The Prime Minister( Narendra Modi) launched three mega urban schemes on 25th june namely ‘AMRUT’,’SMART CITY’ & ‘Housing for All’ in the presence of Venkaiah Naidu (Min. for Urban Development & Housing ) , Babul Supriyo ( Min. of State for Urban Development ) , Manohar Parrikar (Defense Minster) & Manohar Lal Khatar (CM of Haryana) at Vigyan Bhawan(Delhi) with the capital investment of Total Rs. 98,000 Cr. which was earlier approved by cabinet.
# AMRUT
UPA's (JNNURM) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission renamed as AMRUT ' Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. The Govt. has sanctioned Rs. 50000 Cr. for constructing 2 crore houses in all the 40411 statutory towns and cities .It will provide basic infrastructure like water & electricity supply,sewerage,transport and green space park .
- Ensure basic infrastructure and sanitation
- Focus on water supply and sewerage
- Promoting Public Transport
- Enabling walking, cycling, greenery and open spaces
- Improving Urban governance through reforms
- Capacity Building
# Housing for All
- Affordable House for Urban Poor Household
- 2 crore houses to be built for Urban Poor
- Central assistance ranging from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.30 lakh per house
- Promote slum free cities
- Promote slum free cities
- House in the name of woman or with jointly with husband
# Smart Cities Mission
The govt. has planned to invest Rs. 48000 for 100 Smart cities which will going to choose through 'City Challenge Competition' followed by 'Intra State' and 'Inter State' Competition . 20 cities that meet the criteria will be going to fund for the first year of implementation, followed by 40 each over the next two years.
- High quality core infrastructure
- Application of smart solution for better services
- Enhanced quality of living
- Drives economics growth benefiting all section
- Promotes clean and sustainable environment
- Selection of cities through competition