Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched the operational guidelines of Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0, in New Delhi. The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 guidelines have been designed after multiple rounds of stakeholder consultations and feedback from them.
The Minister said the second phases of both the missions are set to transform the country into a really Clean country. The country had become ODF in 2019, on the basis of third-party verification, and it will now move to ODF and ODF.
That movement from ODF to Garbage-free will bring about major changes in the ecosystem. AMRUT Mission was earlier covering only 500 cities, and the same will now expand to all the cities. The scheme will not only provide water tap connections, it will also help in the realization of the real value of water.
Describing the launch of guidelines as the Diwali gift to the citizens of the country for a clean environment, he said that these are being issued within four weeks of the launch of the mission. The Minister lauded the State Governments for participating in both the missions whole-heartedly and also signing the tripartite MoU in such a short time.
The guidelines have been designed under the guiding principles that include equity and inclusiveness to ensure that Mission benefits reach all sections of society, focus on capacity building, extensive digital enablements for implementing every component of the Mission.
