Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved all urban water-supply schemes of the Jharkhand government under the recently launched Atal Renewal and Urban Transformation Mission (AMRUT) 2.0. The state has been allocated a grant of 1178 crore rupees as contribution amount from the Central government for all schemes under AMRUT 2.0.<br />'' <br />'' Jharkhand becomes the first state to submit the City Water Balance Plan among other six states for the first phase of AMRUT 2.0. <br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the central government has given its nod to strengthen water supply and urban resources of 16 municipal bodies under the new plan. More than 1 lakh 90 thousand households present in 16 different municipal bodies will be provided with free tap-water connections under this scheme, benefiting over 9 lakh people.</span>