Jal Hi AMRIT Programme

About Jal Hi AMRIT Programme:

• It was launched under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme.
• Under this initiative, it is envisaged to incentivise State & UTs to manage the used water (sewage) treatment plants (UWTPs/ STPs) efficiently for ensuring recyclable good quality treated water, meeting environmental standards, on a sustained basis.
• The purpose of the exercise is to build competition among the cities, develop capacities and incentivise them to attain the best quality of used treated water at the treatment facilities.
• The main focus is thus on capacity building & incentivizing qualitative improvements in the treated discharge effluent.
• A mid-course assessment and water quality testing will be conducted, culminating in a final assessment & award of Clean Water Credits in terms of Star-rating (between 3 stars to 5 stars) certificate valid for six months.

Key facts about AMRUT 2.0 scheme

• It was launched for a period of five years, from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26.
• It is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of sewage/septage management in 500 cities covered in the first phase of the AMRUT scheme.
• AMRUT 2.0 will promote a circular economy of water through the development of the City Water Balance Plan (CWBP) for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, the rejuvenation of water bodies, and water conservation.

Q1: What is the AMRUT Scheme?

It was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 25th June 2015, in 500 selected cities and towns across the country. It focuses on development of basic infrastructure in the selected cities and towns in the sectors of water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces and parks, and non-motorized urban transport. 

Source: In the first 100 days of this government a new scheme Jal Hi AMRIT has been approved