Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on June 25, 2015 in selected 500 cities and towns across the country. The Mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and towns, in respect of water supply; sewerage and septage management; storm water drainage; green spaces and parks; and non-motorized urban transport. A set of Urban Reforms and Capacity Building have been included in the Mission. As per a written reply to a question submitted in Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Kaushal Kishore informed that his Ministry has approved State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) of all the States/Union Territories (UTs) amounting to Rs 77,640 crore for the entire Mission period, which includes committed Central Assistance (CA) of Rs 35,990 crore. So far, States/UTs have taken up 5,873 projects worth Rs 82,222 crore, out of which 4,676 projects worth Rs 32,793 crore have been completed, and another 1,197 projects worth Rs 49,430 crore have been grounded, which are at various stages of implementation. Further, overall works worth around Rs 66,313 crore have physically completed and expenditure of Rs 59,615 crore has been incurred. Till date, 134 lakh water tap connections and 102 lakh sewer connections (including households covered through Faecal Sludge and Septage Management – FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & in convergence with other schemes against targeted 139 lakh water connections and 145 lakh sewer connections respectively.
AMRUT Mission has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, which was launched on October 1, 2021 and ongoing projects of AMRUT 1.0 will be funded with CA till 31st March, 2023.
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, which has been launched on October 1, 2021 for a period of 5 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to financial year 2025-26, is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 cities covered in first phase of the AMRUT scheme. AMRUT 2.0 will promote circular economy of water through development of City Water Balance Plan (CWBP) for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation. It will help cities to identify scope for projects focusing on universal coverage of functional water tap connections, water source conservation, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells, recycle/reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting. Based on the projects identified in CWBP, Mission envisages to make cities ‘water secure’ through circular economy of water.
Mission also has a reform agenda on ease of living of citizens through reduction of non-revenue water, recycle of treated used water, rejuvenation of water bodies, augmenting double entry accounting system, urban planning, strengthening urban finance etc. Other components of AMRUT 2.0 are Pey Jal Survekshan to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater, mapping of water bodies and promote healthy competition among the cities /towns, technology Sub-Mission for water to leverage latest global technologies in the field of water, information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water. The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is Rs 2,99,000 crore including Central share of Rs 76,760 crore for five years. This outlay includes funding of Rs 22,000 crore (Rs 10,000 crore as Central Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.
