to provide basic services to households and build amenities in cities, with a special emphasis on improving the quality of life for the poor and the disadvantaged. The thrust areas under AMRUT mission are ensuring water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, urban transport and availability of green and open spaces, reform management and support and capacity building for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Further, in AMRUT Mission, project-by-project sanction by the MoUD has been replaced by approval of the State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) once a year by the MoUD, based on which funds are released. The States have to give project sanctions and approvals at their end. The ULBs are responsible for implementation of the mission through development of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and bid documents for projects in the approved SAAP, procurement of implementation agencies and ensuring timely completion of work. The ULBs are responsible for developing a roadmap for reform implementation and capacity building and building coordination and collaboration among stakeholders for timely completion of projects without escalation of project cost.
