Ques: Which state to become very first state to submit Annual Plan under Atal Mission (AMRUT)?
a. Gujrat
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Ans: b
Related facts:
- September 11, 2015 Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
- 10 of 28 AMRUT cities have no sewerage network services; coverage in 6 below 25%.
- The State Government has proposed projects under these two categories worth Rs.1,087 cr for approval by the Union Urban Development Ministry during the current financial year.
- Universal coverage in respect of water supply connections
- Sewerage connections to all urban households in the state
- Under the State Annual Action Plan, AMRUT projects are proposed to be taken up in 13 of the 28 AMRUT cities in Rajasthan.
- These include Alwar, Beawar, and Nagaur in which both water supply and sewerage projects will be taken up.
- Water supply projects will be taken up in seven other cities of Baran, Bhiwar, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dhaulpur, Ganganagar City and Sujangarh.
- In 3 cities of Bhiwadi, Sikar and Udaipur, only sewerage and septage management projects will be taken up.
- These cities have been identified by the state government in line with the principles of prioritization suggested in the Mission Guidelines after analyzing the gaps in coverage in respect of household water supply connections and sewerage network services.
- 555 cr has been proposed for 6 sewerage and septage management projects and Rs.344 cr for 10 water supply projects.
- After broad scrutiny of the State Annual Action Plans, Urban Development Ministry will release the first installment of 20% of project costs to the States.
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