Lok Sabha Question No. 2702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Disposal of Garbage
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2702

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE

## 2702.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  system  in  place  for  disposal  of  garbage  collected  under  the  cleanliness  drive (Swachchhata Abhiyan);
- (b) whether the disposal of garbage collected under Swachchhata Abhiyan is being done as per conventional method and dumped garbage spread again here and there; and
- (c) the number of modern plants setup for disposal of garbage during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): As  per  the  information  shared  by  Department  of  Drinking  Water  &  Sanitation, Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti,  Solid  Waste  Management  is  one  of  the  integral  components  of  the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [(SBM(G)]. The activities like collection, segregation and safe disposal  of  household  garbage  and  safe  disposal  solutions  for  menstrual  west  (used  sanitary cloths and pads) and  collection mechanisms, etc. can be taken up under this component. States have  the  flexibility  to  decide  the  technologies  suitable  to  their  local  conditions  and  needs. SBM(G) guidelines provide for adoption of technologies related to maximum reuse of organic solid waste as manure such as vermi-composting/any other composting method, individual and community  biogas  plants,  etc.,  and  Gram  Panchayats  may  create  forward  linkages  with Blocks/Districts/private agencies where treatment of waste within the village is not possible.

As per the information shared by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, management of Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW)  is  a  State  subject.  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban(SBM-U) encourages  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  to  manage  their  garbage  in  scientific  manner  as prescribed under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

As reported by the ULBs/State Governments, the details of waste processing plants in the country are as under:

## SWM Projects

| Type of Project                                     |   No. of Projects |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Waste to compost (with capacity of more than 5 TPD) |               690 |
| Waste to Electricity                                |                 5 |
| Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)/ Bio Gas etc.             |               109 |
| Metal Recovery Facility (MRF)                       |               323 |
| Construction &Demolition (C&D)                      |                 6 |
| Total (as on 05.07.2019)                            |              1133 |

## Under construction/ UP-gradation Projects

| Type of Project                                     |   No. of Projects |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Waste to compost (with capacity of more than 5 TPD) |               332 |
| Waste to Electricity                                |                24 |
| Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)/ Bio Gas etc.             |                40 |
| Metal Recovery Facility (MRF)                       |                 3 |
| Construction &Demolition (C&D)                      |                 3 |
| Total (as on 05.07.2019)                            |               402 |

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