RAS question
How many cities/towns from Rajasthan were included under AMRUT 2.0 (launched October 2021)?
Correct answer: (C) 213.
Rajasthan had 213 ULBs included under AMRUT 2.0, as reflected in the tripartite agreement signed between MoHUA, the Government of Rajasthan and all ULBs.
Explanation
AMRUT 2.0 widened the mission from the earlier AMRUT 1.0 city set to all statutory towns: Rajasthan had 29 cities under AMRUT 1.0 and about 213 statutory towns under AMRUT 2.0. RUDSICO records the operational count in the minutes of the first State Level High Powered Steering Committee meeting under AMRUT 2.0: the tripartite agreement between MoHUA, the Government of Rajasthan and all ULBs "(213)" had been signed digitally on 30 September 2021. This AMRUT 2.0 progress section links the mission work to water supply, sewerage, septage management, green space and rejuvenation of water bodies.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 29 fits the narrower AMRUT 1.0 Rajasthan coverage, while AMRUT 2.0 expanded Rajasthan's coverage to 213 ULBs.
- (B) 47 is not supported by the Rajasthan AMRUT 2.0 progress record; RUDSICO identifies all ULBs in the tripartite agreement as 213.
- (D) 519 refers to Rajasthan's total urban centres in Census 2011, but AMRUT 2.0 coverage here is tied to statutory-town/ULB inclusion rather than all statutory and census towns together.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan urban development schemes, especially the shift from selective city coverage to wider statutory-town coverage under AMRUT 2.0. It recurs in RAS because state-level implementation counts often distinguish statutory towns, ULBs and broader Census urban-centre totals.