Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is a Union government mission to improve basic urban services and residents' quality of life. Launched in 2015, it focuses on water supply, sewerage, urban greenery and selected transport improvements, linking better infrastructure with a healthier urban environment.

Reliable water supply and better sanitation

A central objective is to ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured water supply and a sewerage connection. The mission therefore addresses both the availability of water and the safe management of wastewater.

• Water-supply improvements include creating or rehabilitating supply systems and improving distribution so that infrastructure translates into reliable household services.
• Sewerage and septage management address the collection, treatment and safe disposal of domestic wastewater and faecal waste.
• Storm-water drainage is an eligible mission component intended to reduce urban flooding; it is distinct from sewerage infrastructure.
• The original mission covered 500 selected cities and towns, rather than every urban settlement.

Greener public spaces and less-polluting mobility

AMRUT seeks to increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well-maintained open spaces, including parks. Its original objectives also connect urban mobility with pollution reduction.

• Accessible parks and green spaces improve the quality of the urban environment and provide places for recreation.
• The mission aims to reduce pollution by encouraging a shift towards public transport and providing facilities for walking and cycling.
• These objectives complement basic-service improvements: urban rejuvenation concerns the quality of public spaces and movement, not merely the construction of water infrastructure.

Expanded water-security objectives under AMRUT 2.0

AMRUT 2.0, launched in 2021, extends the mission's water focus towards making cities water secure. Its coverage and priorities should be distinguished from those of the original mission.

• It seeks universal water-supply coverage through functional household tap connections in all statutory towns.
• It seeks universal sewerage and septage-management coverage in the 500 cities covered by the original AMRUT mission.
• It promotes a circular economy of water through treated-wastewater reuse, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation.
• These measures support urban environmental management by reducing freshwater demand and improving the management of wastewater and local water resources.