Jal Hi AMRIT Programme

About Jal Hi AMRIT Programme:

• It was launched under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme.
• Under this initiative, it is envisaged to incentivise State & UTs to manage the used water (sewage) treatment plants (UWTPs/ STPs) efficiently to ensure recyclable good quality treated water, meeting environmental standards, on a sustained basis. 
• The purpose of the exercise is to build competition among the cities, develop capacities and incentivise them to attain the best quality of used treated water at the treatment facilities. 
• The main focus is thus on capacity building & incentivizing qualitative improvements in the treated discharge effluent. 
• A mid-course assessment and water quality testing will be conducted, culminating in a final assessment & award of Clean Water Credits in terms of a Star-rating (between 3 stars to 5 stars) certificate valid for six months. 

Key facts about AMRUT 2.0 scheme

• It was launched for a period of five years, from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26.
• It is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 cities covered in the first phase of the AMRUT scheme.
• AMRUT 2.0 will promote a circular economy of water by developing the City Water Balance Plan (CWBP) for each city, focusing on recycling/reusing treated sewage, rejuvenating water bodies, and water conservation.