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MoHUA has approved 6,527 projects under AMRUT 2.0 scheme: MoS Kishore

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has so far approved 6,527 projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. Minister of State Kaushal Kishore, in a written response to a question by MP Anil Baluni, said Rs 45,482 crore central assistance has been approved for the projects under the scheme, out of which Rs 5,318 crore has been released. He said the AMRUT scheme aims at making cities 'water secure' and provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in the statutory towns of the country. It also aims at providing sewage/septage management to all households of 500 cities covered in first phase of the scheme. "So far, 6,527 projects have been approved by the ministry. Of these, detailed project reports (DPRs) have been prepared for 1,492 projects worth Rs 28,774.91 crore, tenders have been floated for 306 projects worth Rs 9,796.27 crore, while 166 projects worth

Updated On : 13 Feb 2023 | 5:21 PM IST

Municipal bond fund-raising trebles in 5 years; over Rs 6,000 cr mopped up

Total amount raised crossed Rs 6,000 crore since inception in 2022

Updated On : 09 Jan 2023 | 10:49 PM IST

80 projects worth Rs 406 crore completed under AMRUT Mission in J&K

The objective of the project was to develop infrastructure within cities such as water supply, security, drainage, green spaces, parks and non-motorised urban transport

Updated On : 17 Dec 2022 | 9:24 PM IST

Housing Ministry approves Rs 1,665 cr action plan for J-K under AMRUT 2.0

MoHUA, in its Apex committee meeting, has approved UT Water Action Plan for 153 projects amounting to Rs. 1665.10 crore for 78 urban local bodies of Jammu and Kashmir under AMRUT 2.0.

Updated On : 30 Oct 2022 | 8:16 AM IST

PM launches second phases of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

Updated On : 01 Oct 2021 | 11:03 PM IST

Govt considering follow-up scheme to AMRUT to cover all urban areas: Puri

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) covers only about 60 per cent of the urban population and the government is actively considering a follow up scheme which will cover 100 per cent of the urban areas, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Thursday. The AMRUT scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 to establish an infrastructure that would ensure robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Puri said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget statement had talked about a follow up to the AMRUT scheme. The AMRUT scheme only covers 60 per cent plus of India's urban population and the government is actively considering a follow up scheme which will cover 100 per cent of the urban areas, the minister said amid continuous protests by Opposition members over the Pegasus spying row and farmers' issue. To a question on the number of ongoing project

Updated On : 29 Jul 2021 | 5:15 PM IST

Upside of a crisis

Time may be ripe for structural changes that prioritise the poor

Updated On : 03 Apr 2020 | 12:10 AM IST

Jammu allotted Rs 200 cr under AMRUT mission

Over Rs 200 crore funds have been allocated for the winter capital of Jammu under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), J&K Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said. He said several major towns of the state would also be covered under the AMRUT programme so that they are replete with all modern facilities of urban living. The minister was speaking at a high-level meeting convened here yesterday to review the status of projects in Jammu city funded under AMRUT and being executed by the Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED). "Under AMRUT, Rs 206.15 crore funds have been allocated for Jammu, covering the sectors like urban transport, green spaces, drainage and sewerage," he said. The deputy chief minister reviewed the progress on deep drains at various places in the city and also examined the work plan for construction of yet to be taken projects, including deep drains and construction of sewage treatment plant (STP). Singh asked the ...