Parliament Question: Status of AMRUT in Madhya Pradesh

O.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 12, 2026 STATUS OF AMRUT IN MADHYA PRADESH NO. 3443. SHRI BUNTY VIVEK SAHU: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the cities/urban local bodies where water supply and sewerage projects have been initiated in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Chhindwara Lok Sabha Constituency under AMRUT 2.0 since January 2025 till date; (b) the key criteria being adopted to measure progress in the expansion of tap connections, reduction in non-revenue water and quality of service under the said mission; (c) the concrete steps taken by the Government to promote water reuse and sustainable urban water management; (d) whether any project in Madhya Pradesh or Chhindwara has faced delays due to technical or financial reasons; and (e) if so, the details thereof along with the measures being taken to ensure long-term operation and maintenance? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a) to (c): Water and Sanitation is State subject. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through schematic interventions/ advisories. It provides financial and technical support to the States through various schemes/ Missions such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0). Under AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0, the States/ Union Territories are empowered to select, appraise, prioritise and implement the projects. Under AMRUT 2.0, the State Water Action Plans (SWAPs) of Madhya Pradesh comprising of 1153 projects worth ₹12,951.10 crore have been approved, which includes 297 water supply projects worth ₹ 6877.53 crore and 36 sewerage/ septage management projects worth ₹5432.04 crore. As reported by the State on AMRUT 2.0 portal, 79 water supply projects in 79 cities/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and 18 sewerage/ septage management projects in 18 cities/ ULBs have been awarded since January, 2025. The status of projects under AMRUT 2.0 in Chhindwara Lok Sabha Constituency is given in Annexure. …2/--2- The progress is measured in terms of household coverage of water supply and sewerage connections. Through AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0 and in convergence with the States, 246 lakh water tap connections in the urban areas have been provided so far. 182 lakh sewer connections (including households covered through FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0 and in convergence in AMRUT Cities. 93,457.51 km of water pipeline network has been laid/ replaced and 26,995.61 km of sewer network has been laid/ replaced. Around 6,535 MLD of treated water are reused by the States in industries, horticulture, agriculture, etc. In Madhya Pradesh, 16.54 lakh water tap connections and 5.73 lakh sewer connections (including households covered through Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)) in the urban areas have been provided so far. Under AMRUT 2.0, cities have prepared City Water Balance Plans (CWBPs), which include as-is assessment of water supply systems which help cities/ ULBs for sustainable urban water management. Water body rejuvenation is one of the major components of AMRUT 2.0. So far, 2,991 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹6,083.32 crore have been approved under this Mission, which include 430 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹511.75 crore in Madhya Pradesh. Further, to promote groundwater recharge, demonstration of variety of recharge structures and creating awareness among city officials and citizens on importance of aquifer management, Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) initiative under AMRUT 2.0 was launched as a pilot project across 9 diverse Indian cities. This has been further scaled up under SAM 2.0 to 75 additional cities. For addressing non-revenue water issues, States have taken up Drink from Tap (DfT) projects and Smart Monitoring Systems such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), meters, pressure valves, etc. under AMRUT 2.0 to strengthen maintenance systems, digital monitoring, energy efficiency, etc. States are encouraged to implement at least one DfT project in a District Metered Area (DMA) or ward within each AMRUT city. 408 project with 1,153 DMAs benefitting 16.72 lakh Households have been approved under AMRUT 2.0. 258 water supply schemes under AMRUT have SCADA system and 1,422 water supply projects under AMRUT 2.0 has provision for SCADA system. Mission has provision of ₹3000 per connection to enhance last mile connectivity. AMRUT 2.0 has been envisaged to promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle/ reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation, etc. Under Sewerage component of the AMRUT 2.0 for 500 AMRUT cities, tertiary treatment with end-to-end reuse plan (preferably in Public Private Partnership mode); provision/ augmentation and rehabilitation of sewerage systems with end-to-end treatment and reuse; tapping of used water for recycling; identifying the bulk users of recycled used water and facilitating sale of used water to potential users (e.g. industrial clusters such as textile/ leather/ paper/ power plants/ railways, etc.) are admissible components. …3/--3- Further, MoHUA has launched "Jal Hi AMRIT" initiative under AMRUT 2.0 reforms, which aims to incentivize States and Union Territories (UTs) to efficiently manage sewage treatment plants for recyclable treated water meeting environmental standards on sustained basis. The focus of this initiative is building capacity and incentivizing qualitative improvements in the treated discharge effluent. To institutionalize circularity, Water Resource Recovery Cells (WRRCs) have been established in 25 States/ Union Territories under this initiative to plan, monitor, and scale resource recovery interventions. (d) & (e): As reported by the State of Madhya Pradesh, some projects may experience delays due to technical issues, land availability, contractor performance, or local administrative constraints. The State has informed that regular monitoring is done through State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) and review meetings, improved contract management, timely release of funds and inclusion of Operation and Maintenance (O & M) components in project design. The Mission guidelines advocates taking up projects with O&M cost for at least five years, funded by way of levy of user charges or other revenue streams. The Mission framework also emphasizes reforms such as levy and collection of user charges, reduction of non-revenue water, reuse and recycling of treated wastewater and improvement in financial management practices to enhance the capacity of ULBs to sustainably operate and maintain assets. Further under AMRUT 2.0 through various reform initiatives such as Jal Hi Amrit and AMRUT Mitra, the Mission is supporting the States/ ULBs in management of Water Treatment Plants and Sewage Treatment Plants. *****ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443 REGARDING “STATUS OF AMRUT IN MADHYA PRADESH”, DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.03.2026. STATUS OF PROJECTS IN CHHINDWARA LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY SI ULB Sector Project Approved Contract N Cost (in ₹ award date O crore) 1 SAUSAR Water AMRUT 2.0 - Installation 6.38 30-01-2026 Supply of Distribution, HSC, SCADA in Sausar ULB 2 DONGAR Water Water Supply Dongar 22.84 10-06-2025 PARASIYA Supply Parasiya ULB 3 CHHINDWARA Water AMRUT 2.0-Water supply 70.40 09-10-2024 Supply project for Chhindwara ULB 4 AMARWARA Water AMRUT 2.0 : Providing 4.09 07-10-2023 Supply Distribution network, HSC, SCADA in Amarwara ULB. 5 JUNNARDEO Water AMRUT 2.0 - Providing 8.07 13-03-2024 Supply Distribution, HSC, SCADA in Junnardeo ULB. 6 PANDHURNA Water AMRUT 2.0- Water Supply 10.76 09-08-2024 Supply project for Pandhurna ULB 7 CHHINDWARA Sewerage/ Amrut_2.0_MP_Sewerage 5.50 06-02-2025 Septage and Septage Manageme Management Project of nt Chhindwara ULB 8 CHORAI Water AMRUT 2.0 - Replacing 5.39 09-10-2024 Supply and upgrading Distribution pipe network, Providing HSC & SCADA Automation