Lok Sabha Question No. 1057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Chinta Anuradha, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1057 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 08, 2024 JAL JEEVAN MISSION-URBAN

NO. 1057. SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULUREDDY:

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

- (a) the details of works done under Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban (JJM-U) in
- Andhra Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b) the amount sanctioned, allocated and spent for these works during the last three years;
- (c) the number of houses in which tap water has been supplied under JJMU in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the steps being taken to ensure the availability of tap water at every household at the earliest?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): The proposed Jal Jeevan Mission Urban scheme has been launched as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 for a period  of  05  years  i.e.  from  the  financial  year  2021-  22  to  2025-26.  The mission  aims  at  making  the  cities  'water  secure'  and  provide  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 first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

In  Andhra  Pradesh,  552  projects  worth  ₹8,517.69  crore  have  been approved by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under AMRUT 2.0 so far, which include 269 Water Supply projects worth ₹5,268.19 crore, 87 Sewerage Septage Management projects worth 2,727.46 crore & 196 Water Body Rejuvenation projects worth ₹522.04 crore. As reported by the state, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for 287 projects worth ₹3,341.81 crore have

been approved, out of which, Notice Inviting Tender (NITs) of 262 projects worth ₹2,622.39 crore have been issued. Out of 212 projects worth ₹797.90 crore  for  which  contracts  have  been  awarded,  10  projects  worth  ₹51.26 crore have been completed.

(b):  The  funds  under  AMRUT  2.0  are  released  to  States/Union  Territories (UTS),  State  Water  Action  Plan-wise  respectively  and  not  project-wise. Funds  released  and  Utilization  Certificate  (UC)  received  in  last  3  Years under AMRUT for projects is as under:

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| S.N O   |                | Approved SAAP Size   | Committe d CA   | Releases Financial year   | Releases Financial year   | Releases Financial year   | Releases Financial year   | UC Received Financial year   | UC Received Financial year   | UC Received Financial year   | UC Received Financial year   |
|---------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         | State          |                      |                 | 2020- 21                  | 2021- 22                  | 2022- 23                  | 2023- 24                  | 2020- 21                     | 2021- 22                     | 2022- 23                     | 2023- 24                     |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH | 2890.17              | 1056.62         | -                         | -                         | 76.37                     | 107.13                    | -                            | -                            | 76.37                        | -                            |

## Funds released and UC Received under AMRUT 2.0 for projects is as under:

(Amount in ₹ crore)

|      |                |              | Releases       | Releases       | Releases       | UC received    | UC received    | UC received    |
|------|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|      |                |              | Financial year | Financial year | Financial year | Financial year | Financial year | Financial year |
| S.NO | State          | Committed CA | 2021-22        | 2022-23        | 2023-24        | 2021-22        | 2022-23        | 2023-24        |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH | 2948         | -              | 213.12         | 376.43         | -              | 200.22         | -              |

(c) & (d): AMRUT 2.0covers all the statutory towns of the country to ensure universal coverage of water supply & make cities 'water secure'. 10.60 lakh new tap connections have been proposed through the approved projects in Andhra Pradesh till date under AMRUT 2.0.

However,  under  AMRUT,  State  has  informed  that  4.20  lakh  water  tap connections  are  provided  under  AMRUT  &in  convergence  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh.

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