Lok Sabha Question No. 1233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Littering of Streets
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1233 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018 LITTERING OF STREETS

No. 1233         SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any policy to penalize littering of streets and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is providing any funds to the States to improve the resources of the local municipal bodies;
- (c)  if  so,  the  funds  allocated/spent  in  this  regard  during  the  last  three
- years, State-wise;
- (d) the standard by which the Government would measure the progress in the cleanliness of cities in the country; and
- (e) whether the Government would facilitate the partnership of international agencies in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Sanitation being a State subject, it is the responsibility and function of the  State  Governments  under  Sections  11  and  15  of  the  Solid  Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016, to frame suitable anti-littering policy and for  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  to  notify  bye-Laws,    prescribing  spot fines, etc. for littering.

- (b) & (c): Government of India release of Basic Grant (BG) and Performance Grant  (PG)  to  the  States  for  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  is  based  on  the

recommendation of Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC).

State-wise  &  year-wise  allocation,  made  by  Ministry  of  Finance vide  letter  No.  13(32)FFC/FCD/2015-16  dated  8  October,  2015,  during  the last three years and current year under FFC is Annexed.

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(d):  Government  measures  the  progress  of  cities  in  cleanliness  by  the following three different initiatives:-

(i).  Swachh Survekshan (SS) is a country wide annual cleanliness survey conducted  by  an  independent  agency  each  year  since  2016  on  various parameters  of  status  of  open  defecation,  availability  and  cleanliness  of Community  and  Public  Toilets  (CTs/PTs)  and  Solid  Waste  Management (SWM).

(ii).  Government  has  launched  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  Open  Defecation Free  (SBM  ODF),  SBM  ODF+  and  SBM  ODF++  protocols  so  as  to  ensure sustainability  and  long  term  impact  of  the  ODF  status  in  cities.  Cities would be certified by an independent agency on the basis of ODF, ODF+ and ODF++ protocols.

(iii).  Government  has  also  launched  Garbage  Free  star  rating  protocol designed for assessing garbage free status of cities, which is based on 12 assessment parameters of SWM, including cleanliness of drains and water bodies,  plastic  waste  management,  management  of  construction  and demolition waste, etc.

(e). Cleanliness and Sanitation being a state subject, the State Governments and the ULBs are free to partner with any agency to achieve the objectives of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1233 FOR 18.12.2018 REGARDING 'LITTERING OF STREETS'

State-wise allocation for Urban Local Bodies under 14th Finance Commission for last three years and current year

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| S.    | State             | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | Total    |
|-------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| No    | State             | BG*       | PG @      | Total     | BG        | PG        | Total     | BG        | PG        | Total     | BG        | PG        | Total     | Total    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 348.92    | -         | 348.92    | 483.14    | 142.59    | 625.73    | 558.23    | 161.36    | 719.59    | 645.77    | 183.25    | 829.02    | 2523.26  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 23.42     | -         | 23.42     | 32.43     | 9.57      | 42.00     | 37.47     | 10.83     | 48.3      | 43.34     | 12.3      | 55.64     | 169.36   |
| 3     | Assam             | 93.14     | -         | 93.14     | 128.97    | 38.06     | 167.03    | 149.01    | 43.07     | 192.08    | 172.38    | 48.92     | 221.30    | 673.55   |
| 4     | Bihar             | 256.83    | -         | 256.83    | 355.63    | 104.96    | 460.59    | 410.90    | 118.78    | 529.68    | 475.34    | 134.89    | 610.23    | 1857.33  |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 152.39    | -         | 152.39    | 211.01    | 62.28     | 273.29    | 243.80    | 70.47     | 314.27    | 282.04    | 80.03     | 362.07    | 1102.02  |
| 6     | Goa               | 21.10     | -         | 21.10     | 29.21     | 8.62      | 37.83     | 33.76     | 9.76      | 43.52     | 39.05     | 11.08     | 50.13     | 152.58   |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 614.91    | -         | 614.91    | 851.45    | 251.29    | 1102.74   | 983.77    | 284.37    | 1268.14   | 1138.05   | 322.94    | 1460.99   | 4446.78  |
| 8     | Haryana           | 199.61    | -         | 199.61    | 276.39    | 81.57     | 357.96    | 319.35    | 92.31     | 411.66    | 369.43    | 104.83    | 474.26    | 1443.49  |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 19.36     | -         | 19.36     | 26.81     | 7.91      | 34.72     | 30.98     | 8.95      | 39.93     | 35.84     | 10.17     | 46.01     | 140.02   |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 125.3     | -         | 125.3     | 173.50    | 51.21     | 224.71    | 200.46    | 57.95     | 258.41    | 231.90    | 65.81     | 297.71    | 906.13   |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 183.74    | -         | 183.74    | 254.42    | 75.09     | 329.51    | 293.95    | 84.97     | 378.92    | 340.05    | 96.5      | 436.55    | 1328.72  |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 562.08    | -         | 562.08    | 778.29    | 229.70    | 1007.99   | 899.25    | 259.94    | 1159.19   | 1040.27   | 295.2     | 1335.47   | 4064.73  |
| 13    | Kerala            | 351.66    | -         | 351.66    | 486.94    | 143.71    | 630.65    | 562.61    | 162.63    | 725.24    | 650.84    | 184.69    | 835.53    | 2543.08  |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 496.79    | -         | 496.79    | 687.89    | 203.02    | 890.91    | 794.80    | 229.75    | 1024.55   | 919.44    | 260.91    | 1180.35   | 3592.60  |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1191.24   | -         | 1191.24   | 1649.49   | 486.82    | 2136.31   | 1905.83   | 550.91    | 2456.74   | 2204.70   | 625.63    | 2830.33   | 8614.62  |
| 16    | Manipur           | 16.57     | -         | 16.57     | 22.95     | 6.77      | 29.72     | 26.52     | 7.66      | 34.18     | 30.67     | 8.7       | 39.37     | 119.84   |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 3.03      | -         | 3.03      | 4.19      | 1.24      | 5.43      | 4.84      | 1.40      | 6.24      | 5.60      | 1.59      | 7.19      | 21.89    |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 11.54     | -         | 11.54     | 15.97     | 4.71      | 20.68     | 18.46     | 5.34      | 23.8      | 21.35     | 6.06      | 27.41     | 83.43    |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 12.23     | -         | 12.23     | 16.94     | 5.00      | 21.94     | 19.57     | 5.66      | 25.23     | 22.64     | 6.43      | 29.07     | 88.47    |
| 20    | Odisha            | 170.1     | -         | 170.1     | 235.54    | 69.52     | 305.06    | 272.14    | 78.67     | 350.81    | 314.82    | 89.34     | 404.16    | 1230.13  |
| 21    | Punjab            | 235.41    | -         | 235.41    | 325.96    | 96.20     | 422.16    | 376.62    | 108.87    | 485.49    | 435.68    | 123.63    | 559.31    | 1702.37  |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 433.12    | -         | 433.12    | 599.73    | 177.00    | 776.73    | 692.93    | 200.30    | 893.23    | 801.60    | 227.47    | 1029.07   | 3132.15  |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 4.79      | -         | 4.79      | 6.63      | 1.96      | 8.59      | 7.66      | 2.21      | 9.87      | 8.86      | 2.52      | 11.38     | 34.63    |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 790.04    | -         | 790.04    | 1093.95   | 322.87    | 1416.82   | 1263.96   | 365.37    | 1629.33   | 1462.18   | 414.92    | 1877.10   | 5713.29  |
| 25    | Telangana         | 325.23    | -         | 325.23    | 450.33    | 132.91    | 583.24    | 520.32    | 150.41    | 670.73    | 601.92    | 170.81    | 772.73    | 2351.93  |
| 26    | Tripura           | 21.41     | -         | 21.41     | 29.65     | 8.75      | 38.40     | 34.25     | 9.90      | 44.15     | 39.63     | 11.24     | 50.87     | 154.83   |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 983.6     | -         | 983.6     | 1361.97   | 401.97    | 1763.94   | 1573.63   | 454.88    | 2028.51   | 1820.41   | 516.58    | 2336.99   | 7113.04  |
| 28    | Uttrakhand        | 78.29     | -         | 78.29     | 108.41    | 32.00     | 140.41    | 125.26    | 36.21     | 161.47    | 144.90    | 41.12     | 186.02    | 566.19   |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 637.21    | -         | 637.21    | 882.33    | 260.41    | 1142.74   | 1019.45   | 294.69    | 1314.14   | 1179.32   | 334.66    | 1513.98   | 4608.07  |
| Total | Total             | 8363.06   |           | 8363.06   | 11580.12  | 3417.72   | 14997.84  | 13379.78  | 3867.64   | 17247.42  | 15478.02  | 4392.22   | 19870.24  | 60478.56 |

*  BG- Basic Grant
- @  PG-Performance Grant