Salient Features of AMRUT 2.0
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme was launched on 01 October, 2021 in all ULBs/ cities, 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. Rejuvenation of water bodies, development of green spaces and parks and Technology Sub-Mission to leverage latest technologies in the field of water are other components of the Mission. The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2,99,000 crore including Central share of ₹76,760 crore for five years.
Under AMRUT 2.0, a total of 8,998 projects worth ₹1,89,458.55 crore (including Operations & Maintenance cost) have been approved by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Funds for projects are released by MoHUA to the States/ Union Territories (UTs) and not to the Districts/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) directly. The States/ UTs further release funds to the ULBs/ implementing agencies.
As per AMRUT 2.0 guidelines, the States/ UTs were required to complete all State Water Action Plan (SWAP) and get it approved within 2 years from the start of the Mission. So far, central assistance (CA) of ₹63,976.77 crore have been approved for the projects out of the total ₹66,750 crore CA allocated for the States/UTs. Some of the States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand have not yet got their SWAP approved for 90% of the allocated CA.
Reference: PIB