Manohar Lal reviews Goa's urban schemes; to consider 24x7 Drink from Tap request
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal reviewed urban development schemes in Goa with CM Pramod Sawant in Panaji on 12 May 2025 and agreed to consider the state's request for a 24x7 Drink from Tap water supply scheme under AMRUT 2.0.
Summary
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal reviewed the progress of urban development schemes in Goa with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in Panaji on 12 May 2025, covering AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0, PMAY-U, Smart Cities Mission, SBM-U, DAY-NULM and PM SVANidhi. The Chief Minister sought special assistance under AMRUT 2.0 for a 24x7 water supply Drink from Tap (DfT) project costing about ₹652.61 crore, including at least ₹326.30 crore of special financial assistance. The Union Minister agreed to consider the request. The CM also asked that Goa be treated as a special case under AMRUT 2.0 and SBM-U 2.0 because of its high tourist inflow.
Key facts
- Date/venue
- 12 May 2025, Panaji
- Participants
- Manohar Lal; CM Pramod Sawant
- Request
- 24x7 Drink from Tap (DfT) under AMRUT 2.0
- Project cost
- ~₹652.61 crore; special assistance sought ≥ ₹326.30 crore
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Goa sought special assistance for a 24x7 'Drink from Tap' water supply project under which scheme during the review on 12 May 2025?
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Correct answer: D — AMRUT 2.0
The Chief Minister sought special assistance for the 24x7 Drink from Tap project under AMRUT 2.0.
The approximate project cost of Goa's proposed 24x7 Drink from Tap (DfT) water supply project was:
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Correct answer: B — ₹652.61 crore
The project cost is about ₹652.61 crore; ₹326.30 crore was the minimum special financial assistance sought.