Lok Sabha Question No. 1290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1290 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 09, 2023

## SWACHH BHARAT MISSION - URBAN

## NO. 1290.  SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

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

- (a)  the action being taken to replace manhole with machine-hole under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban; and
- (b)   the steps taken by the Government towards garbage-free cities in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a):  For replacing manhole with machine hole, additional central assistance is provided under SBM-U 2.0 for procurement of mechanized (Desludging/cleaning  equipment),  training  of  SafaiMitras,  capacity  building and  public  awareness.  Details  of  cities  who  have  adopted  mechanized cleaning as reported on the SBM portal till date are annexed.

- (b): For achieving the vision of 'Garbage  Free  Cities' the following initiatives are being taken under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 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.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Que.  No. 1290  due  for  reply  on  09.02.2023  regarding  'Swachh  Bharat  MissionUrban'

| State/Union Territory     |   No. of Cities having adopted mechanized cleaning |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                                  1 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |                                                  7 |
| Bihar                     |                                                  2 |
| Chandigarh                |                                                  1 |
| Chhattisgarh              |                                                169 |
| Delhi                     |                                                  3 |
| Gujarat                   |                                                 57 |
| Haryana                   |                                                  1 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                                                  3 |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |                                                 37 |
| Jharkhand                 |                                                  4 |
| Karnataka                 |                                                 31 |
| Ladakh                    |                                                  1 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                                                173 |
| Maharashtra               |                                                 58 |
| Mizoram                   |                                                  1 |
| Odisha                    |                                                 11 |
| Punjab                    |                                                  7 |
| Rajasthan                 |                                                 12 |
| Tamil Nadu                |                                                 33 |
| Telangana                 |                                                 23 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                                                398 |
| Uttarakhand               |                                                  5 |
| Grand Total               |                                               1038 |

(Source : Swachhatam Portal as on 06.02.2023)