URBAN WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES FOR
901 TOWNS APPROVED
Ministry of Urban
Development & Poverty Alleviation has approved water supply
schemes for 901 towns under the Accelerated Urban Water Supply
Programme up to July, 2003. The cost of these schemes is estimated
to be Rs. 1173.98 crore. An amount of Rs. 524.06 crore has been
released as Central share since launching of the programme in
March, 1994. So far, 321 schemes in as many towns are reported
to have been completed or partially commissioned.
The Accelerated
Urban Water Supply Programme (AUWSP) was launched to extend financial
support to the State Governments/local bodies and to provide water
supply facilities in towns having population less than 20 thousand
as per 1991 census. It is now proposed to bring small towns having
population less than 20 thousand as per 2001 census under the
programme, by modifying the existing guidelines.
In the 10th
plan Rs. 900 crore have been allocated under Central Plan for
implementation of AUWSP. In the year 2002-03 funds amounting Rs.
121.95 crore were released to the States under AUWSP. Maximum
amount of Rs. 24.26 crore was released to Uttar Pradesh while
Madhya Pradesh got Rs. 12.36 crore and Karnataka Rs. 10.55 crore.
During 2003-04 (Up to July ’03) 41.53 crore have been released
to States against an outlay of Rs. 140 crore. Rs. 16.47 crore
have been released for Uttar Pradesh, Rs. 7.82 crore for Karnataka
and Rs. 5.77 crore for Gujarat.
