Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 09, 2021 IMPLEMENTATION OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

NO. 173.   SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether any competition has been held for motivating the cities to   accelerate  implementation of  Swachh  Bharat Mission (SBM) in addition to funding support and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the cities which have achieved top ranking during the last two years;
- (c) whether  any  incentive  or  reward  is  given  to  the cities performing well and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there are any technology interventions to digitize and  accelerate  the  implementation of SBM and if so, the details  thereof  along  with  the  details of impact of such technological interventions;
- (e) whether any parameters have been identified to evaluate the Solid  Waste  Management  in  a  city  and  if  so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  there   are  any   parameters  to  assess  the  open defecation and sanitation status in the urban areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI  HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (f)     A Statement is laid on the table of the House

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.173 FOR ANSWER ON DECEMBER, 9, 2021 REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION.

(a)  :  In  addition  to  the  funding  support,  a  national  level  sanitation survey (Swachh Survekshan) is conducted annually to motivate cities to accelerate implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U). Details  of  cities  participation  in  the  Swachh  Survekshans  since  its launch in 2016 is as under :

|   Sl. No. |   Year | Number of Cities participated   |
|-----------|--------|---------------------------------|
|         1 |   2016 | 73                              |
|         2 |   2017 | 434                             |
|         3 |   2018 | 4,203                           |
|         4 |   2019 | 4,237                           |
|         5 |   2020 | 4,242                           |
|         6 |   2021 | 4,320                           |

The seventh 'Swachh Survekshan (SS)-2022', titled 'Azadi@75', has been launched on September 27, 2021.

(b): The details of the top ranking ULBs during the last two years are as under:

| All India   | Top ranking Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)   | Top ranking Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)   |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| position    | Swachh Survekshan, 2020                 | Swachh Survekshan, 2021                 |
| 1 st rank   | Indore, Madhya Pradesh                  | Indore, Madhya Pradesh                  |
| 2 nd rank   | Surat, Gujarat                          | Surat, Gujarat                          |
| 3 rd rank   | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra                | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh              |

(c):    Cities  performance  in  Swachh  Survekshan  is  recognised  and rewarded in a national level felicitation ceremony. List of such award categories in SS-2021 is annexed.

- (d):  Various digital interventions have been introduced to digitize and accelerate  the  implementation  of  SBM-U.  Key  interventions  are  as under :
- (i).  Swachhata  App:  On  this  App  citizens  can  register  their complaints about 'Swachhata' to ensure that ULB officials resolve these  issues.    Till  date  more  than  1.80  crore  citizens  have downloaded the Swachhata App, registering more than 2.40 crore complaints, out of which  2.24 crore complaints have  been resolved.

- (ii).  SBM  Toilet  Locator:  To  provide  easy  access  to  Community/ Public Toilets (CT/PT), more than 66,000 toilet blocks have been uploaded  across  3,296  ULBs.    The  users  can  also  register  their feedbacks  on  the  maintenance  of  the  toilets  in  the  in-built feedback  machine  in  the  toilet  premises,  which  help  ULBs  in monitoring cleanliness, maintenance and upkeep of the toilets.
- (iii)  Swachhatam  Portal  :  The  single  destination  Swachhata Management Portal, launched on November 20, 2021 under SBM-U 2.0 serves as the single data source for the ULBs to upload their updated progress, prepare their action plans, submit the project proposals  for  funding,  project  tracking,  Star  Rating  for  Garbage free Cities and ODF (Open Defecation Free) Protocol etc., for the assessment agencies to validate the same from citizens and field verifications during annual assessments.
- (e):  The  assessment  for  evaluating  Solid  Waste  Management  (SWM) under the Swachh Survekshan is primarily made on the basis of certain Service Level Indicators (SLIs) which includes adoption of the practice of door-to-door collection of waste, segregation at source, transportation  of  waste,  scientific  processing  of  the  waste  through various  methods  which  involve  material  recovery  facilities  (MRFs), waste to compost (WtC), Waste to Energy (WtE), Biomethanation and recycling  of  Construction  and  Demolition  (C&D)  waste  and  the  final disposal  through  sanitary  landfills  and  other  methods.  Sustainable Sanitation  and  SafaiMitra  Suraksha  have  also  a  bearing  during  the assessment.  The  Survekshan  also  has  a  'people  first'  approach  and therefore citizens' voice is captured during the assessment.
- (f)  :  To  assess  the  ODF  and  sanitation  status  Standard  Operating Protocols (SOPs) have been developed for certification of ULBs as Open Defecation Free (ODF), ODF+, ODF++ and Water+ status.

A city can be declared ODF if at any point of the day, not even a single person is found defecating in the open.

Parameter for declaring a city ODF+ is that at any point of the day, not even a single person is found defecating and / or urinating in the open, and all community and public toilets are functional, hygienic and well maintained.

For ODF++ status, the parameter is that the city, in addition to ODF+, should  also  comply  the  condition  that  faecal  sludge/  septage  and sewerage is safely managed and treated, with no discharging and /or dumping of untreated faecal sludge/ septage and sewerage in drains, water bodies or open areas.

Parameter of Water+ status is that a city should have met all the ODF++ standards and also the residual sewage from residential and commercial establishments is released into the environment only after treatment.

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## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART(C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.173  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  09.12.2021  REGARDING  'IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SWACHH BHARAT MISSION'

| S. No.   | Level                        | Award                                               |
|----------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|          | More than 1 lakh Population  | More than 1 lakh Population                         |
| 1        | National                     | India's Cleanest City - No.1                        |
| 2        | National                     | India's Cleanest City - No.2                        |
| 3        | National                     | India's Cleanest City - No.3                        |
| 4        | National                     | Best City in 'Maximum Citizens Participation'       |
|          | More than 40 lakh Population | More than 40 lakh Population                        |
| 5        | National                     | India's 'Cleanest Mega City                         |
| 6        | National                     | 'Fastest Mover' Mega City                           |
| 7        | National                     | Best Mega City in 'Citizens Feedback'               |
| 8        | National                     | Best Mega City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'     |
| 9        | National                     | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                        |
|          | 10-40 lakh Population        | 10-40 lakh Population                               |
| 10       | National                     | India's 'Cleanest big City'                         |
| 11       | National                     | Fastest Mover' big City                             |
| 12       | National                     | Best Big City in 'Citizens Feedback'                |
| 13       | National                     | Best Big City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'      |
| 14       | National                     | Best 'Self-Sustainable Big City'                    |
|          | 3-10 lakh Population         | 3-10 lakh Population                                |
| 15       | National                     | India's 'Cleanest Medium City'                      |
| 16       | National                     | Fastest Mover' Medium City                          |
| 17       | National                     | Best Medium City in 'Citizens Feedback'             |
| 18       | National                     | Best Medium City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'   |
| 19       | National                     | Best 'Self-Sustainable Medium City'                 |
|          | 1-3 lakh Population          | 1-3 lakh Population                                 |
| 20       | National                     | India's 'Cleanest Small City'                       |
| 21       | National                     | Fastest Mover' Small City                           |
| 22       | National                     | Best Small City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 23       | National                     | Best Small City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 24       | National                     | Best 'Self-Sustainable Small City'                  |
|          | State Capitals / UT's        | State Capitals / UT's                               |
| 25       | National                     | India's 'Cleanest State Capital/UT'                 |
| 26       | National                     | Fastest Mover' State Capital/UT                     |
| 27       | National                     | Best State Capital in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 28       | National                     | Best State Capital in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 29       | National                     | Best 'Self-Sustainable State Capital/UT'            |
|          | Less than 1 lakh Population  | Less than 1 lakh Population                         |
| 30       | National                     | India's Cleanest City - No.1                        |
| 31       | National                     | India's Cleanest City - No.2                        |

| 32                       | National                 | India's Cleanest City - No.3                  |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 33                       | National                 | Best City in 'Maximum Citizens Participation' |
| 50K - 1 lakh Population  | 50K - 1 lakh Population  | 50K - 1 lakh Population                       |
| 34                       | North Zone               | Cleanest City                                 |
| 35                       | North Zone               | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 36                       | North Zone               | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 37                       | North Zone               | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 38                       | North Zone               | Fastest Mover' City                           |
| 25K - 50K Population     | 25K - 50K Population     | 25K - 50K Population                          |
| 39                       | North Zone               | Cleanest City                                 |
| 40                       | North Zone               | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 41                       | North Zone               | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 42                       | North Zone               | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 43                       | North Zone               | Fastest Mover' City                           |
| Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population                      |
| 44                       | North Zone               | Cleanest City                                 |
| 45                       | North Zone               | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 46                       | North Zone               | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 47                       | North Zone               | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 48                       | North Zone               | Fastest Mover' City                           |
| 50K - 1 Lakh Population  | 50K - 1 Lakh Population  | 50K - 1 Lakh Population                       |
| 49                       | East Zone                | Cleanest City                                 |
| 50                       | East Zone                | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 51                       | East Zone                | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 52                       | East Zone                | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 53                       | East Zone                | Fastest Mover' City                           |
| 25K - 50K Population     | 25K - 50K Population     | 25K - 50K Population                          |
| 54                       | East Zone                | Cleanest City                                 |
| 55                       | East Zone                | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 56                       | East Zone                | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 57                       | East Zone                | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 58                       | East Zone                | Fastest Mover' City                           |
| Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population                      |
| 59                       | East Zone                | Cleanest City                                 |
| 60                       | East Zone                | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 61                       | East Zone                | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 62                       | East Zone                | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 63                       | East Zone                | Fastest Mover' City                           |
| 50K - 1 Lakh Population  | 50K - 1 Lakh Population  | 50K - 1 Lakh Population                       |
| 64                       | North East Zone          | Cleanest City                                 |
| 65                       | North East Zone          | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'              |
| 66                       | North East Zone          | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'    |
| 67                       | North East Zone          | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                  |
| 68                       | North East Zone          | Fastest Mover' City                           |

|                          | 25K - 50K Lakh Population   | 25K - 50K Lakh Population                  |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 69                       | North East Zone             | Cleanest City                              |
| 70                       | North East Zone             | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 71                       | North East Zone             | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 72                       | North East Zone             | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 73                       | North East Zone             | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population    | Less than 25K Population                   |
| 74                       | North East Zone             | Cleanest City                              |
| 75                       | North East Zone             | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 76                       | North East Zone             | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 77                       | North East Zone             | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 78                       | North East Zone             | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| 50K - 1 lakh Population  | 50K - 1 lakh Population     | 50K - 1 lakh Population                    |
| 79                       | South Zone                  | Cleanest City                              |
| 80                       | South Zone                  | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 81                       | South Zone                  | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 82                       | South Zone                  | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 83                       | South Zone                  | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| 25K- 50K Population      | 25K- 50K Population         | 25K- 50K Population                        |
| 84                       | South Zone                  | Cleanest City                              |
| 85                       | South Zone                  | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 86                       | South Zone                  | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 87                       | South Zone                  | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 88                       | South Zone                  | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population    | Less than 25K Population                   |
| 89                       | South Zone                  | Cleanest City                              |
| 90                       | South Zone                  | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 91                       | South Zone                  | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 92                       | South Zone                  | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 93                       | South Zone                  | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| 50K - 1 Lakh Population  | 50K - 1 Lakh Population     | 50K - 1 Lakh Population                    |
| 94                       | West Zone                   | Cleanest City                              |
| 95                       | West Zone                   | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 96                       | West Zone                   | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 97                       | West Zone                   | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 98                       | West Zone                   | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| 25K- 50K Population      | 25K- 50K Population         | 25K- 50K Population                        |
| 99                       | West Zone                   | Cleanest City                              |
| 100                      | West Zone                   | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'           |
| 101                      | West Zone                   | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' |
| 102                      | West Zone                   | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'               |
| 103                      | West Zone                   | Fastest Mover' City                        |
| Less than 25K Population | Less than 25K Population    | Less than 25K Population                   |
| 104                      | West Zone                   | Cleanest City                              |

| 105   | West Zone                                                        | Best City in 'Citizens Feedback'                                 |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 106   | West Zone                                                        | Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices'                       |
| 107   | West Zone                                                        | Best 'Self-Sustainable City'                                     |
| 108   | West Zone                                                        | Fastest Mover' City                                              |
|       | Cantonment Boards                                                | Cantonment Boards                                                |
| 109   | Cantt. Board                                                     | India's Cleanest Cantonment - No.1                               |
| 110   | Cantt. Board                                                     | India's Cleanest Cantonment - No.2                               |
| 111   | Cantt. Board                                                     | India's Cleanest Cantonment - No.3                               |
| 112   | Cantt. Board                                                     | Best Cantt in 'Maximum Citizens Participation'                   |
| 113   | Cantt. Board                                                     | Best Cantonment in Citizens Feedback                             |
| 114   | Cantt. Board                                                     | Best Cantonment in 'Innovation & Best Practices'                 |
| 115   | Cantt. Board                                                     | Best 'Self Sustainable' Cantonment                               |
| 116   | Cantt. Board                                                     | Fastest Mover' Cantonment                                        |
|       | Innovation and Best practices - Overall                          | Innovation and Best practices - Overall                          |
| 117   | All Cities                                                       | Best citizen led Initiative - Overall                            |
|       | Innovation and Best practices - More than/ less than 1 lakh ULBs | Innovation and Best practices - More than/ less than 1 lakh ULBs |
| 118   | All Cities >1L                                                   | Best citizen led Initiative - >1 Lakh cities                     |
| 119   | All Cities <1 L                                                  | Best citizen led Initiative - <1 Lakh Cities                     |
|       | Ganga Towns                                                      | Ganga Towns                                                      |
| 120   | Ganga Towns                                                      | Best Ganga Town - No.1 (>1 Lakh population)                      |
| 121   | Ganga Towns                                                      | Best Ganga Town - No.1 (<1 Lakh population)                      |
|       | More / less than 100 ULBs                                        | More / less than 100 ULBs                                        |
| 122   | National                                                         | Best performing State - No.1                                     |
| 123   | National                                                         | Best performing State - No.2                                     |
| 124   | National                                                         | Best Performing State - No.3                                     |
| 125   | National                                                         | Fastest Mover State                                              |
| 126   | National                                                         | Best performing State - No.1                                     |
| 127   | National                                                         | Best performing State - No.2                                     |
| 128   | National                                                         | Best Performing State - No.3                                     |
| 129   | National                                                         | Fastest Mover State                                              |

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