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The AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme was launched in 2015 with Rs. 50,000 crore over 5 years to transform 500 cities and towns with a focus on infrastructure and a healthy environment for children. The scheme aims to improve basic infrastructure like water, sewerage, drainage, transportation and parks. It will focus on these areas in 500 eligible cities based on population and other criteria. Successfully implementing the scheme faces challenges of ensuring states prioritize goals over politics and corruption.

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The AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme was launched in 2015 with Rs. 50,000 crore over 5 years to transform 500 cities and towns with a focus on infrastructure and a healthy environment for children. The scheme aims to improve basic infrastructure like water, sewerage, drainage, transportation and parks. It will focus on these areas in 500 eligible cities based on population and other criteria. Successfully implementing the scheme faces challenges of ensuring states prioritize goals over politics and corruption.

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AMRUT

(Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)


The Inside n Out Episode Eleven
The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 with a mission
aimed at transforming 500 cities and towns into efficient urban living spaces, with special
focus on a healthy and green environment for children. The Cabinet approved Rs 50,000
crore for this mission which is to be spent over the next five years. Both projects 100 smart
cities and AMRUT are interlinked, however, each has a special focus on urban infrastructure
development that India needs if it has to emerge as a strong contender for a developed
nation status, in times ahead.
What is the difference between Smart City Project and AMRUT?
The AMRUT mission takes a project approach in working towards improving existing basic
infrastructure services like extending clean drinking water supply, improving sewerage
networks, laying of storm water drains, improving public transport services and creating
green public spaces like parks etc, with special focus on creating healthy open spaces for
children.
The Smart Cities Mission will focus on developing 100 select Smart cities by focusing on
optimising efficiencies in urban services and infrastructure management, with proactive use
of technology and people participation. The Mission will support each selected city with Rs
100 crore per year, for a period of five years.
Eligibility
Potential Smart Cities and AMRUT cities are to be based on an objective and equitable
criteria giving equal weightage to urban population and number of statutory cities in each
State/UT. Housing Mission to be he in all the 4,041 statutory cities/towns. Under AMRUT,
allocation of funds will be as per urban population and number of cities/towns in each
State/UT.
Cities will be chosen on the basis of SLIP (Service Level Improvement Plans). A formulation
on City level SLIP is done based on diligent estimation of ambiguities in the availability of
infrastructure like water supply, sewerage network, draining system, transportation
facilities, available digital and internet facilities, industrial facilities etc. 135litres per capita
per day is another factor in the process including water supply and sewerage connections to
all urban households.

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Coverage of AMRUT
Five hundred cities will be taken up under AMRUT. The list of cities will be notified at the
appropriate time. The category of cities that will be covered in the AMRUT is given below:

All Cities and Towns with a population of over one lakh with notified Municipalities,
including Cantonment Boards (Civilian areas),
All Capital Cities/Towns of States/ UTs, not covered in above ,
All Cities/ Towns classified as Heritage Cities by MoUD under the HRIDAY Scheme,
Thirteen Cities and Towns on the stem of the main rivers with a population above
75,000 and less than 1 lakh, and
Ten Cities from hill states, islands and tourist destinations (not more than one from
each State).

Main Areas where AMRUT will work


The Mission will focus on the following Thrust Areas:

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Water Supply,
Sewerage facilities and septage management,
Storm Water drains to reduce flooding,
Pedestrian, non-motorized and public transport facilities, parking spaces, and
Enhancing amenity value of cities by creating and upgrading green spaces, parks and
recreation centers, especially for children.

Mission Components
The components of the AMRUT consist of capacity building, reform implementation, water
supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, urban transport and
development of green spaces and parks. During the process of planning, the Urban Local
Bodies (ULBs) will strive to include some smart features in the physical infrastructure
components. The details of the Mission components are given below.
Water Supply

Water supply systems including augmentation of existing water supply, water


treatment plants and universal metering.
Rehabilitation of old water supply systems, including treatment plants.
Rejuvenation of water bodies specifically for drinking water supply and recharging of
ground water.
Special water supply arrangement for difficult areas, hill and coastal cities, including
those having water quality problems (e.g. arsenic, fluoride)

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Sewerage

Decentralised, networked underground sewerage systems, including augmentation of


existing sewerage systems and sewage treatment plants.
Rehabilitation of old sewerage system and treatment plants.
Recycling of water for beneficial purposes and reuse of wastewater.

Septage

Faecal Sludge Management- cleaning, transportation and treatment in a costeffective


manner.
Mechanical and Biological cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and recovery of
operational cost in full.

Storm Water Drainage

Construction and improvement of drains and storm water drains in order to reduce
and eliminate flooding.

Urban Transport

Ferry vessels for inland waterways (excluding port/bay infrastructure) and buses.
Footpaths/ walkways, sidewalks, foot over-bridges and facilities for non-motorised
transport (e.g. bicycles).
Multi-level parking.
Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).

Green space and parks

Development of green space and parks with special provision for child-friendly
components.

Reforms management & support

Support structures, activities and funding support for reform implementation.


Independent Reform monitoring agencies.

Capacity Building

This has two components- individual and institutional capacity building.


The capacity building will not be limited to the Mission Cities, but will be extended to
other ULBs as well.
Continuation of the Comprehensive Capacity Building Programme (CCBP) after its
realignment towards the new Missions.

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Indicative (not exhaustive) list of inadmissible components

Purchase of land for projects or project related works,


Staff salaries of both the States/ULBs,
Power,
Telecom,
Health,
Education, and
Wage employment programme and staff component.

Challenges ahead
Till now central control over projects did not succeed in improving or incentivising state level
involvement. With the new approach of extending central funding support and leaving it to
the states to execute and monitor the projects as per their priorities and local needs, the
centre has shifted the challenge and responsibility to the states.
The problem is that municipal functioning at the state level is heavily politicized and corrupt.
The big question is will the states be able to rise above petty politics and ensure corrupt
free and efficient implementation of mission objectives? There cannot be a successful urban
mission of transformation without establishing the requisite professionally run management
structure, with necessary checks and balances built-in, and one that has the ability to adopt
technology and deliver efficient services.

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