6 Years of Urban Transformation: Infra in Numbers

26 Jun 2021

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) recently commemorated 6 years of the three transformative Urban Missions - Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Atal Mission for Urban Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), which were launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on 25th June, 2015.

Highlights of Achievements

1.12 crore houses sanctioned and over 83 lakh houses grounded under PMAY-U
16 lakh families benefitted from PMAY-U’s Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)
Government investment under PMAY-U created around 689 crore person days of employment translating into around 246 lakh jobs
Affordable Rental Housing Complexes scheme under PMAY-U for urban migrants/ poor has elicited remarkable response on ground
So far, 105 lakh household water tap connections and 78 lakh sewer/ sepatage connections provided under AMRUT Mission
88 lakh streetlights replaced with energy efficient LED lights leading to energy savings of 193 crore units
84.6 lakh tons carbon footprint reduced through various initiatives under AMRUT, as per TERI
70 cities have developed and operationalised Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) under Smart Cities Mission
310 Smart Road projects, 57 Smart Solar Projects and 101 Smart Water Projects completed