In Madhya Pradesh Budget, 2017-18, the provision for AMRUT Scheme is
- (a)₹ 500 crores
- (b)₹ 600 crores
- (c)₹ 700 crores
- (d)₹ 800 crores
Correct — C, ₹700 crores. In the Madhya Pradesh Budget for 2017-18, the amount earmarked for the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme was ₹700 crore, as recorded in the commission's key. AMRUT is the Centre's flagship urban mission (launched 2015) for basic services — water supply, sewerage, storm-water drains, urban transport and green spaces — in selected cities.
- (a)₹ 500 crores — Not the figure provided for AMRUT in the MP 2017-18 budget.
- (b)₹ 600 crores — Not the amount budgeted for the scheme that year.
- (d)₹ 800 crores — Higher than the actual 2017-18 provision for AMRUT.
AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) is a centrally-sponsored urban mission launched in June 2015. Its priority is universal household water supply and sewerage/septage, along with storm-water drainage, non-motorised urban transport and parks/green spaces. States match central funds and make their own budget provisions; MP's 2017-18 provision for it was ₹700 crore.
This is a state-budget-recall item — you either remember the figure or you don't. Anchor it to the AMRUT theme (urban water and sanitation) and the round figure of ₹700 crore for MP in 2017-18.
- AMRUT was launched in June 2015; its core focus is urban water supply and sewerage.
- It covered about 500 selected cities/towns across India.
- The successor mission, AMRUT 2.0, was launched in 2021 for urban water security.
- MP Budget 2017-18 provision for AMRUT: ₹700 crore.
- Water supply (universal tap connections)
- Sewerage & septage management
- Storm-water drainage
- Non-motorised urban transport
- Parks & green spaces
AMRUT (2015) targets basic urban services; MP's 2017-18 budget set aside ₹700 crore for it.
- Confusing AMRUT (water/sewerage) with the Smart Cities Mission or Swachh Bharat
- Mixing up the central allocation with the state budget provision
MPPSC often asks the budget provision or launch year for a named scheme — link AMRUT to urban water supply, 2015, and (for MP 2017-18) ₹700 crore.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The AMRUT scheme primarily aims to provide which basic urban service?
- (a)Water supply and sewerage
- (b)Rural electrification
- (c)Crop insurance
- (d)Skill training
Answer(a) Water supply and sewerage — AMRUT's core focus.
- practice — not a real PYQ
AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) was launched in the year:
- (a)2011
- (b)2014
- (c)2015
- (d)2019
Answer(c) 2015 — launched in June 2015.