RAS question
AMRUT scheme is related to:
Correct answer: (A) Urban infrastructure - water supply, sewerage, parks.
AMRUT is related to urban infrastructure, especially water supply, sewerage and septage management, and green spaces and parks in cities.
Explanation
AMRUT stands for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, and its central focus is urban infrastructure. AMRUT covers 500 cities, while AMRUT 2.0, launched in 2021, aims at 100% water supply coverage and sewerage or septage management in all statutory towns. PIB states that AMRUT focuses on universal water-supply coverage, substantial improvement in sewerage and septage management, and other basic amenities in 500 cities. PIB also lists the scheme’s basic urban-infrastructure sectors as water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm-water drainage, non-motorised urban transport, and development of green spaces and parks. Urban infrastructure is therefore the only sector that fits AMRUT.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Rural roads are outside AMRUT’s urban focus; AMRUT is framed around services and infrastructure in cities and statutory towns.
- (C) Education is not one of AMRUT’s sectors; AMRUT is tied to urban services such as water supply, sewerage, drainage, transport and parks.
- (D) Defence is unrelated to the expansion of AMRUT and to PIB-listed sectors of basic urban infrastructure.
Concept
Government-scheme preparation under Indian Economy requires matching flagship schemes with their sectors. RAS repeats such areas because schemes like AMRUT connect Union missions with urban local bodies and everyday service delivery.