Lok Sabha Question No. 984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Sewerage and Septage Management in Urban Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 984

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2026

## SEWERAGE AND SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT IN URBAN AREAS

## NO. 984. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT  2.0 focus on sewerage and septage management in urban areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  total  number  of  sewage  treatment  projects  grounded  and approved under both AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 till date;
- (c) the total sewage treatment capacity in Million Litres per Day (MLD) created and approved under these missions;
- (d) whether specific capacities have been earmarked for recycle and reuse of treated sewage water and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes further incentives or support to Urban Local Bodies for upgradation of existing Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) under AMRUT 2.0 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a)  to  (d):  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015 in selected 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) and towns across the country. The Mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and towns, in the sectors of water supply, sewerage and septage management; etc.

So far, 889 sewerage/septage management projects worth ₹34,467.01  crore  have  been  grounded  under  AMRUT. Through  these projects, about 6,299 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of sewage treatment capacity  has  been  approved.  Of  this, 4,843  MLD  sewage  treatment capacity has been created, out of which 1,437 MLD capacity has been developed for recycle/reuse.

AMRUT 2.0 has been launched on 01 October 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities including West Bengal, enabling the cities to become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage & septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0.

So  far,  583  sewerage  projects  worth  ₹66,117.69  crore  have  been approved by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under AMRUT 2.0.  Approved  projects  cover  6,649  MLD  sewage  treatment  capacity (new/augmentation) of which 1,931 MLD sewage treatment capacity is for recycle/reuse.

(e) Jal Hi AMRIT" under AMRUT 2.0 reforms has been launched in the year 2024-25, which aims to incentivize States and Union Territories (UTs) to  efficiently  manage  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  (STPs)  for  recyclable treated water meeting environmental standards on sustained basis. The focus of this initiative is to build capacity and incentivizing qualitative improvements in the treated discharge effluent. This initiative is targeted to  create  opportunities  for  suitable  reuse  of  water,  contributing  to  the overall goal of water security through increasing water availability under the Mission.

Under this programme, provision has been made for assessment of participating STPs based on the desktop assessment, field verification, water quality testing and thereafter issue of Star-rating certificate with six months validity to the eligible STPs based on the final assessment. The  amount  of  incentive  for  the  STPs with  3 -Star  and  above  rating  in different groups is as below:

All amounts in ₹

|        | Group - 1                    | Group - 2                    | Group - 3                    | Group - 4                    | Group - 5                    |
|--------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Star   | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity | STPs with treatment capacity |
| rating | < 5 MLD                      | 5 to <10 MLD                 | 10 to <50 MLD                | 50 to <100 MLD               | 100 MLD & above              |
| *****  | 0.75 Crore                   | 1.5 Crore                    | 4 Crore                      | 6 Crore                      | 8 Crore                      |
| ****   | 0.5 Crore                    | 1 Crore                      | 2 Crore                      | 3 Crore                      | 5 Crore                      |
| ***    | 0.25 Crore                   | 0.75 Crore                   | 1 Crore                      | 2 Crore                      | 2 Crore                      |

A 70:30 incentive release structure has been adopted for this program with release of 70% of the incentive upfront to the STPs after meeting the required  conditions  and  remaining  30%  of  incentive  upon  maintaining their  star  rating  for  another  six  months.  4 Star  and  3  Star -rated  STPs becomes eligible for balance incentive as earmarked for higher rating, upon  upgradation  of  their  Standards  to  5  Star  and  4  Star  rating respectively by next year.

The  incentive released  under  this initiative is provisioned for improvement  of  operating  efficiencies,  technology  upgradation,  capital expenditures  for  reuse  infrastructure,  setting  up  of  real  time  data management  system  ( Online  Continuous  Emission  Monitoring  Systems ( OCEMS )  & Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ( SCADA )  etc.) and capacity building of staff by the concerned STPs.

Participation of existing STPs under this sub-scheme is voluntary. 860 STPs have been enrolled (submitted information) via online platform for assessment.

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