A shot in the arm for Urban Rejuvenation Mission

A shot in the arm for Urban Rejuvenation Mission

Context

In a boost to infrastructure development in cities, the total outlay for the Urban Rejuvenation Mission, which includes projects under AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission, will be Rs. 12,169 crore, according to the Budget proposals for 2018-2019

Smart Cities Mission

• The Smart Cities Mission, will get Rs. 6,169 crore in 2018-2019, including Rs. 169 crore towards capacity building for urban development.
• This will be used to develop 100 smart cities.
• According to a press release, 99 cities have been selected under the Smart Cities Mission with an outlay of Rs. 2.04 lakh crore, projects worth Rs. 2350 crore have been completed, and work for Rs. 20,852 crore is under progress.

AMRUT

• Under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the allocation proposed is Rs. 6,000 crore
• This will be towards the Urban Rejuvenation Mission of 500 cities.
• Under the AMRUT programme, the State-level plans of Rs. 77,640 crore for 500 cities have been approved