under AMRUT, central assistance had been allocated to States/ Uts at the beginning  of  the  Mission  in  2015  including  Tamil  Nadu.  The  approved  State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) size of Tamil Nadu is ₹11,194.78 crore, including the committed  Central  A ssistance  of  ₹4,756.58  crore,  while  the  remaining  funds against the approved plan size are to be contributed by the State/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).

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| Financial Year       | Central Assistance Released   | Utilisation Certificate Received   |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2015- 16             | 274.48                        | 274.48                             |
| 2016 -17             | 316.56                        | 316.56                             |
| 2017-18              | 360.27                        | 360.27                             |
| 2018- 19             | 735.43                        | 735.43                             |
| 2019 -20             | 377.16                        | 377.16                             |
| 2020-21              | 278.84                        | 278.84                             |
| 2021-22              | 1,454.55                      | 1,405.14                           |
| 2022-23              | -                             | -                                  |
| 2023- 24 ( till now) | 600.00                        | -                                  |
| Total                | 4,397.29                      | 3,747.88                           |

(d) Under AMRUT 2.0, s o far, 236 water supply projects costing about ₹6,192 crore (including cost for Operation & Maintenance O&M ), 30 Sewerage/ Septage Management projects costing about ₹6,590 crore (incl uding cost for O&M), 258 Water Body Rejuvenation projects costing about ₹172 crore & 326 Parks/ Green Spaces Development costing about ₹89 crore have been approved by M inistry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). So far, ₹398.13 crore have been released for implementation of AMRUT 2.0 projects.

(e): Under AMRUT, States have been empowered to select, apprise, propose and after approval from Apex Committee of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), implement projects within the broad framework of AMRUT Mission. Further, AMRUT guidelines have specific 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 level. Apart from this, a State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) headed by the Secretary,  Urban  Development  &  Housing  Department  also  exists  to  provide technical support to the SHPSC in monitoring and supervising the scheme at the State level. For monitoring of AMRUT projects at district level, AMRUT guidelines provide for constitution of a District Level Review and Monitoring Committee (DLRMC) which will be co-chaired by the Member(s) of Parliament along with the District Collector. These Committees also review the progress of AMRUT scheme regularly.

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Further, the  Apex  Committee  constituted  under  the  ambit  of  Mission guidelines reviews, monitors & supervises the AMRUT Mission periodically. So far,  27 Apex Committee meetings have been conducted to approve, review & monitor AMRUT projects. For assessment and monitoring of work done under

AMRUT  in  the  States/  UTs,  dedicated  Independent  Review  and  Monitoring Agencies  (IRMAs)  have  been  setup  in  all  the  Mission  States/  Uts.  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 & monitored through regular video conferences/ webinars/ workshops/ site-visits etc. by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) with the States/ Ut s & their Urban Lo cal Bodies (ULBs). There is a dedicated AMRUT portal for tracking the progress of projects provided by the States/Uts. National Mission Directorate is also providing hand holding support to the States/ Uts and ULBs from  time  to  time  to  resolve  issues  and  eliminate  bottlenecks  for  timely completion of projects.  This  has  also  resulted  in  capacity  building  of  States/ ULBs and thus achieved significant progress under the AMRUT Scheme.

States/ Uts have constituted the required Committees under AMRUT. In the spirit of co-operative federalism, constitution and working of such Committees have been delegated to the States/ Ut s  and  the  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs does not maintain details of constitution/ meetings of these Committees.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1251 REGARDING 'CITIES SELECTED UNDER AMRUT' DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27 JULY, 2023.

## List of AMRUT cities in Tamil Nadu

| Name of State: Tamil Nadu, Number of Cities: 33*   | Name of State: Tamil Nadu, Number of Cities: 33*   | Name of State: Tamil Nadu, Number of Cities: 33*   | Name of State: Tamil Nadu, Number of Cities: 33*   | Name of State: Tamil Nadu, Number of Cities: 33*   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Alandur                                            | Dindigul                                           | Kurichi                                            | Pudukkottai                                        | Tiruchirappalli                                    |

| Ambattur   | Erode        | Madavaram    | Rajapalayam   | Tirunelveli    |
|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
| Ambur      | Hosur        | Madurai      | Salem         | Tiruppur       |
| Avadi      | Kancheepuram | Nagapattinam | Tambaram      | Tiruvannamalai |
| Chennai    | Karaikkudi   | Nagercoil    | Thanjavur     | Tiruvottiyur   |
| Coimbatore | Kumbakonam   | Pallavaram   | Thoothukkudi  | Vellore        |
| Cuddalore  | Velankanni   | Rameshwaram  |               |                |

* Note: In the State of Tamil Nadu, Alandur, Ambattur, Madavaram and Tiruvottiyur have been merged with Chennai and Kurichi has been merged with Coimbatore;

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1251 REGARDING 'CITIES SELECTED UNDER AMRUT' DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27 JULY, 2023.

## Details of AMRUT Projects in Delta region (Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai & Nagapattinam Districts of the Tamil Nadu)

| S.No.              | AMRUT City         | Project Title                                                                      | Sector                          | Project Status     |   Project Cost (in ₹ Crore) |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1                  | Kumbakonam         | Development of Park at Senthilnathan Nagar Ward No - 24                            | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        2.17 |
| 2                  | Kumbakonam         | Development of Park at Sathyam Nagar at Kumbakonam Municipality in Ward No - 38    | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.58 |
| 3                  | Kumbakonam         | Development of Park at Srinivasan Nagar at Kumbakonam Municipality in Ward NO - 45 | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.56 |
| 4                  | Kumbakonam         | New Green Park development Elanga nagar in ward No:45                              | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.38 |
| 5                  | Kumbakonam         | NewGreen Park development Kanmani nagar in ward No:39                              | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.34 |
| 6                  | Kumbakonam         | New Green Park development Sri Ram nagar in ward No:25                             | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.46 |
| 7                  | Kumbakonam         | New Green Park development Ragavendra nagar in ward No:38                          | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.29 |
| 8                  | Kumbakonam         | Chellam Nagar Park in ward No:7                                                    | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.43 |
| 9                  | Kumbakonam         | John Selvaraj Nagar Park in ward No:26                                             | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.44 |
| 10                 | Kumbakonam         | Bharat Nagar Park in ward No:24                                                    | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.37 |
| 11                 | Kumbakonam         | Muthu Krishnan Nagar Park in ward No:44                                            | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.57 |
| 12                 | Kumbakonam         | Dr.Thiyagarajan Park in ward No:40                                                 | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.34 |
| 13                 | Kumbakonam         | Sabari Nagar Park in ward No:7                                                     | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.43 |
| 14                 | Kumbakonam         | Provision of UGSS                                                                  | Sewerage and Septage Management | Completed          |                       67.8  |
| 15                 | Kumbakonam         | Distribution System Improvement                                                    | Water Supply                    | Completed          |                       49.11 |
| Total (Kumbakonam) | Total (Kumbakonam) | Total (Kumbakonam)                                                                 | Total (Kumbakonam)              | Total (Kumbakonam) |                      124.27 |
| 16                 | Nagapattinam       | E.G.S PILLAY PARK                                                                  | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.6  |
| 17                 | Nagapattinam       | AUNTO CITY PARK                                                                    | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.44 |
| 18                 | Nagapattinam       | NEITHAL NAGAR PARK - 3                                                             | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.36 |
| 19                 | Nagapattinam       | NEITHAL NAGAR PARK - 5                                                             | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.32 |
| 20                 | Nagapattinam       | RVG NAGAR PARK                                                                     | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.22 |
| 21                 | Nagapattinam       | New Creation of Park at MRP Nagar                                                  | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.28 |
| 22                 | Nagapattinam       | New Creation of Park at Neithal Nagar 1                                            | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.2  |
| 23                 | Nagapattinam       | New Creation of Park at Neithal Nagar 2                                            | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.2  |
| 24                 | Nagapattinam       | New Creation of Park at SSM Nagar                                                  | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.17 |
| 25                 | Nagapattinam       | New Creation of Park at ADJ Avenue                                                 | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.23 |
| 26                 | Nagapattinam       | New creation of park at Maraimalai nagar                                           | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.26 |

| S.No.              | AMRUT City           | Project Title                                                                         | Sector                          | Project Status     |   Project Cost (in ₹ Crore) |
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
| 27                 | Nagapattinam         | New creation of park at Sivasakthi nagar                                              | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.2  |
| 28                 | Nagapattinam         | New creation of park at Kottaivasal                                                   | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        1.36 |
|                    | Total (Nagapattinam) | Total (Nagapattinam)                                                                  | Total (Nagapattinam)            |                    |                        4.84 |
| 29                 | Thanjavur            | Improvement of Kurinji Park (New Housing Unit) in Ward No-51 in Thanjavur Corporation | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.85 |
| 30                 | Thanjavur            | Improvement of Park in Old Housing Unit in Ward No- 41 in Thanjavur Corporation       | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.62 |
| 31                 | Thanjavur            | Improvement of Arulanantha Park 8th Street in Ward No- 42                             | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.67 |
| 32                 | Thanjavur            | K.M.S Nagar Park                                                                      | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.41 |
| 33                 | Thanjavur            | Sriram Nagar Park                                                                     | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.46 |
| 34                 | Thanjavur            | Arulanantha Nagar Park                                                                | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.58 |
| 35                 | Thanjavur            | Shanthi Nagar Park                                                                    | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.41 |
| 36                 | Thanjavur            | Rail Nagar Park                                                                       | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.4  |
| 37                 | Thanjavur            | Shanthi Nagar II Park                                                                 | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.4  |
| 38                 | Thanjavur            | New Creation of Park at Mullai Nagar in Ward No:51                                    | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.98 |
| 39                 | Thanjavur            | New Creation of Park at Sathya Krishna Nagar in Ward No:01                            | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.84 |
| 40                 | Thanjavur            | New Creation of Park at Royal City in Ward No:13                                      | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.76 |
| 41                 | Thanjavur            | New Creation of Park at Alamelu Nagar in Ward No:44                                   | Others(Parks)                   | Completed          |                        0.49 |
| 42                 | Thanjavur            | Improvement of water supply in Thanjavur Municipal Corporation                        | Water Supply                    | Completed          |                       54.22 |
|                    | Total (Thanjavur)    | Total (Thanjavur)                                                                     | Total (Thanjavur)               |                    |                       62.09 |
| 43                 | Velankanni           | Underground Sewerage Scheme of Velankanni Town Panchayat                              | Sewerage and Septage Management | Completed          |                       30.51 |
| Total (Velankanni) | Total (Velankanni)   | Total (Velankanni)                                                                    | Total (Velankanni)              | Total (Velankanni) |                       30.51 |
|                    | Grand Total          | Grand Total                                                                           | Grand Total                     | Grand Total        |                      221.71 |