Lok Sabha Question No. 2918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Solid Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2918

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## Solid Waste

## 2918. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) the details regarding the total estimated solid waste generated, collected, dumped and treated in the country annually, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to encourage the recycling of waste and reduce the amount of waste generated in the last four years, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount of plastic waste which is generated in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the details regarding the States which have banned the usage of single use plastic in the country; and
- (e) the various steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of solid waste management policy in the country since 2016?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) As  per  the  information  available  with  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs (MoHUA) 52.9 Million Ton per Annum (MTPA) of solid waste is generated in the country, out of which, 46% is processed. The State/UT-wise details are enclosed in the Annexure.
- (b) For sound management of various type of wastes,the Government has comprehensively revised and notified all waste management rules in 2016including the Solid Waste  Management  (SWM)  Rules,  2016.  Provisions  have  been  made  in  the  Rules  to encourage recycling, re-use, recovery and processing of waste; inclusion of waste pickers in the overall strategy; the local bodies to provide processing and disposal facilities including sanitary landfills etc. The  waste  management  rules  on  plastic  and  E-waste  put  the responsibility on the producers, importers and brand owners to work out modalities for waste collection system based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility.  The Construction  and  Demolition  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016  prescribe  the  mandatory procurement  of  material  (10-20%)  in  municipal  and  government  contracts  in  order  to encourage recycling and re-utilisation of such wastes.
- (c) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) conducted study in 60 major cities of India. It has been estimated that around 4059 Tonne per day of plastic waste is generated from these cities. Extrapolating this data to the entire country, it is estimated that around 25,940 Tonne

of  plastic  waste  per  day  is  generated  in  the  country.The  range  of  plastic  waste  in  the municipal solid wastevaries from 3.10% (Chandigarh) to 12.47% (Surat).

(d) Many State  Governments  havenotifiedcomplete  or  partial  ban  on  the  use  of  plastic carry  bags/single  use  plastic.15  States  and  4  UTs  have  issued  notifications/orders  for complete ban on plastic carry bags and/or other single-use plastic items. In addition, some States/UTs have introduced partial bans on carry bags or single-use items.

(e) In supersession of Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  has  notified  Solid  Waste Management Rules, 2016. The Rulesprescribe, inter alia, responsibilities ofvarious Ministries, Departments, Urban  Local Bodies, Gram Panchayats, and defines criteria for setting up of solid  waste  processing  and  treatment  facilities,  waste  to  energy  plants,  standards  and  site selection  criteria  of  sanitary  landfills  etc.  `Further,  MoHUA  has  issued  guidelines  for collection,  categorization,  transportation  and  disposal  of  solid  waste.  MoHUA  is  also implementing the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) under which various steps have been taken to  manage solid  waste  in  an  environmentally  sound  manner.  During  the  mission  period  of 2014-15  to  2019-20,  an  allocation  of  Rs.  7424.24  Cr  has  been  made  for  solid  waste management related projects.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2918 DUE FOR REPLY ON 28/12/2018 REGARDING SOLID WASTE RAISED BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## State/UT-wise Status of Solid Waste Generated and Processed up to November 2018

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT                 | Total Waste Generation (MTPA)   | Total Waste Processing (%)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh            | 2,330,160                       | 29%                          |
|         2 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 36,500                          | 52%                          |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 66,065                          | 20%                          |
|         4 | Assam                     | 413,910                         | 35%                          |
|         5 | Bihar                     | 828,915                         | 43%                          |
|         6 | Chandigarh UT             | 172,280                         | 85%                          |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh              | 601,885                         | 84%                          |
|         8 | Daman & Diu               | 11,680                          | 65%                          |
|         9 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 12,775                          | 0%                           |
|        10 | NCT of Delhi              | 3,832,500                       | 55%                          |
|        11 | Goa                       | 94,900                          | 65%                          |
|        12 | Gujarat                   | 3,702,925                       | 57%                          |
|        13 | Haryana                   | 1,647,610                       | 17%                          |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh          | 124,830                         | 40%                          |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir           | 501,510                         | 8%                           |
|        16 | Jharkhand                 | 849,335                         | 42%                          |
|        17 | Karnataka                 | 3,650,000                       | 32%                          |
|        18 | Kerala                    | 227,760                         | 60%                          |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh            | 2,344,760                       | 65%                          |
|        20 | Maharashtra               | 8,238,050                       | 44%                          |

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT      | Total Waste Generation (MTPA)   | Total Waste Processing (%)   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 21.       | Manipur        | 64,240                          | 50%                          |
| 22.       | Meghalaya      | 97,820                          | 58%                          |
| 23.       | Mizoram        | 73,365                          | 4%                           |
| 24.       | Nagaland       | 124,830                         | 52%                          |
| 25        | Odisha         | 992,800                         | 12%                          |
| 26.       | Puduchery UT   | 127,750                         | 10%                          |
| 27.       | Punjab         | 1,496,500                       | 33%                          |
| 28.       | Rajasthan      | 2,372,500                       | 55%                          |
| 29.       | Sikkim         | 32,485                          | 66%                          |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu     | 5,601,655                       | 55%                          |
| 31.       | Telangana      | 2,690,415                       | 73%                          |
| 32.       | Tripura        | 153,300                         | 45%                          |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh  | 6,132,000                       | 57%                          |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand    | 513,190                         | 38%                          |
| 35.       | West Bengal    | 2,810,500                       | 5%                           |
|           | Total/ Average | 52,971,720                      | 46.03%                       |