PM To Launch Three Mega Schemes Tomorrow For Revamping Urban India
24 June, New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch three flagship schemes tomorrow for urban revamp. The three projects are Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, AMRUT and Housing For All.
Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the schemes will be an important milestone for urban development in the country.
Rs 48,000 crore Smart City mission is aimed at applying smart solutions to improve infrastructure and service delivery in the cities. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the idea is to develop the overall quality of life for citizens and make these cities as role models for others to follow.
The AMRUT mission, worth Rs 50,000 crore, aims at infrastructure development of 500 cities with population of over one lakh.
Naidu said basic infrastructure like sanitation, drinking water, solid and waste management and transport will be provided. Housing For All mission will enable decent houses to all the needy, particularly the economically weaker sections and low income group.
The Minister said this mission will be taken up in all the 4041 notified towns across the country.
The schemes have been finalised after extensive consultations with states and other stakeholders. Mayors and municipal chairpersons of 500 cities from across the country have been invited for the launch.