{"id":31271,"date":"2026-10-24T17:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=31271"},"modified":"2026-10-24T17:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:23:39","slug":"amrut-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/amrut-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"AMRUT Scheme, Features, Objectives, Achievements, Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, or AMRUT Scheme, was launched by the Government of India on 25 June 2015 to improve basic urban infrastructure and enhance the quality of life in cities. Initially covering 500 selected cities and towns, the mission focused on water supply, sewerage, septage management, stormwater drainage, green spaces and parks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT 2.0, launched on 1 October 2021, expanded this approach, intending to make Indian cities water-secure. It aims to provide functional household tap connections in all statutory towns, improve sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities, promote wastewater recycling and rejuvenate urban water bodies. The mission also emphasises urban reforms, technology and community participation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme Overview<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The AMRUT Scheme seeks to improve urban liveability by addressing gaps in basic infrastructure. It combines infrastructure development with urban reforms, capacity building and greater involvement of states and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/urban-local-bodies\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>urban local bodies<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Nodal ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Launch of AMRUT 1.0:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 25 June 2015; initially covered 500 selected cities and towns.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Launch of AMRUT 2.0:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 1 October 2021, for the period FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mission has since been granted a 1-year extension through March 31, 2027 (FY 2026\u201327) by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, to complete ongoing projects within the existing financial outlay.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Core focus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Water supply, sewerage and septage management, stormwater drainage, green spaces and parks, and non-motorised urban transport under AMRUT 1.0.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>AMRUT 2.0 focus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Universal water supply coverage across statutory towns, sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities, and a circular economy of water.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme Features<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The AMRUT Scheme aims to make urban areas more liveable by improving essential services and strengthening the capacity of urban local bodies to plan, finance and manage infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water access: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focused on providing reliable household water tap connections and upgrading basic municipal water infrastructure across 500 selected cities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sewerage and septage management:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Expand household sewer connections and improve the management and treatment of wastewater in the 500 cities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water conservation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Promote water-source conservation, rainwater harvesting, and the rejuvenation of water bodies and wells.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Reuse of treated wastewater:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Encourage recycling and reuse of treated wastewater to reduce pressure on freshwater sources and support a circular water economy.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Improved urban liveability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Develop green spaces and parks while improving the reliability and reach of essential urban services.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Stronger urban governance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Promote urban reforms, capacity building, improved municipal finance and efficient infrastructure management.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme and AMRUT 2.0 Objectives<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The AMRUT Scheme combines infrastructure investment with administrative reforms. AMRUT 2.0 adds water conservation, digital monitoring, outcome-based funding and community participation to improve long-term urban water security.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Infrastructure-led development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 1.0 supports water supply, sewerage and septage management, stormwater drainage, green spaces and parks, and non-motorised urban transport.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Universal household water coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 2.0 aims to extend functional tap connections to all households in statutory towns.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>City Water Balance Plans (CWBPs):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cities assess water sources, demand, supply and infrastructure gaps to identify priority projects.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>City and State Water Action Plans:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Water Action Plans (CWAPs) identify priority projects, while State Water Action Plans (SWAPs) consolidate proposals for implementation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Outcome-based funding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Funding under AMRUT 2.0 is linked to outcomes, with evidence-based evaluation and online monitoring of project progress.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Technology Sub-Mission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Encourages innovative water-sector technologies, start-ups and low-cost indigenous solutions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Pey Jal Survekshan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assesses water-service quality, quantity and coverage, wastewater reuse and water-body conservation, while encouraging healthy competition among cities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Community participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Women\u2019s self-help groups can contribute to water-demand management, water-quality testing and infrastructure operations; citizens and youth can provide feedback.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Public-private partnerships (PPPs):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 2.0 mandates PPP projects in million-plus cities, with at least 10% of total city-level project allocation committed to PPP projects in such cities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT 2.0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT 2.0 broadens the mission from improving selected urban services to building water-secure cities. Its operational guidelines set measurable targets for household access, wastewater management and efficient water use.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water connections:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 2.0 targets approximately 2.68 crore new household tap connections across about 4,800 statutory towns.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sewerage and septage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 2.0 targets approximately 2.64 crore new sewer connections or equivalent septage coverage in the 500 AMRUT cities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Treated-water reuse:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The reform agenda targets meeting at least 20% of total city water demand through recycled water, with a separate target of 40% of industrial water demand at the state level.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Reduction in water losses:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 2.0\u2019s reform agenda seeks to reduce non-revenue water to below 20%.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Continuous water supply:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The guidelines encourage a 24\u00d77 water supply and improved service quality.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water-body rejuvenation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Conservation and rejuvenation of water bodies, wells and urban <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wetlands\/\" target=\"_blank\">wetlands<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> form part of the mission\u2019s water-security approach.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Funding pattern:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AMRUT 2.0 follows a cost-sharing arrangement among the Centre, States\/UTs and urban local bodies. The central share varies by category, with different provisions for Union Territories, North-Eastern and Himalayan States, and other urban local bodies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Jal Hi AMRIT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Launched by MoHUA under AMRUT 2.0 reforms, it incentivises States and UTs to improve sewage treatment plant performance and ensure sustained compliance with environmental standards for treated wastewater.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It builds capacity and promotes water reuse.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water Resource Recovery Cells (WRRCs) have been established in 25 states\/UTs to plan, monitor and scale resource recovery initiatives.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/24152807\/AMRUT-2.0.png\" alt=\"AMRUT Scheme\" width=\"797\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/24152807\/AMRUT-2.0.png 1514w, https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/24152807\/AMRUT-2.0-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT 1.0 vs AMRUT 2.0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both phases seek better urban services, but AMRUT 2.0 places greater emphasis on universal coverage, water conservation, recycling and measurable outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 94.488%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 11.304%\"><b>Basis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 38.0806%\"><b>AMRUT 1.0<\/b><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 44.2428%\"><b>AMRUT 2.0<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launch<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">25 June 2015<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 October 2021<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coverage<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">500 selected cities and towns<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All statutory towns for water supply; 500 AMRUT cities for sewerage\/septage coverage<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Primary focus<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basic urban infrastructure, including water supply, sewerage\/septage, stormwater drainage, green spaces and parks, and non-motorised transport<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water-secure cities, universal household tap connections, sewerage\/septage management, water-body rejuvenation, and reuse of treated water<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approach<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project-based urban infrastructure development<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">City Water Balance Plans, circular economy, outcome-based funding, technology, and community participation<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key targets<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improve water supply and sewerage\/septage infrastructure in selected cities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Functional tap connections for all households in statutory towns and sewerage\/septage coverage in 500 AMRUT cities<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mission period<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launched in 2015; central assistance for ongoing projects continued through 31 March 2023.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, extended by a year till March 2027.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.304%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indicative outlay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.0806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approved State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) worth \u20b977,640 crore, including committed central assistance of \u20b935,990 crore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 44.2428%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u20b92.99 lakh crore, including central outlay of \u20b976,760 crore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme Achievements<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme achievements reflect improvements in urban water supply, sewerage infrastructure and water conservation. Recent government updates report progress under both AMRUT 1.0 and AMRUT 2.0.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Investment and project completion: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Projects worth approx. \u20b92.79 lakh crore had been sanctioned under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 between 2015 and 2026. More than 7,943 urban infrastructure projects had been completed.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Household connections:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> More than 2.53 crore tap-water connections and 1.50 crore sewer connections had been provided under AMRUT, AMRUT 2.0 and associated convergence initiatives.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sewage-treatment infrastructure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Under AMRUT 2.0, 583 projects had been approved, expected to add 6,649 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage-treatment capacity.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Treated-water reuse and community participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> From 1 January to 22 December 2025, the Ministry reported 6,000 MLD of treated water being reused across states and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/union-territories\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>union territories<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. More than 38,000 women\u2019s Self-Help Group members were engaged through <\/span><b>AMRUT Mitra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in water-demand management, water-quality monitoring, billing, collection and maintenance activities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water-body rejuvenation and green spaces:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> During the same 2025 reporting period, 7,480 acres of waterbody area were rejuvenated and 2,704 acres of green space were developed.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A July 2026 government update further reported ongoing rejuvenation across nearly 1.21 lakh acres of water bodies and green-space projects spanning 12,750 acres. These July figures describe areas being revitalised, not necessarily completed.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Groundwater management:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> By July 2026, the Shallow Aquifer Management Programme under AMRUT 2.0 had mapped 870 sites and prepared 539 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) worth over \u20b928 crore, supporting groundwater-recharge interventions in 75 urban local bodies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme Challenges<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The supplied government documents define targets and implementation mechanisms but do not provide a comprehensive, current assessment of all implementation challenges. The following issues are therefore framed as key implementation risks arising from the mission\u2019s design.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Project completion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Recent figures showed that some projects remained at different implementation stages, highlighting the need for timely execution and monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Financial sustainability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Urban local bodies need adequate revenue, effective property-tax administration and appropriate user charges to sustain water infrastructure and services.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water losses:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Achieving the target of reducing non-revenue water below 20% requires improvements in distribution systems, monitoring and water management.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Coordination across institutions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Implementation involves the Centre, states, Union Territories and urban local bodies. Coordinating plans, financing and responsibilities is essential for achieving outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wastewater reuse:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Meeting the treated-water reuse targets requires adequate treatment infrastructure and systems for recycling and supplying treated water to users.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Monitoring and accountability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Outcome-based funding depends on reliable data, credible evidence of completed work and effective digital monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Community participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Involving residents and women\u2019s self-help groups meaningfully in water management, quality testing and infrastructure operations requires sustained capacity building.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT Scheme Way Forward<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMRUT\u2019s objectives require more than the creation of infrastructure. The operational guidelines emphasise effective planning, financial sustainability, water conservation, institutional capacity and community involvement to secure lasting results.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Prioritise functional outcomes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Evaluate projects by reliable household water access, effective wastewater management and improved service delivery-not merely expenditure or infrastructure created.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Strengthen municipal finances:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Improve property-tax administration, user-charge collection, accounting and access to municipal finance to support long-term operation and maintenance.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promote a circular water economy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Expand wastewater recycling, rainwater harvesting, source conservation and the rejuvenation of water bodies and wells.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Improve project planning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Use City Water Balance Plans to identify service gaps and prioritise projects according to local water needs.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Strengthen monitoring:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Use digital project tracking, evidence-based evaluation and citizen feedback to improve transparency and accountability.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Build local capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Train municipal officials, plant operators, contractors, citizens and women\u2019s self-help groups in water management and service delivery.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Encourage innovation and partnerships:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Support appropriate water technologies, indigenous solutions and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/public-private-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>public-private partnerships<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where they improve implementation and service outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AMRUT Scheme and AMRUT 2.0 are centrally sponsored initiatives to upgrade urban utility infrastructure and achieve water security across Indian cities. 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