Lok Sabha Question No. 577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Objectives of AMRUT
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 577

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2016

## OBJECTIVES OF AMRUT

No. 577

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the aims and objectives of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
- Transformation (AMRUT);
- (b) whether the Government has achieved the aims and objectives and if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons thereof;
- (c) the details of State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) received by the Government under AMRUT so far and the action taken by the Government on these SAAP;
- (d) the details of funds released to the various States under AMRUT so far, State and city-wise and the details of works undertaken, citywise; and
- (e) whether the cases of irregularities/corruption in implementation of AMRUT has come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the action taken/being taken
- by the Government in this regard?

Cont…

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) and (b):  The  aims  of  the  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) are (i) ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage connection; (ii) increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces (e.g. parks); and (iii) reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for nonmotorized transport (e.g. walking and cycling).

The Mission was launched in 2015-16 and is for five years.

- (c)  & (d):   The  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  for  2015-16  of  all
- States/UTs  have  been  approved.  These  involve  a  total project cost of Rs. 20773.77 crore including Central Assistance  (CA)  of  Rs.  9893.73  crores.  An  amount  of  Rs. 1978.74 crore has been released against these SAAPs.

During  2016-17,  SAAPs  of  20  States/UTs  involving  a  total project  cost  of  Rs.19212.68  crore  with  Central  Assistance (CA) of Rs. 8654.48 crores have been approved. An amount of Rs. 942.26 crore against these SAAPs has been released. The  Ministry  does  not  release  funds  city-wise.  Under  the Mission, Individual projects are to be identified and executed by the concerned States/UTs Govt in accordance with  the  approved  SAAPs.  Details  of  amount  released  to State/UTs is at Annexure-I.

- (e) : No cases of irregularities have been received.

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Annexure-I (Rs. in crore) Annexure  to  be  referred  as  part  (c)  and  (d)  of  the  question  no. 577+++++   dated 20.07.2016 State- wise detail of fund sanction and released for the FY 2015-16 under AMRUT

|   Sl.n o. | Name of the States/UTs   |   Released amount (2015- 16) | Released amount (2016-17)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh           |                        60.08 |                             |
|         2 | A &N Islands             |                         0.64 |                             |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                         7.37 |                             |
|         4 | Assam                    |                        33.87 |                             |
|         5 | Bihar                    |                        66.42 |                             |
|         6 | Chandigarh               |                         3.01 | 3.6                         |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh             |                        55.29 | 61.72                       |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     |                         0.68 |                             |
|         9 | Daman & Diu              |                         0.91 |                             |
|        10 | Delhi                    |                        44.61 |                             |
|        11 | Goa                      |                         5.94 | 6.96                        |
|        12 | Gujarat                  |                       112.86 | 119.84                      |
|        13 | Haryana                  |                        43.8  |                             |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh         |                        15.88 | 18.24                       |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir          |                        30.77 | 35.52                       |
|        16 | Jharkhand                |                        27.59 | 33.16                       |
|        17 | Karnataka                |                       118.46 |                             |
|        18 | Ke                       |                        57.6  |                             |
|        19 | Lakshadweep              |                         0.14 |                             |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh           |                       134.41 | 172.56                      |
|        21 | Maharashtra              |                       182.98 |                             |
|        22 | Manipur                  |                         9.26 |                             |
|        23 | Meghalaya                |                         4.11 | 4.8                         |
|        24 | Mizoram                  |                         7.3  |                             |
|        25 | Nagaland                 |                         6.29 |                             |
|        26 | Odisha                   |                        45.63 | 53.04                       |
|        27 | Puducherry               |                         3.79 |                             |
|        28 | Punjab                   |                        63.77 |                             |
|        29 | Rajasthan                |                        91.9  | 105.22                      |

| 30   | Sikkim        |    2.42 |        |
|------|---------------|---------|--------|
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |  274.48 |        |
| 32   | Telangana     |   40.85 |        |
| 33   | Tripura       |    6.59 |        |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh |  281.81 | 327.6  |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |   26.74 |        |
| 36   | West Bengal   |  110.49 |        |
|      | Total         | 1978.74 | 942.26 |