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Thursday 14 December 2017

SCHEMES FOR UPLIFTMENT OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

SCHEMES FOR UPLIFTMENT OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
India's urbanization is going to move forward in the next 5 years.General KnowledgeRecently, PM Narendra Modi unveiled India's biggest urban infrastructure mission, which involves three major projects - 100 Smart Cities, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. These projects will give a kick start to the India's urban infrastructure. 

100 Smart CitiesEstimated Budget: Rs 48,000 crore
Spent based on: population, area

Distribution: 13 smart cities - Uttar Pradesh
12 smart cities - Tamil Nadu
10 smart cities - Maharashtra
6 smart cities - Karnataka, Gujarat
4 smart cities - West Bengal, Rajasthan
3 smart cities - Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab
2 smart cities - Odisha, Haryana, Telangana, Chhattisgarh
One smart city - Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal, Goa, Arunachal and Chandigarh, New Delhi

Benefits: Smart Cities are intended to enhance the quality of urban life by providing a clean and sustainable environment with 24 hour water and power supply. 

Enhancement of sanitation and solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transportation, affordable housing for poor and robust IT connectivity. 

AMRUT for 500 CitiesEstimated Budget: Rs 50,000 crore
Spent for: quality of basic infrastructure services

Distribution:Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for 500 Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. For this, states have been asked to recommend cities which can be included under this scheme.
UP can nominate 64 cities
Tamil Nadu - 33 cities
Maharashtra - 37
Gujarat - 31
Karnataka - 21
Andhra Pradesh - 31
Rajasthan - 30
West Bengal - 28
Bihar - 27
Odisha - 19
Haryana - 19
Kerala - 18
Punjab - 17
Telangana - 15
Chhattisgarh - 10

Benefits: AMRUT will focus on ensuring basic infrastructure services such as water supply, sewerage, storm water drains, transport and development of green spaces and parks with special provision for meeting the needs of children. 

Under this scheme, Central Govt. will provide 30% of the overall cost, if the city has a population of more than 10 lakh; and 50% if under 10 lakh.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Housing for All by 2022Estimated Budget: Rs 3 lakh crore
Spent for: Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Women 
Goal: More than 2 crore homes would be built across all the urban locations in the next 7 years.
Benefits: Central Govt. will provide a grant of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh for every home.

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