(a) whether the Government has introduced Swacch Bharat Mission (SBM) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)-2.0; and
(b) if so, the details regarding goals/targets to be achieved under SBM and AMRUT-2.0?
(a) whether the Government has introduced Swacch Bharat Mission (SBM) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)-2.0; and
(b) if so, the details regarding goals/targets to be achieved under SBM and AMRUT-2.0?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)
(a): Yes Sir, Government of India has launched Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) on 01 October 2021.
(b): The Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 has been launched with the following objectives:
(i) all households and premises segregate their waste into “wet waste” (from kitchen and garden) and “dry waste” (including paper, glass, plastic and domestic hazardous waste and sanitary waste wrapped separately);
(ii) 100% door-to-door collection of segregated waste from each household/ premise;
(iii) 100% scientific management of all factions of waste, including safe disposal in scientific landfills;
(iv) all legacy dumpsites remediated;
(v) all used water including faecal sludge, is safely contained, transported, processed and disposed so that no untreated faecal sludge and used water pollutes the ground or water bodies, in cities with less than one lakh population;
(vi) phased reduction in use of single use plastic.
AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all statutory towns and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities. Making the cities ‘water secure’ and thereby enhancing ease of living of citizens is the major objective of the Mission.
AMRUT 2.0 will 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. It will help cities to identify scope for projects focusing on universal coverage of functional water tap connections, water source conservation, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells, recycle/reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting. Based on the projects identified in City Water Balance Plans, Mission envisages to make cities ‘water secure’ through circular economy of water.
Mission also has a reform agenda on ease of living of citizens through reduction of non-revenue water, recycle of treated used water, rejuvenation of water bodies, augmenting double entry accounting system, urban planning, strengthening urban finance etc.
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