Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation is a centrally sponsored scheme designed to upgrade basic urban infrastructure, focusing primarily on universal water supply, sewerage management, stormwater drainage, and green space development in selected cities.

Under Indian Economy

• It shifts the focus of urban planning from episodic asset creation to outcome-linked service delivery benchmarks like universal household tap coverage.
• The mission incentivizes Urban Local Bodies to undertake structural administrative reforms, improve credit ratings, and raise capital through municipal bonds.
• It addresses critical gaps in urban water security and public health, advancing Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 11 within the framework of decentralized governance.

In General Studies Papers II and III, UPSC frames questions around urban governance, fiscal federalism, and infrastructure resilience. The examination typically tests the effectiveness of reform-linked financial assistance in empowering Urban Local Bodies, alongside the mission's capacity to mitigate urban water stress. Candidates are expected to analyze administrative bottlenecks in municipal implementation and evaluate the shift toward a circular water economy under the expanded phase of the mission.

• Government policies and interventions GS2