Water Supply and sanitation is a State subject. However, Government of India supplements the efforts of the States and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in providing infrastructure for basic services such as drinking water facilities and sewerage infrastructure in urban areas through its various flagship Missions including Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. (AMRUT). To remove challenges of water supply and sanitation in urban areas, AMRUT Mission provides   freedom   to the States/ Union Territories (UTs) 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.

There is a dedicated AMRUT portal for tracking the progress of projects. State/ Union Territory (UT) is required to update data on the portal on regular basis. Mission Directorate also provides hand holding support to the States/ UTs and its cities from time to time to resolve issues and eliminate bottlenecks for timely completion of projects. To fast-track the implementation of the Mission, progress is periodically reviewed and monitored by the Ministry with the States/ UTs & their Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) through regular video conferences, webinars, workshops etc. In addition, dedicated Independent Review and Monitoring Agencies (IRMA) have been setup in the Mission for the assessment and monitoring of work done in the States/ UTs. Therefore, achievement of planned outputs will result in better service delivery and ease of living of citizens.

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Smart City Missions have been coordinated at city levels with AMRUT Mission for achieving ease of living.

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

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