Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, launched on June 2015 has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0 launched by the Government of India on 01^stOctober, 2021 under which funding for all ongoing and eligible projects of AMRUT will continue till 31^stMarch, 2023.

Under AMRUT, States have been empowered to select, apprise, propose and after approval from Apex Committee of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), implement projects within the broad framework of AMRUT Mission. Further, AMRUT guidelines have specific provisions for formation of State High Powered Steering Committee (SHPSC), headed by the Chief Secretary of the State, to monitor and supervise the implementation of the scheme at the State level.

Further, the Apex Committee constituted under the ambit of Mission guidelines also reviews, monitors & supervises the AMRUT Mission periodically. So far, 27 Apex Committee meetings have been conducted to approve, review & monitor AMRUT projects. For assessment and monitoring of work done under AMRUT in the States/ UTs, dedicated Independent Review and Monitoring Agencies (IRMAs) have been setup in all the Mission States/UTs. There is a dedicated AMRUT portal for tracking the progress of projects provided by the States/UTs. National Mission Directorate is also providing hand holding support to the States/ UTs and ULBs from time to time to resolve issues and eliminate bottlenecks for timely completion of projects. This has also resulted in capacity building of States/ULBs and thus achieved significant progress under the AMRUT Scheme. NITI Aayog has also conducted a third-party review for Centrally Sponsored Schemes including AMRUT. The report has been published in February 2021 and found satisfactory.

In addition, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) of all the States/Union Territories (UTs) amounting to ₹77,640 crore for the entire Mission period, which includes committed Central Assistance (CA) of ₹35,990 crore.  So far, States/UTs have grounded 5,882 projects worth ₹82,565 crore, of which 4,802 projects worth ₹35,932 crore have been completed, contracts have been awarded and work in progress for 1,080 projects worth ₹46,632 crore. Further, overall works worth around ₹69,219 crore have been physically completed and expenditure of ₹61,980 crore has been incurred. Till date, 137 lakh water tap connections and 105 lakh sewer connections (including households covered through Faecal Sludge and Septage Management- FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & convergence against targeted 139 lakh water connections and 145 lakh sewer connections respectively. Total Sewage treatment capacity of 6,347 Million Liters Per Day (MLD) is being developed through AMRUT projects. Of which, 2,840 MLD sewage treatment capacity has been created & 1,437 MLD capacity has been developed for recycle/reuse. AMRUT has led to development of 2,322 park projects adding 4,512-acre of green spaces. Additionally, 908-acre of green spaces will be added through ongoing park projects. 692 Storm Water Drainage projects have been completed under AMRUT. This has resulted in elimination of 2,960 water logging points and another 801 water logging points are in progress of elimination. In order to promote the environment-friendly mode of transport and infrastructure, 273 Green Mobility projects have been successfully completed. Against Central share of ₹35,990 crore for projects, ₹31,784 crore have been released so far.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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