63 AMRUT Projects worth Rs 693 Crore completed; 73 Projects worth Rs 1,875 Crore under implementation in Haryana
***100% of Contracts Awarded in Chandigarh of approved SAAP of Rs 57 Crore
***Haryana Ranks 12th, Punjab 26th and Chandigarh 2nd in AMRUT’s National Rankings
***More than 2.3 Lakh water tap connections provided in Haryana and 1.95 Lakh streetlights replaced with LED lights
***OBPS implemented in mission cities in Haryana and Punjab; Chandigarh to implement OBPS by sep, 2020 in all mission cities
***Credit Rating Work Completed in all Mission Cities in two States And UT- 5 Cities each in Haryana and Punjab and UT of Chandigarh Receive IGR
***Review of Progress of AMRUT in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh
NEW DELHI / 10 SEPTEMBER / NSB NEWS
Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) was informed that out of 136 projects taken up by the State of Haryana, 63 projects costing Rs. 693 crore have been completed and 73 projects worth Rs 1,875 crore are under implementation.
The total approved State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) was Rs 2,566 crore for the state of Haryana. During an online review meeting with the senior officials of the states of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh, Secretary MoHUA appreciated the progress made by the States/UT and requested them to implement the projects expeditiously so that the intended benefits reach the people timely.
He advised them to complete all the projects within the extended Mission period up to 31st March, 2021 so as to avail the Central Assistance (CA). Thereafter the State/UT Government will have to complete these projects with their own resources. Ms. Keshni Anand Arora, Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana, Smt. Vini Mahajan, Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab & Shri Manoj Kumar Parida, Advisor to Administrator, UT of Chandigarh attended the meeting besides the Mission Directors of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Chandigarh has awarded contracts for all 12 projects (100%) of the approved SAAP of Rs 57 crore. In Punjab against a SAAP size of Rs. 2,767 crore, 185 projects have been taken up and contracts have been awarded for projects costing Rs 2,132 crore
During the review meeting, it was informed that Haryana is ranked 12th, Punjab 26th and Chandigarh 2nd in AMRUT’s National rankings. Appreciating the progress made by the States/UT, Secretary, MoHUA requested them to keep up their efforts and to strive further to enhance their performance.
Household Tap Connections: Haryana has provided 2.29 lakh new household water tap connections so far. Chandigarh has met the target of 20,000 for tap connections. The Secretary emphasized the need to guard against poor plumbing leading to leakages. He suggested capacity building of the plumber also.
• Sewerage connections: Haryana has provided 2.22 lakh sewer connections and Punjab has given 1.75 lakh new connections. Chandigarh has provided 20,000 new sewer connections.
• Drainage: Secretary, MoHUA complimented the State Government of Haryana for eliminating water logging at 300 points.
• Replacement of Streetlights with LED and Energy Audit of Water Pumps: Haryana has so far replaced 1.95 lakh streetlights with LED lights, Punjab has replaced 2.51 lakh lights and Chandigarh has replaced 43,853 lights. The States/UT were requested to expedite the process for replacement of the streetlights with LED lights.
• Online Building Permission System (OBPS): Both the States have implemented the system in their Mission cities. Chandigarh assured that the OBPS would be implemented by 30″ September, 2020 in all mission cities.
• Credit Rating: Credit Rating work has been completed in all Mission cities in the two States and UT. 5 cities each in Haryana and Punjab and the UT of Chandigarh have received IGR Rating.
During the meeting, it was informed that the Ministry has developed a common Dashboard for all the Missions of the Ministry where information relating to all States/UT and cities would be available. The States/UT may use this facility for monitoring the progress. Secretary, MoHUA requested the states/UT to update the details of Missions regularly so that the progress would be updated in the portal/dashboard. This data is used for monitoring, reviewing and assessment of monthly rankings on the progress among the states.
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 25th June, 2015 in 500 cities across the country, covering about 60% of the total urban population. It is a centrally sponsored scheme with a total outlay of ₹ 1,00,000 crore including a Central Assistance of ₹ 50,000 crore spread over 5 years i.e. from FY 2015-2016 to FY 2019-2020. The thrust areas of the Mission are water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces & parks and non-motorized urban transport. Besides creating basic infrastructure, the Mission also has a reform agenda spread over four years.
Against the total State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) size of ₹77,640 crore, ₹39,011 crore (50%) has been allocated to water supply sector, ₹32,456 crore (42%) to sewerage & septage management sector, ₹2,969 crore (4%) for storm water drainage projects, ₹1,436 crore (2%) for non-motorized urban transport and ₹1,768 crore (2%) for green spaces & parks. Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) have been approved for projects worth ₹80,428 crore, of which contracts have been awarded for projects worth ₹ 66,077 crore including completed projects worth ₹ 11,523 crore.
