22-Dec-2022: AMRUT Scheme

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25th June 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 the sectors 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.

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 taken up 5,873 projects worth ₹82,222 crore, of which 4,676 projects worth ₹32,793 crore have been completed, and another 1,197 projects worth ₹49,430 crore have been grounded which are at various stages of implementation. Further, overall works worth around ₹66,313 crore have been physically completed and expenditure of ₹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 01st October, 2021and 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 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to the 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:

1. Pey Jal Survekshan to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater, mapping of water bodies and promote healthy competition among the cities /towns.
2. Technology Sub-Mission for water to leverage latest global technologies in the field of water.
3. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.

The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2,99,000 crore including Central share of ₹76,760 crore for five years. This outlay includes funding of ₹22,000 crore (₹10,000 crore as Central Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.

8-Dec-2022: Status of AMRUT

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25thJune 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 the sectors 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.

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 taken up 5,873 projects worth ₹82,222 crore, of which 4,676 projects worth ₹32,793 crore have been completed, contracts have been awarded for 1,197 projects worth ₹49,430 crore and projects are at various stages of implementation. Further, overall works worth around ₹66,313 crore have been physically completed and expenditure of ₹59,615 crore has been incurred.

Against Central share of ₹35,990 for projects, ₹31,198 crore has been released so far. Overall, ₹37,533 crore has been released under various components of AMRUT such as projects, Administrative &Office Expenses, Reforms incentive, JnNURM (erstwhile) projects and sub schemes of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Local Area Plan & Town Planning Scheme (LAP-TPS).

Till date, 134 lakh water tap connections and 102 lakh sewer connections (including households covered through FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & convergence against targeted 139 lakh water connections and 145 lakh sewer connections respectively.

Total Sewage treatment capacity of 6,340 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 2,299 green parks adding 4,480-acre of green space. Additionally, 951-acre of green space will be added through ongoing park projects.

666 Storm Water Drainage projects have been completed under AMRUT. This has resulted in elimination of 2,434 water logging points and another 1,307 water logging points are in progress of elimination.

More than 250 Green Mobility projects have also been completed to promote environment-friendly mode of transport and infrastructure.

Achievements through reform component of AMRUT:

Urban reforms are a core agenda under AMRUT spread over a set of 11 reforms comprising 54 milestones. ₹1,884.86 crore has been awarded as incentive to 25 States/UTs for reform implementation.

For promoting energy conservation, 97 lakh out of 101 lakh identified conventional streetlights have been replaced with energy efficient LEDs leading to energy savings of 212 crore units per annum and reduction in CO2 emission by 16.93 lakh tons per annum.

To make cities credit worthy, Credit rating work has been completed in 470 cities. 164 cities have received Investible Grade Rating (IGR), including 36 cities.

₹3,940 crore has been raised through municipal bonds by 11 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) namely Ahmedabad, Amravati (AP), Bhopal, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow Pune, Surat, Vadodara and Visakhapatnam. ₹227 crore has been released as incentive to these ULBs for bonds issuance.

Online Building Permission System (OBPS) has been made operational in 2,465 towns including 457 AMRUT cities to facilitate online issuance of construction permits. This has resulted in improvement of India’s ranking in Ease of Doing Business (EODB) in construction permits to 27 from 181 in World Bank’s Doing Business Report (DBR) 2020 in the year 2018.

GIS based Master Plan will be prepared for 461 AMRUT cities which will result in efficient urban governance through various layers such as property tax, water and sewage coverage etc. Final plans have been prepared for 148 towns and draft plans are ready for another 135 towns.

To improve the capacities of States/cities in urban planning to promote land use efficiency and prevent urban sprawl, pilot scheme on implementation of Local Area Planning and Town Planning Scheme (LAP/TPS) has been taken up in 25 cities. Of these, 12 cities have completed their draft LAP-TPS.

Till date in 485 AMRUT cities, 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 & convergence against targeted 139 lakh water connections and 145 lakh sewer connections respectively considering base year 2011.

AMRUT has been extended to achieve its objective & subsumed under AMRUT 2.0 till 31stMarch 2023. State/UTs have to complete AMRUT projects by 31stMarch 2023.

Urban Development including urban planning and urban water supply is a State subject. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs supplements the efforts of the States/ULBs in these sectors through its various flagship programmes.

Under AMRUT, priority is given to assured water supply by the State/UTs while selecting projects. To ensure quality of water the water supply component includes new, augmentation and rehabilitation of water supply system; rejuvenation of water bodies for drinking water supply and special water supply arrangement for difficult areas, hills and coastal cities, including those having water quality problem.

In addition, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) - 2.0 scheme has been launched on 1st October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26. AMRUT 2.0 envisages to make all notified statutory towns & the cities of the country ‘water secure’. Sustainability of quality of water supply is an admissible component of project. Also continuous (24x7) pressurized water supply systems with

‘Drink from Tap’ facilities shall prevent the contamination of drinking water in the pipelines and make the water fit for consumption. AMRUT 2.0 Mission promotes this (24x7) water supply with ‘Drink from tap’ facility in the selected wards which will be evaluated on parameters of quality, accessibility and availability of water. Through Pey Jal Survekshan ULBs are being assessed for compliance of service level benchmarks with respect to quality, quantity and coverage. Further, Mission will create awareness through community participation and Information, Education &Communication (IEC) activities with respect to quality. Concerted efforts will be made to train women to test water quality in all the cities and women Self Help Groups (SHGs) will also be involved in water quality testing.

7-Apr-2022: AMRUT focuses on development of basic urban infrastructure which includes sewerage & septage management and storm water drainage

To complement the efforts of States/UT Governments, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in 500 cities and towns focuses on development of basic urban infrastructure which includes sewerage & septage management and storm water drainage. Under AMRUT Mission, States/Union Territories (UTs) have taken up 799 projects worth ₹2,952 crores for elimination of 3,770 water-logging points. So far, 633 projects worth ₹1,180 crore have been completed which has resulted in elimination of around 2,300 water-logging points.

Water logging is caused by many factors including unplanned urbanization. Management of water logging falls under the purview of the concerned State / Union Territory (UT) as urban planning including town planning is one of the functions of the Urban Local Body as enumerated in the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The data relating to economic loss and deaths due to water logging is not maintained by MoHUA.

MoHUA has published a Manual on Storm Water Drainage Systems - 2019 for the guidance of States/UTs. This manual covers aspects of sustainable design, planning and management of storm water drainage in urban areas.

31-Mar-2022: AMRUT 2.0 aims to provide water supply through functional taps to all households in statutory towns and coverage of sewerage/septage management

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) scheme was launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26. AMRUT 2.0 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 the first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2,99,000 crore including Central outlay of ₹76,760 crore for five years. This outlay includes funding of ₹22,000 crore (₹10,000 crore as Central Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.

The approved plan size of UT of Puducherry under AMRUT scheme is ₹64.91 crore for the entire Mission period which is fully funded through Central share. A total of three cities of UT of Puducherry have been covered under AMRUT.  So far, ₹44.09 crore has been released for project implementation against which Utilization Certificates (UCs) of an amount of ₹32.68 crore have been received.

So far, UT of Puducherry has taken up 24 projects worth ₹60.52 crore under AMRUT, of which 15 projects worth ₹19.41 crore have been completed, 6 projects worth ₹25.03 crore are under implementation and 3 projects worth ₹16.08 crore are under tendering.  So far, works worth ₹36.65 crore have been physically completed.

14-Mar-2022: Sub-scheme on ‘Formulation of GIS based Master Plan for AMRUT Cities’ has been approved to facilitate States and cities to take up Master Planning

Urban development including urban planning comes under the purview of State Government. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supports States/ Union Territories by issuing advisories, design standards and schematic interventions for optimal use of technology for integrated urban planning.

Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), a sub-scheme on ‘Formulation of GIS based Master Plan for AMRUT Cities’ has been approved to facilitate States and cities to take up Master Planning and is being implemented in 456 towns of 35 States/ UTs.

Further, Ministry of housing and Urban Affairs has launched AMRUT 2.0 on October 1, 2021 under which a sub-scheme on ‘Formulation of GIS based Master Plans for Class-II towns with the population 50,000 - 99,999’ has been proposed with the objectives to develop standardized base maps, land use maps, master plans, and urban geo-portal using Geographical Information System (GIS).

3-Feb-2022: 500 cities will be covered in first phase of the AMRUT scheme

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) scheme, which has been launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to the 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:

1. Pey Jal Survekshan to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater, mapping of water bodies and promote healthy competition among the cities /towns.
2. Technology Sub-Mission for water to leverage latest global technologies in the field of water.
3. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.

As on date, cities are at the stage of gap assessment under CWBP and project identification for City Water Action Plan (CWAP). Seminars for CWBP have been conducted from 24November 2021 to 13 January 2021with all the 36 States/ Union Territories (UTs). So far, 3,693 cities in 31 States/ UTs have initiated CWBP. Of this, 1,751 cities in 16 states have submitted CWBP.

The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2,99,000 crore including Central share of ₹76,760 crore for five years. This outlay includes funding of ₹22,000 crore (₹10,000 crore as Central Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.

A total of 124 statutory towns in the State of Andhra Pradesh and 143 statutory towns in the State of Telangana have been covered under AMRUT 2.0 .  So far, cities have prepared CWBPs and formulation of projects have started at city level.

13-Dec-2021: AMRUT 2.0 reforms on water conservation envisages recycle of treated wastewater to meet 20% of city water and 40% of industry water demand

Under reforms agenda of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0), reforms on water conservation envisages recycle of treated wastewater to meet 20% of the total city water demand and 40% of industry water demand in aggregate at the state level.

Government of India has launched AMRUT 2.0 on 01October 2021 for 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.  AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all statutory towns and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities. Making the cities ‘water secure’ and thereby enhancing ease of living of citizens is major objective of the Mission.

AMRUT 2.0 has been envisaged to promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation. Under Sewerage component of the AMRUT2.0 for 500 AMRUT cities, tertiary treatment with end-to-end reuse plan (preferably in Public Private Partnership mode);provision/ augmentation and rehabilitation of sewerage systems with end-to-end treatment and reuse; tapping of used water for recycling; identifying the bulk users of recycled used water and facilitating sale of used water to potential users (e.g. industrial clusters such as textile/ leather/ paper/ power plants/ railways, etc.) are admission components.

6-Dec-2021: AMRUT 2.0 envisages to make cities ‘water secure’ through circular economy of water

The Government has launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) scheme on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26. AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all statutory towns and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities. Making the cities ‘water secure’ and thereby enhancing ease of living of citizens is major objective of the Mission. AMRUT 2.0 will promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan 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 City Water Balance Plans, 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:

1. Pey Jal Survekshan to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater, mapping of water bodies and promote healthy competition among the cities /towns.
2. Technology Sub-Mission for water to leverage latest global technologies in the field of water.
3. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.

The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2,99,000 crore including Central share of ₹76,760 crore for five years. This outlay includes funding of ₹22,000 crore (₹10,000 crore as Central Assistance) for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.