PM Modi to launch Swachh Bharat Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 today – know about the Missions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM-U) today. He will also launch the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT).

The programme is scheduled for 11 am. The motives behind SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 Missions are to make all cities of India ‘garbage free’ and ‘water secure’.

These Missions effectively address the challenges of rapid urbanization in India. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Ministers of Urban Development of States and Union Territories will be present during the occasion. Swachh Bharat and AMRUT Mission have brought transformative changes in the lives of people in the last six to seven years.

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0

The Swachh Bharat Mission aims to make all Indian urban cities ‘garbage free’.

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, urban areas of 35 States and Union Territories have become open defecation-free.

More than 73 lakh toilets have been built across the country which has improved health and sanitation.

The pace of construction of toilets will be further accelerated through Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0.

Aspirational toilets will be built in high footfall areas under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 programme.

Under the scheme, 97% of homes now have door-to-door waste collection facilities.

AMRUT 2.0

This ensured water security by adding one crore 10 lakh water tap connections and 85 lakh sewer connections in the last six years.

The Mission aims to provide 100% coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies.

AMRUT 2.0 mission will prove to be a major step towards making cities self-reliant and ensuring water security.

Under this mission, a drinking water survey will be conducted to provide better water services to the people.

The AMRUT 2.0 Mission will benefit more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas of the country.

The Mission will adopt the principles of circular economy and promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies.

It will promote data-led governance in water management and Technology Sub-Mission to leverage the latest global technologies and skills.

‘Pey Jal Survekshan’ will be conducted to promote progressive competition among cities. The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87 lakh crore.