Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Management of Solid Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 919

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018

## Management of Solid Waste

## 919. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether Central Pollution Control  Board  (CPCB) has  made  assessment  for quantity  of solid waste generated in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  quantum  of  solid  waste  allowed  to  be  treated using modern methods;
- (c) whether it is a fact that 62 million tonnes of waste is generated annually in the country at present and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated new Rules for effective implementation of Solid Waste Management (SWM) and if so, the details and major highlights of the new rules; and
- (e) whether the Government  proposes to launch a massive awareness campaign  in association with communities, NGOs  and  other stakeholders to push for better implementation of SWM Rules and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) As per the  assessment  made  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  its annual  report  for  the  year  2013-2014,MSW  generation  from  34  states&  union  territories  is  1, 43,449  TPD.  As  per  the  annual  report of  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  on implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules for year 2016-17 it is estimated that the total generation  of  solid  waste  is  approximately  1,50,000  T/day.  Approximately  90%(1,35000 MT/day) is  collected.  Out  of  the  collected  waste,  20%  (27,000  MT/day)  is  processed  and  the remaining 80% (10,8000MT/day) is going to the dumping sites.

- (d) 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 no waste  generator  shall  throw,  burn  or  bury  the  solid  waste  generated  by  him,  on  streets,  open

public spaces outside his premises or in the drain or water bodies. Further, the Rules direct the waste  generators  to  segregate  the  waste  at  source  and  hand  over  the  segregated  waste  to authorised  waste  pickers  or  waste  collectors.  Under  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  local authorities  and  village  Panchayats,  the  Rules  direct  street  sweepers  not  to  burn  tree  leaves collected from street sweeping and store them separately and handover to the authorised waste collectors.  The  Rules  mandate  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  to  frame  Bye-Laws  incorporating  the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and ensure timely implementation.

(e) A  national  level  Capacity  Building  Program  on  Waste  Management  Rules  have  been designed to be implemented in 68 cities of the country in first phase in association with Central Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  within  the  umbrella  framework  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (SBM).  Till date 20 Capacity building programmes are conducted on waste management rules. Further,  The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate Change  (MoEFCC) has introduced scheme  of  'Creation  of  Management  Structure  for  Hazardous  Substances',  under  which  the Ministry provide financial assistance under sub-schemes of  'Capacity building of  government agencies/organizations/department/civil  society/institute  with  respect  to  environmentally  sound management  of  chemicals  and  wastes'  and  'Organizing  awareness  program  with  various stakeholders for implementation of various waste and chemicals management rules'

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