Lok Sabha Question No. 4472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4472 TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 08, 2019

## SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

No. 4472        SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has carried out any evaluation of Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the manner  in which the Mission is being implemented  in metropolitan cities and towns; and
- (d) the steps taken for effective implementation of the Mission?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)and(b) :  Yes, Madam. For evaluating the Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas, Government  has  conducted  three  all India annual cleanliness surveys titled 'Swachh Survekshan (SS)' in 2016, 2017 and 2018,  in  which  cities  are  ranked  in  terms  of  cleanliness  and  citizen response to the functioning of the municipalities. The number of cities participating in these Survekshans have increased from 73 metropolitan cities (having population of ten lakh and above and state capitals) in 2016 to 434 (having population of one lakh and above) in 2017 and to 4203 (all Urban Local Bodies and 61 Cantonment Boards) in  2018.  The  third  round  of  survey  'Swachh  Survekshan-2018'  was conducted in a record time of 66 days and became the largest ever sanitation survey in the world, impacting around 40 crore citizens. The 'Swachh  Survekshan-2019',  is  being  conducted  across  all  ULBs (including  62  Cantonment  Boards)  across  the  country  from  4  -  31 January, 2019.

Additionally, Government is focusing on elimination of Open Defecation  through  construction  of  toilets  and  behaviour  change. Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  and  States/  Union  Territories  (UTs)  are certified  as  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  after  verification  by  an independent agency, according to a defined protocol.

(c):The  SBM-U  is  being  implemented  in  the  country  through  State Governments  and  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations  in  all  ULBs, including  metropolitan  cities.  State  High  Power  Committee  (SHPC) approved proposals are received from State Government/ UTs and the Central  share  funds  are  released  to  them  as  per  admissibility  under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) Guidelines.

(d):  Governmenthas  taken  various steps  for  effective  implementation of the Mission.  These steps include policy interventions for promotion of City Compost, Power from Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants, utilisation of  Refuse  Derived  Fuel  (RDF)  as  fuel  in  cement  plants  and  industrial units, encouraging use of products made  from Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste and encouraging use of plastic waste for road construction,  providing  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  WtE plants, etc. SBM- U Guidelines have been revised to provide additional funds and flexibility to states/ UTs for meeting their ODF targets. For North East (NE) and Himalayan States, the Central share for IHHL has been  enhanced  to  Rs.10,800/-  per  unit.  Moreover,  Central  share  for Community  toilets  (CT)  have  been  increased  from  Rs.26,000/-  to Rs.39,200/- per seat and Public Toilets (PT) have also been covered for funding  up  to  the  same  amount.  Urinals  have  also  been  covered  for central share funding up to Rs.12,800/- per unit.

Besides this, the other steps taken for effective implementation of the Mission,  include  hand-holding  support  to  all  States/ULBs,  issuing  of advisories  on  various  subjects,  conducting  capacity  building  training and workshops, carrying out public awareness campaign for behaviour change  through  various  media  platform  and  community  mobilization and citizen engagement activities,using Information & Communication technology (ICT) tools like Google-map Toilet Locator (GTL), Swachhtha  App,  Swachh  Manch,  toll  free  'Swachhta  Helpline  1969', etc.

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