Lok Sabha Question No. 5007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: SBM in West Bengal
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

- (d)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5007

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 25, 2021 SBM IN WEST BENGAL

NO. 5007.   SHRI RAJU BISTA :

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  and  progress  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (SBM)  in West Bengal, especially in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts;
- (b) the funds allocated under SBM for its its implementation;
- (c) whether the Government has achieved ODF+ and ODF++ status
- as per the set deadline of 31.03.2020;
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure sanitation in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): Progress of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of West Bengal, including  Darjeeling and Kalimpong is at Annexure. The Mission-period allocation for implementation  of  the  Mission  in  West  Bengal  is  ₹  911.34  crores,
- out of which ₹ 410.42 Crores have been released.
- (c) & (d) :  No Sir. Only 2 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) (Barackpore Cantt.  and  Lebong  Cantt.)  in  West  Bengal  have  been  certified  as Open  Defecation  Free  Plus  (ODF+)  and  none  of  the  ULBs  are certified ODF++.
- (e)  :    Besides  releasing Central Share (CS) of funds to  States and Union Territories (UTs), Government has introduced ODF+,  ODF++ and Water+ protocols to impart  further impetus to sustain the ODF outcomes. Under these protocols the entire value chain of sanitation is addressed, including access to toilets, cleanliness of CT/PTs,  safe  management  of  faecal  sludge  and  waste  water  to prevent discharge of untreated liquid waste in open land or water bodies.

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ANNEXURE TO PART (a) AND (b) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5007  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.3.2021 REGARDING 'SBM-U IN WEST BENGAL'

## Progress of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in West Bengal

Physical Progress

## (a) Toilet construction :

| Type of Toilets                       | Type of Toilets                       | Target         | Completed      |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) | Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) | 4,32,000 Units | 4,21,005 Units |
|                                       | Community/Public Toilet (CT/PT)       | 5226 seats     | 7767 seats     |

## (b) Open Defecation Free (ODF) status :

| ODF Type           | No. of certified ULBs   | Total ULBs in the State   |
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| 81                 | 128                     | ODF                       |
| ODF+ 2 (Barackpore | and Lebong Cantt.)      | ODF                       |
| ODF++              | Nil                     | ODF                       |

## (c) Solid Waste Management :

| Activity                | Target (in %)   | Achievement (in %)   |
|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Door-to-door collection | 100 %           | 86 %                 |
| 100% source segregation | 100 %           | 19 %                 |
| Processing              | 100 %           | 9 %                  |

- (d). Swachh Survekshans : West Bengal has not participated in Swachh Survekshan since the last two years (i.e. in 2019 and 2020).

## Progress of SBM-U in Darjeeling and Kalimpong (Municipality)

## (a) Toilet construction :

| Type of Toilets                       | Darjeeling   | Darjeeling   | Kalimpong   | Kalimpong   |
|---------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|                                       | Target       | Completed    | Target      | Completed   |
| Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) | 615 units    | 615 units    | 540         | 540 units   |
| Community/Public Toilet (CT/PT)       | 16 seats     |              | units seats |             |
|                                       |              | 16 seats     | 22          | 86 seats    |

- (b) ODF status : Both Darjeeling and Kalimopong municipalities are self declared ODF.

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