Lok Sabha Question No. 3216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Swachh Survekshan, 2021
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

NO.3216.

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

- (a) whether Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan are placed at the bottom of Swachh Survekshan, 2021;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- the details of financial assistance given by the Union
- Government to these States   during the last five years to improve cleanliness in cities in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan; and
- (d) the measures proposed by the Union Government and the State Governments to improve the situation?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) : Out of the total 13 States ranked in Bigger States (States with more than 100 Urban Local Bodies) category, Tamil Nadu is placed at 12th Rank and Rajasthan at 11th Rank in the Swachh Survekshan, 2021.
- (b) The details of ranking of State with more than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is provided in the Annex: State rankings are finalized on the basis of performance of the State in three broad categories

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND

## URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3216 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2021 SWACHH SURVEKSHAN, 2021

- Support provided by the States to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs):
- Performance the ULBs under Certification category focussing on 'Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities' focussing on solid waste management 'ODF+IODF++IWater+' status of the cities' , focussing on access to functional   communitylpublic toilets and liquid waste management:
- Performance of cities under 'Prerak DAUUR Samman' categories which is directly related with performance of the ULBs in Service Level Progress indicators focussing on both solid and liquid waste management: key
- (c) Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) as against an allocation of ? 705.46 crores for Rajasthan, the State has availed ? 611.35 crores- Against an allocation of 1200.50 crores for Tamil Nadu, the State has availed < 1144.68 crores till date:
- (d) Government has launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 on October 1, 2021 with the financial outlay of 1,41,600 crores of which 36,465 crores will be shared by Government during the Mission period of 2021-2026 with the following objectives
- (i): To achieve Sustainable Solid Waste Management.
- To achieve Sustainable Sanitation and treatment of used
- water-
- To create awareness scale outreach for fjan andolan' and to institutionalize behaviour-
- along with large citizen iswachh'
- (iv): To create institutional capacity to effectively implement programmatic interventions to achieve mission objectives:

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3216 FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2021 OF STATES WITH MORE THAN 100 ULBs):

| STATES         |   ULB COUNT | 5S-2021 RANK   |
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
| CHHATTISGARH   |         166 |                |
| MAHARASHTRA    |         395 | 2              |
| MADHYA PRADESH |         378 | 3              |
| GUJARAT        |         163 | 4              |
| ANDHRA PRADESH |         110 |                |
| UTTAR PRADESH  |         652 | 6              |
| PUNJAB         |         163 |                |
| KARNATAKA      |         279 | 8              |
| ODISHA         |         114 | 9              |
| TELANGANA      |         140 | 10             |
| RAJASTHAN      |         196 | 11             |
| TAMIL NADU     |         664 | 12             |
| BIHAR          |         142 | 13             |

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