Lok Sabha Question No. 6256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Operations and Maintenance Cost under AMRUT 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6256 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 02, 2026

## OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COST UNDER AMRUT 2.0

- NO. 6256.   SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that States have assessed about Rs. 21,023 crore as Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost for approved AMRUT 2.0 projects while the Union Government does not fund O&M and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the plan to ensure O&M financing through user charges, property tax and other sources and to prevent asset deterioration, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the number of water and sewerage assets that are non-functional due to lack of O&M funds, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (c): Water and Sanitation is State subject and maintenance of water and sewerage/ septage management infrastructure is the responsibility of the concerned Urban Local Bodies / Urban Development Authorities under the State Governments.

AMRUT 2.0 has been launched in the year 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'self reliant' and 'water secure'. 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 and development of green spaces and parks are other components of the mission.

The Mission guidelines advocates taking up projects with Operation and Maintenance (O & M) cost for at least five years, funded by way of levy of  user  charges  or  other  revenue  streams.  The  Mission  framework  also emphasizes reforms such as levy and collection of user charges, reduction of  non-revenue  water,  reuse  and  recycling  of  treated  wastewater  and improvement in financial management practices to enhance the capacity of ULBs to sustainably operate and maintain assets. Under AMRUT, Credit rating work has been completed in 468 cities. 162 cities have received Investible Grade Rating (IGR), including 34 cities with rating of A- or above. Further, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released a credit rating toolkit to support the States.

Under AMRUT 2.0, the States/ Union Territories are empowered to select, appraise, prioritise and implement the projects within the broad framework of Mission guidelines. The State Water Action Plans (SWAPs) comprising of 8,771 projects worth ₹1,92,482.52 crore have been approved so far under AMRUT 2.0, which include ₹20,019.38 crore as Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost. As updated by the States/ UTs on AMRUT 2.0 portal as on 02.03.2026, the State/UT-wise details of projects with O&M cost is given in Annexure.

As operation and maintenance of the project is the responsibility of the  State/UTs,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  does  not  maintain State/UT-wise details of water and sewerage assets that are non-functional due to lack of O&M funds.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  6256  DUE  FOR ANSWER  IN THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  02 APRIL,  2026  REGARDING 'OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COST UNDER AMRUT 2.0'

## State-wise details of provision of O&M in the projects approved under AMRUT 2.0 as updated by the States/ UTs on AMRUT 2.0 portal as on 02.03.2026

(Figures in ₹ crore)

| S.No   | State / UT                      |   Total No. of projects |   Total cost | Provision of O&Min the projects   |
|--------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS        |                      63 |        34.89 | -                                 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH                  |                     505 |      9505.91 | 1569.92                           |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH               |                      20 |       211.99 | 21.78                             |
| 4      | ASSAM                           |                      58 |       986.98 | 103.20                            |
| 5      | BIHAR                           |                      62 |      8167.78 | 622.76                            |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH                      |                       7 |       166.39 | 5.00                              |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH                    |                      81 |      3164.87 | 336.20                            |
| 8      | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMAN&DIU |                       1 |        63.47 | 5.03                              |
| 9      | DELHI                           |                      69 |      4588.43 | 1698.06                           |
| 10     | GOA                             |                      30 |       184.41 | 15.85                             |
| 11     | GUJARAT                         |                     927 |     16316.3  | 2058.73                           |
| 12     | HARYANA                         |                      77 |      3823.54 | -                                 |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH                |                      47 |       321.66 | 37.21                             |
| 14     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR               |                      90 |      1002.37 | 60.05                             |
| 15     | JHARKHAND                       |                     113 |      4202.53 | 512.72                            |
| 16     | KARNATAKA                       |                     648 |     10258.5  | 906.62                            |
| 17     | KERALA                          |                     737 |      3749.09 | 232.50                            |
| 18     | LADAKH                          |                       7 |       908.9  | 114.88                            |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH                  |                    1153 |     12951.1  | 1184.17                           |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA                     |                     275 |     30079.9  | 2460.91                           |
| 21     | MANIPUR                         |                      67 |       196.49 | 9.08                              |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA                       |                       1 |       121    | 0.50                              |
| 23     | MIZORAM                         |                     106 |       157.78 | 2.18                              |
| 24     | NAGALAND                        |                      64 |       218.9  | 23.39                             |
| 25     | ODISHA                          |                     345 |      4029.55 | 391.82                            |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY                      |                      19 |       196.41 | 30.11                             |
| 27     | PUNJAB                          |                     214 |      3626.38 | 122.14                            |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN                       |                     352 |     11267.3  | 604.63                            |
| 29     | SIKKIM                          |                       8 |        49.41 | 4.92                              |
| 30     | TAMIL NADU                      |                    1263 |     14637.7  | 1140.82                           |
| 31     | TELANGANA                       |                     252 |      9584.26 | 1903.97                           |
| 32     | TRIPURA                         |                      18 |       191.53 | 16.66                             |
| 33     | UTTAR PRADESH                   |                     651 |     26761.1  | 3235.81                           |
| 34     | UTTARAKHAND                     |                      38 |       767.75 | 68.88                             |
| 35     | WEST BENGAL                     |                     403 |      9987.93 | 518.91                            |
|        | Total                           |                    8771 |    192483    | 20019.38                          |