Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Waste Management
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 16, 2023

## WASTE MANAGEMENT

NO. 2589.  SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI SELVAM G:

SHRI C. N. ANNADURAI:

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

- (a) whether the management  of garbage, waste and sewage is
- becoming a serious issue in the urban areas in the country;
- (b) If  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government provides financial and technical assistance to the States for establishment of garbage and sewage treatment plants;
- (d) if so, the details of financial assistance provided to States of Odisha and  Tamil  Nadu  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, year, city and State-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  assessed/proposes  to  assess  the progress of the work carried out by the States in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) & (b) : Sanitation is a State subject. To provide additional support to deal  with  various  issues  concerning  garbage,  waste  and  sewage, Government  of  India  has  launched  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban (SBM-U) on October 2, 2014 and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 500 cities on June 25, 2015.

To carry forward the progress made, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBMU) 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021 for a period of five years, up to October 1, 2026, with a vision of scientific solid waste management, sustainable sanitation and a new component for treatment of  used  water  i.e.  Used  Water  Management  (UWM) for  Cities  with  less than one lakh population.

The  objective  of  AMRUT  Mission  was  to  improve  the  sewerage coverage  and  septage  management  and  providing  safe  drinking  water universally, in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with population of one lakh or more, all Capital cities, all Heritage City Development and Augmentation  Yojana  (HRIDAY)  cities,  identified  cities  on  the  stem  of the main rivers, hill states, islands and tourist destinations. The second phase, i.e., AMRUT 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021 to carry forward  the progress  achieved  in  providing universal  coverage  of sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities.

(c)  &  (d)  :  Central  Share  (CS)  assistance  under  SBM-U  2.0  is  given  to States/UTs  for  establishing  of  various  types  of  Municipal  Solid  Waste (MSW)  management  plants  like,  Waste-to-Compost  (WtC),  Waste-toEnergy  (WtE),  Bio-methanation,  Material  Recovery  Facilities  (MRF)  and legacy waste dumpsites remediation, etc. Further, under UWM component,  CS  funds  is  given  for  (i)  setting  up  of  Sewage  Treatment Plants(STPs)/ STP-cum-FSTP; (ii) laying Interception and Diversion (I&D) structures including provision of pumping stations and pumping main/gravity main upto STP; (iii) procuring adequate numbers of septic tank desludging equipments.

Under SBM - U, the total financial outlay of the States and UTs for the entire Mission Period is ₹62,009 crore, including committed Central Assistance  of  ₹14,623  crore.  Under  SBM  -  U  2.0,  the  total  financial outlay of the States and UTs for the entire Mission Period is ₹1,41,600 crore, including committed Central Assistance of ₹36,465 crore. The CS funds under SBM-U  2.0 is released to the States which further distributes  funds  along  with  the  State  Share  to  the  concerned  ULBs covered in the action plan. As such city-wise details are not maintained at national level. The details of CS funds released to the State of Odisha and Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year under SBM-U and SBM (U) 2.0 is at Annex-I.

Under AMRUT, networked underground sewerage systems; including  augmentation  of  existing  sewerage  systems,  augmentation, rehabilitation  of  existing  STPs  and  construction  of  new  STPs  are admissible components. The total financial outlay of the States and UTs for  the  entire  Mission  Period  is  ₹77,640  crore.  Of  this,  ₹32,456  crore (42% of total outlay) has been allocated to projects under sewerage and septage   management   sector.    Under  AMRUT  2.0,  the total financial …3/-

outlay of the States and UTs for the entire Mission Period is ₹2,77,000 crore, including committed Central Assistance of ₹76,760 crore. Of this, ₹66,750 crore (87% of central assistance) has been allocated to projects under  sewerage  and  septage  management  sector.  The  State/  UT  wise details  of  CS  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Odisha  and  Tamil  Nadu during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  under  AMRUT  and AMRUT 2.0 is at Annex-I.

For  technical  assistance  to  States/ULBs,  Ministry  of  Housing  & Urban Affairs  (MoHUA) has brought out the Manuals  on Sewerage and Sewage  Treatment  Systems  and  Solid  Waste  Management  and  also issued  various  Advisories  and  Guidelines  for  choosing  appropriate technologies to manage sewage and solid waste.

AMRUT  2.0 operational guidelines provides for launching of Technology sub-Mission to identify proven and potential global technologies  in  water  sector.  The  Ministry  also  provides  handholding through Capacity building (CB) and technical assistance to the States/UTs  by  periodic  monitoring  &  review  of  progress  of  projects through regular video conferences/ webinars/ workshops/ site-visits etc. Mission Directorate is also providing hand holding support to the States and ULBs from time to time to resolve issues and eliminate bottlenecks for  timely  completion  of  projects.  This  has  also  resulted  in  capacity building of States/ULBs and thus achieved significant progress under the AMRUT Scheme.

(e)  &  (f)  :  The  progress  made  in  management  of  garbage  etc  by  the States/  UTs  under  SBM-U  is  regularly  assessed  for  which  Standard Operating  Protocols  (SOPs)  have  been  developed  for  certification  of ULBs as Open Defecation Free (ODF), ODF+, ODF++ and Star ratings of Garbage  Free  Cities  (GFC)  and  also  through  'Swachh  Survekshan'. Tracking the progress of SBM-U and AMRUT in States/ UTs is done by periodical  review  and  assessment  by  video  conferences,  webinars, workshops  etc  and  also  through  the  dedicated  SBM-U  and  AMRUT portals. Project implementation at field level under AMRUT is assessed by Independent Review and Monitoring Agencies (IRMAs), appointed by each State and UT.

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Annex-I referred to in reply to part (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question no. 2589 due for answer on 16.03.2023 regarding ' Waste Management'

| Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under SBM - U and SBM - U 2.0   |
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| S.                                                                                                            |                                                                                                               | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                    | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                    | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                    | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                    | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                    | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                    |
| No.                                                                                                           | Name of States/UTs                                                                                            | Upto 2018-19                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                       | 2020-21                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                        | 145.84                                                                                                        | 100.45                                                                                                        | 22.12                                                                                                         | 185.13                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          | 453.54                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                    | 864.93                                                                                                        | 236.19                                                                                                        | 21.08                                                                                                         | 224.91                                                                                                        | 384.66                                                                                                        | 1731.77                                                                                                       |

| Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   | Details of CS funds released during the last three years and the current year under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0   |
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| S.                                                                                                        | Name of                                                                                                   | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                | Fund released (in ₹ Crore)                                                                                |
| No.                                                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                                                | Upto 2018-19                                                                                              | 2019-20                                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                    | 472.40                                                                                                    | 312.83                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                      | 127.47                                                                                                    | 4.67                                                                                                      | 917.37                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 1686.74                                                                                                   | 377.16                                                                                                    | 278.84                                                                                                    | 1454.55                                                                                                   | 398.13                                                                                                    | 4195.42                                                                                                   |