Lok Sabha Question No. 2234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Report on Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

No. 2234

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2234

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 15, 2017

REPORT ON SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken to cope  with inability of municipal bodies, ineffective  cleanliness  and  poor  processing  of  both  solid  and  liquid waste  which  was  highlighted  in  the  TISS  (Tata  Institute  of  Social Sciences) report on Swachh Bharat;
- (b)  whether  the  Mission  Statutory  National  Council  for  Sanitation  has
- been set up and if so, details thereof; and;
- (c)  the  steps  taken to bring in behavioural changes to the success of
- the mission?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a):   Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has taken various steps to make Municipal Bodies more effective in processing of Solid and Liquid Waste. These are as under:-
- (i) MoUD  facilitates  in  framing  broad  policies,  advisories  and guidelines on sanitation systems  including solid  waste management systems.
- (ii) Additional Central Assistance (ACA) is provided under various  programmes  of  MoUD  from  time  to  time.  MoUD  is providing  enhanced  assistance  of  35%  in  place  of  earlier 20%  to  setup  new  Municipal  Solid  Waste  Management facilities  as  per  the  revised  guidelines  of  Swachh  Bharat Mission.

- (iii) To  develop  competiveness  among  the  Urban  Local  Bodies,
- under Swachh Survekshan for processing of Municipal Solid Waste,  the  Solid  Waste  component  has  been  given  the maximum weightage in this Survey.
- (iv) Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban is accorded  through  providing  100%  tap  water  supplied  to households  and  the  next  highest  priority  is  for  providing 100%  Sewerage  and  Septage  Management  facilities  by
- Transformation (AMRUT)  programme,  highest priority ULBs/States.
- (v) On  line  educational  portals  in  which  60  best  practices  on
- sanitation  have  been  uploaded  for  training  the  municipal staff in the solid waste management.
- (b): Ministry has set up National Advisory and Review Committee (an inter-ministerial entity) to oversee the implementation of projects.
- (c) A key strategy under SBM (Urban) is behaviour change
- communication to ensure that sanitation as an issue is mainstreamed with   the   general   public  at  large   and  should  cover  issues  of open defecation, prevention of manual scavenging, hygiene practices, proper use and maintenance of toilet facilities (household, community or otherwise), etc., and its related health and environmental consequences.  MoUD  and  State  Govts./UTs  have  taken  the  following initiatives for behavioural change:-
- (i) Citizen-Partnered thematic drives launched every fortnight.
- (ii) Intense Multi-media campaign  titled 'Asli Tarakki' and 'Compost  Banao,  Compost  Apnao'  launched  for  targeting behaviour change.
- (iii) Intensive engagement with self-help groups and students to
- use  them  as  agents  for  behavioural  change  towards  Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in the country.
- (iv) Third party certification of ODF claims of cities and states,
- to be renewed every 6 months

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