The Centre has approved an investment of over 5500 crore rupees for basic urban infrastructure in six states under Atal Mission. <br/><br/>The States are Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat, Rajasthan,Odisha, Jharkhand and Meghalaya. An official release said, the investment will be made for providing household water taps, improving water supply, sewerage networks, urban transport and provision of open and green spaces in one hundred eleven Atal Mission cities of these states. <br/><br/>The decision was taken by the Apex committee of Urban Development Ministry under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, AMRUT in New Delhi. With this now the total investment approved so far under Atal Mission has gone up to over Rs 26,000 crore involving a central assistance of over 12 thousand crore rupees. <br/><br/>The Apex Comiitee also approved the release of central assistance of 520 crore rupees for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM scheme. Under AMRUT, 497 cities and towns with a population of over one lakh and all state capitals and cities and towns of tourism and economic importance and hill stations have been included. The mission was launched in June last year.