Matribhumi Samachar English
Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, ₹9,310 crore has been allocated to the State of Maharashtra as Central share for implementation of projects under the scheme. Details of projects launched State-wise including the state of Maharashtra is at ANNEXURE-I.
Under AMRUT 2.0 guideline there is no provision for allocation of budget for involvement of town planners.
15th Finance Commission recommends release of grants to States for their Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and not to State Finance Commission.
Under AMRUT 2.0, Sub-Scheme on Formulation of Geographical Information System (GIS) based master plans for 675 Class-II towns with population of 50,000-99,999 is launched with tentative outlay of ₹631.13 crore. As on date, funds of Rs. 76.00 Cr. has been released to on board 18 States (550 Towns) (ANNEXURE-II).
Under GIS sub-scheme of AMRUT 2.0, the State Governments submit the name/s of cities where they want to prepare master plans to the ministry after approval from State High Power Steering Committee (SHPSC). Accordingly, the State Govt. of Rajasthan has submitted the name of Sojat city from Pali district. No proposal has been received from Govt. of Haryana for any city in Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha Constituency and from Govt. of Chhattisgarh for Raipur district. The State of Odisha has submitted the proposal for Rajgangpur, Rayagada, Sunabeda, Joda, Koraput, Parlakhemundi and Sundargarh towns and same have been approved by the Ministry.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Tokhan Sahu, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
