Lok Sabha Question No. 3354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Solid and Liquid Waste Management Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3354

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Solid and Liquid Waste Management Projects

## 3354. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the guidelines/norms issued by the Government for Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) Projects in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  programmes  to  make  people  aware  about SLWM Projects in the country particularly in rural areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  the  financial  and  technical  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  for SLWMProjects across the country so far, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the  number  of  Regional  and  National  workshops  on  SLWM  Projects  held  across  the country  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/  UT-wise  along with the outcome of such workshops?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) to (c) The  Ministry  in  supersession  of  Municipal  Solid  Waste  (Management  and Handling)  Rules,  2000,  has  notified  the  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016.  The  Rules prescribe that waste generators shall not throw, burn or bury the solid waste generated by them, on streets, open public spaces outside their premises or in the drain or water bodies.The Rules prescribe  the  waste  generators  to  segregate  the  waste  at  source  and  hand  over  the  segregated waste  to  authorized  waste  pickers  or  waste  collectors.Ministry  has  also  notified  the  Effluent Discharge Standards for Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs).

Further, The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) had published the Manual on Sewerage  and  Sewage  Treatment  Systems  in  the  year  2013  and  Manual  on  Municipal  Solid Waste Management in the year 2016 for guiding the States/UTs and  all other stakeholders  in planning,  designing,  executing,  operating  and  maintaining  solid  and  liquid  waste  management projects in the urban areas of the Country.

MoHUA is implementing the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) since 2 nd October, 2014 with solid waste management as an eligible component for funding under this Mission.Further, Government of India has launched 'Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)' and 'Smart Cities Mission' on 25 th June, 2015. The Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the State Government by funding for the sewerage component under the Missions.Under these programmes public outreach is also an admissible component.

(d) and (e) The  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  releasedfor  each  State/UT  for  Solid  Waste Management (SWM) under SBM-Urban from 2.10.2014 till date is placed at Annexure-I. Under the scheme of 'Creation of Management Structure for Hazardous Substances', the Ministry has engaged National Productivity Council (NPC) for awareness creation and capacity building in 20 towns/cities  through  workshops,  trainings  etc.  The  programme  is  aimed  to  raise  awareness among  the  stakeholders  about  plastic  waste  management.  Further,  the  Ministry  has  engaged educational  research  and  action  groups  and  non-governmental  organisations  for  carrying  out awareness campaigns among public about ill effects of waste on environment and human health.

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## ANNEXURE - I

|   Sl. No. | State/UT            |   Mission Allocation for Solid Waste Management (SWM) |   Funds released for SWM(In Rs.Crores) |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|         1 | A&N Islands         |                                                  3.52 |                                   1.69 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                571.33 |                                 517.43 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                 36.28 |                                  26.43 |
|         4 | Assam               |                                                244.3  |                                 200.8  |
|         5 | Bihar               |                                                556.68 |                                 385.95 |
|         6 | Chandigarh          |                                                 28.02 |                                  25.29 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh        |                                                357.85 |                                 357.85 |
|         8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                  4.13 |                                   0.92 |
|         9 | Daman &Diu          |                                                  2.58 |                                   0.66 |
|        10 | Delhi               |                                                349.75 |                                 160.99 |
|        11 | Goa                 |                                                 17.09 |                                  15.13 |
|        12 | Gujarat             |                                                834.15 |                                 786    |
|        13 | Haryana             |                                                287.08 |                                 180.36 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                 43.95 |                                  30.7  |
|        15 | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                                200.63 |                                 131.68 |
|        16 | Jharkhand           |                                                258.71 |                                 209.44 |
|        17 | Karnataka           |                                                820.96 |                                 559.62 |
|        18 | Kerala              |                                                219.99 |                                  97.18 |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                920.04 |                                 748.09 |
|        20 | Maharashtra         |                                               1677.8  |                                1144.62 |
|        21 | Manipur             |                                                 83.1  |                                  45.36 |
|        22 | Meghalaya           |                                                 24.12 |                                  10.66 |
|        23 | Mizoram             |                                                 49.02 |                                  31.89 |
|        24 | Nagaland            |                                                 53.49 |                                  42.33 |
|        25 | Odisha              |                                                372.02 |                                 246.29 |
|        26 | Puducherry          |                                                 28.94 |                                  12.06 |
|        27 | Punjab              |                                                364.02 |                                 218.38 |
|        28 | Rajasthan           |                                                705.46 |                                 611.35 |
|        29 | Sikkim              |                                                 11.52 |                                   5.95 |
|        30 | Tamil Nadu          |                                               1200.5  |                                1101.12 |
|        31 | Telangana           |                                                413.74 |                                 196.25 |
|        32 | Tripura             |                                                100.37 |                                  34.71 |
|        33 | Uttar Pradesh       |                                               1740.98 |                                1193.2  |
|        34 | Uttarakhand         |                                                112    |                                  61.25 |
|        35 | West Bengal         |                                                911.34 |                                 410.42 |