Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

(AMRUT) Mega Urban Mission by Govt of India

Presentation by_

Vijay AnadkatSenior Manager – Urban Transport, EMBARQ India

Dt.20.08.2015

Disclaimer

Views are of presenter and yet not confirmed by WRI/EMBARQPresentation is based on MoUD, Govt of India toolkit and quick research paper; not intended for anything else other than view sharing

The National Priority is to create infrastructure

• to provide basic services to households, and • build amenities

This will improve the quality of life of all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.

The infrastructure should lead to provision of better services to people.

Purpose of AMRUT

Five hundred (500) cities • having a population greater than one lakh (100,000) • Some cities situated on stems of main rivers• a few capital cities • important cities located in hilly areas, islands and tourist areas. 

Coverage

Cooperative federalism- Freedom to States/ULBs to design and implement. Service Delivery – Focus on infrastructure that leads to delivery of services to citizens.

• Reforms Incentivised – 10% incentive for Achievement of Reforms.

• Capacity building strategy. • O&M of infrastructure built-in at Planning stage itself.

• Focus on Planning before hand – Service Level Improvement Plans (SLIP), State Annual Action Plan (SAAP).

AMRUT’s Attributes

AMRUT adopts a project approach to ensure basic infrastructure services relating to • water supply, • sewerage, • septage management, • storm water drains, • transport and • development of green spaces and parks Mission linked to promotion of urban reforms • e-governance, • constitution of professional municipal cadre, • devolving funds • functions to urban local bodies, • review of Building bye-laws, • improvement in assessment • collection of municipal taxes, • credit rating of urban local bodies, • energy and water audit • citizen-centric urban planning

Approach

Infrastructure• Water supply • Sewerage network • Septage management • Storm water drainage • Urban Transport • Green spaces and parks Non- infrastructure • Reforms • Capacity Building

Components

Water Supply1. Household level coverage of direct water supply

connections2. Per capita quantum of water supplied3. Quality of water suppliedSewerage & Septage Management 1. Coverage of latrines (individual or community) 2. Coverage of sewerage network services 3. Efficiency of Collection of Sewerage 4. Efficiency in treatment Drainage1. Coverage of storm water drainage network Urban Transportation1. Service coverage of urban transport in the city 2. Availability of urban transport per 1000 population

Infrastructure Indicators

The Mission mandates a set of 11 reforms which have to be implemented by all the States and Mission cities.

Each year some Reforms to be implemented

Technical and Financial assistance will be given for Reform implementation.

10% has been set aside as incentives for States/ULBs graded on basis of each year’s reform achievement.

Reforms

List of ReformsS.No. Reform

1 E-Governance2 Constitution and Professionalization of

Municipal Cadre3 Augmenting Double Entry Accounting4 Urban Planning and City Development Plans5 Devolution of Funds and Function6 Review of Building by-laws7 Set-up financial intermediary at State level8(a) Municipal tax and fees Improvement8(b) Improvement in levy and collection of user

charges9 Credit Rating10 Energy and Water Audit11 Swachh Bharat Mission

Capacity Building is part of the SLIP and SAAP Components of Capacity Building Plan –

• Individual Capacity Building Plan – MoUD will provide a list of training institutions and States can link to cities.

to enhance the functional knowledge, improve the job related skills, and change the attitude of municipal functionaries Institutional Capacity Building Plan

to improve institutional outcomes as set out in Reforms Agenda

Capacity Building

Purchase of land for projects

Staff Salaries

Power

Telecom

Health

Education

Wages employment programmes and staff components

Inadmissible Components

Formula for Allocation to States - total population and number of statutory urban towns (50:50) State contribution to the project cost shall not be less than 20%. Funds distribution – Project fund - 80% of the annual budgetary allocation (90% during first year). Incentive for Reforms - 10% State funds for A&OE - 8% MoUD funds for A&OE - 2%

AMRUT : FinanceAMRUT supports States in creating basic urban infrastructure - Mission is project based.

1/2 of project cost to cities having population <10 lacs

1/3 of project cost to cities having population >10 lacs

Central government assistance_

Service Level Improvement Plan (SLIP) –-

citizen consultations – universal coverage

– land to be in possession – dovetail with

other Missions/Schemes – include O&M – use

PPP – execution by Urban Local Bodies.

State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) – three

times the annual allocation.

Project Development and Management

Consultants

Planning

SLIP to SAAP to Execution

State is authorized for appraisal and approval

State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) –

• Give technical sanctions,

• Ensure resilience to disasters,

• Check estimate IRR,

• Take corrective action on third party reports,

• Appraise DPRs.

Appraisal - SLTC

National Level – Apex Committee (AC) chaired by Secretary

(UD)

State Level – High Powered Steering Committee (SHPSC)

chaired by State Chief Secretary and SLTC chaired by the

Principal Secretary

District Level – Review and Monitoring Committee (DLRMC)

co-chaired by Member(s) of Parliament with the

District Collector

City Level – ULBs will be responsible for Implementation

of Mission

Independent Reforms Monitoring Agency (IRMA ) for Reforms

Mission Management & Monitoring

Master Plan of all projects to achieve universal coverage of water supply and sewerage during current Mission period (FYs 2015-16 to 2019-20)Details of Prioritized Projects Proposed & Planned under AMRUT during current FY: Sector Wise

Proposed Funding and Sharing Pattern for Priority Projects: Sector WiseSource of Funds from GoI/State/ULB (for all sectors)Year Wise breakup of Investments (for all sectors)

Plan for Achieving Service Level Benchmarks

Reporting of Physical and Financial Progress of the Projects Under the Mission during Last Financial Year

SLIP by ULBs: Content

Master Plan of all projects to achieve universal coverage

during the current Mission period based on SLIP (FYs 2015

-16 to 2019 -20)

Sector wise breakup of Consolidated investments for each

ULB in the State

ULB wise source of funds for all Sectors

Year Wise Share of Investments for all Sectors (ULB Wise

State level Plan for Achieving Service Level Benchmarks

State Level Plan of Action for Physical and Financial

Progress

SAAP by State : Content

To cover 100,000 population all urban cities/

towns/ centers about 80% of urban population

Target to cover basic services

Universal Coverage

Project approached however, mission linked

Capacity Building Strategy

People’s participation for project selection /

priorities

Base preparation for SMART cities

Opportunities

Rs. 50,000 crore for 500 cities for 5 years means about Rs.20 crore per city per year, which is too less for cities having more than one millionMinimum contribution by State is 20% however, fund contribution proportion by state and ULBs is not clearly suggestedCentral Assistance (CA) is lesser compare to JnNURM funding pattern

State and ULBs level reforms are mixed upLack of clarity in some of important reforms like “develop at least one children every year in AMRUT cities “ what size? Infrastructure facilities etc., are not specified

Issues

City JnNURM GoI share AMRUT share by GoI

Mega cities 35% 33%Million Plus cities 50% 33%

Others 80% 50%

SLIP is complex and requires lot of information and ready project report (DPR ready) which may not be possible by all ULBs without help of consultant

SLIP requires Public Consultation for Priorities & Projects , however, not strong process / strategy suggested

MoUD suggested earlier Benchmarks for water supply, sewerage, storm water drain, solid waste management are reducing to total 10 Benchmarks only

Big cities / small cities are put at par (except for CA funding pattern), which may face have implementation issues particularly for bigger cities

Issues

AMRUT is declared as MISSION, however, implementation does not show strong strategy. This needs special attentionBig cities and Small cities plan, programmes and projects must be planned by making OWN strategy/iesProject DPR must prepared with latest SOR rate only to minimise burden of tender premiumSmall cities should prepare projects like_• Water supply with simple conventional WTP• Sewerage with simple STP• Urban Transport like Non-Motorised Transport / Pedestrian/ Footpath /walkways/ sidewalks projects

Big cities should prepare projects like_• Water supply with Smart Solution like SCADA, metering etc.,

• Sewerage with Recycling solution• City bus service / BRTS/ NMT/ Pedestrian master plan/ Parking Plan etc.,

• Strom Water Drain with recharge system

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Contact : Vijay Anadkat, Fellow, EMBARQ India at vanadkat@embarqindia.orgwww.emarqindia.org ;www.wri.orgKnowledge bank: www.embarqknowledgehub.orgFollow me on Twitter: @Vijay_Anadkat

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