Lok Sabha Question No. 1438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Garbage Free Cities under SBM-U 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Dileshwar Kamait, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Rama Devi, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1438

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

## GARBAGE FREE CITIES UNDER SBM-U 2.0

NO. 1438.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

SHRIMATI LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

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

- (a) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Union  Government    to  make cities  in  Bihar,  West  Bengal,  Haryana  and  Jammu  &  Kashmir garbage free;
- (b)  the aim of launching the National Capacity Building Framework to achieve  garbage  free  cities  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban
- (SBM-U 2.0); and
- (c)    the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  in  the  said  States under SBM-U 2.0 to make the cities garbage free during the last three years and the current year, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a)  :  For  achieving  the  vision  of  'Garbage  Free  Cities'  the  following initiatives are being taken under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBMU) 2.0 :-
- (i).  implementing  source  segregation,  door-to-door  collection  & transportation and processing of all municipal waste;

(ii). remediating all legacy waste dumpsites;

(iii).  promoting  processing  of  municipal  solid  waste,  including Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste;

(iv).  creation  of  awareness  and  large  scale  citizen  outreach  to create 'Jan Andolan' and institutionalize 'Swachh' behaviour;

(v). creating institutional capacity to effectively implement programmatic interventions to achieve mission objectives;

- (b)  :  The  'National  Capacity  Building  Framework  for  Garbage-Free Cities  (GFC)'  is  a  comprehensive  approach  for  building  capacities  in the  urban  sanitation  and  solid  waste  management  sectors  across India.  The  three  key  institutional  pillars  for  the  framework  are  (i) capacity  strengthening  of  state  and  municipal  cadres  (ii)  capacity augmentation through specialized human resource, and (iii) strengthening of ecosystem.
- (c) : Funds are allocated under SBM-U 2.0 for the entire mission period and not on yearly basis. Funds are also released directly to the States and Union Territories ((UTs) only and not to any district. Funds claimed under the mission by the four states in question are provided below:

(in Rs. crore)

|                 | SBM-U      | SBM-U          | SBM-U 2.0   | SBM-U 2.0      |
|-----------------|------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
| State           | Allocation | Amount claimed | Allocation  | Amount claimed |
| Bihar           | 556.68     | 39.87          | 1204.80     | 8.58           |
| West Bengal     | 911.34     | 215.82         | 1449.30     | 7.68           |
| Haryana         | 287.08     | 63.30          | 645.70      | 5.58           |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 140.44     | 43.21          | 429.90      | 8.00           |

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