Explanation:

Explanation

About AMRUT mission:

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is the new avatar of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). But, in a significant departure from the earlier mission, the Centre will not appraise individual projects.

The Mission will focus on the following Thrust Areas:

1. Water Supply.
2. Sewerage and septage management.
3. Storm Water Drainage to reduce flooding
4. Non-motorized Urban Transport.
5. Green space/parks.

Five hundred cities have been selected under AMRUT. The category of cities that have been selected under AMRUT is given below:

1. All Cities and Towns with a population of over one lakh with notified Municipalities as per Census 2011, including Cantonment Boards (Civilian areas).
2. All Capital Cities/Towns of States/ UTs, not covered in above.
3. All Cities/ Towns classified as Heritage Cities by MoHUA under the HRIDAY Scheme.
4. Thirteen Cities and Towns on the stem of the main rivers with a population above 75,000 and less than 1 lakh.
5. Ten Cities from hill states, islands and tourist destinations (not more than one from each State).

Implementation:

1. AMRUT adopts a project approach to ensure basic infrastructure services relating to water supply, sewerage, storm-water drains, transportation and development of green spaces and parks with special provision for meeting the needs of children.
2. Under this mission, 10% of the budget allocation will be given to states and union territories as incentive based on the achievement of reforms during the previous year.
3. States will only submit state annual action Plans to the centre for broad concurrence based on which funds will be released.
4. Central assistance will be to the extent of 50% of project cost for cities and towns with a population of up to 10 lakhs and one-third of the project cost for those with a population of above 10 lakhs.
5. Under the mission, states will transfer funds to urban local bodies within 7 days of transfer by central government and no diversion of funds to be made failing which penal interest would be charged besides taking other adverse action by the centre.