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Komal gupta

19/02/22 08:40 AM IST

Source: PIB

SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0

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Both SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been launched to make cities ‘garbage–free’ and ‘water–secure’.

About SBM-U 2.0:

  • Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 was launched in 2021 for a Mission period of five years.
  • It involves urban-rural convergence, whereby infrastructure projects can be taken up on a cluster basis to groups of neighbouring Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and rural areas.
  • The aim of Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 is to make the cities garbage-free.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0)

  • AMRUT 2.0 is a step towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat with the aim of making the cities ‘water secure’ and providing functional water tap connections to all households.
  • Mission also targets to provide 100% sewage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities.
  • The mission will co-opt women and youth for concurrent feedback about its progress.

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