Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Projects under SBM-U in Amalapuram
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 24, 2025

## PROJECTS UNDER SBM-U IN AMALAPURAM

## NO. 741. SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  projects  sanctioned  and  implemented  under  the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) in Amalapuram Lok Sabha Constituency, Urban Local Body (ULB) and component-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilised under SBM-U  in  the  said  Constituency  since  its  inception,  year  and component-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  Individual  Household  Toilets  (IHHL),  Community Toilets and Public Toilets constructed under the said mission in the said Constituency;
- (d) the details of the solid waste management infrastructure in the said  Constituency including the number and type of processing facilities such as Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), composting units, biomethanation plants and other waste treatment facilities sanctioned and operational;
- (e) the  percentage  of  the  households  covered  under  door-to-door waste collection, source segregation and scientific waste disposal across ULBs in the said Constituency;
- (f) whether any legacy dumpsites have been identified in the ULBs of Amalapuram and if so, the status of their remediation along with the details of the funds allocated and utilised in this regard; and
- (g) the details of the capacity building initiatives undertaken under the said mission in Amalapuram including the number of sanitation workers trained or supported?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (f) : Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban is uniformly implemented in all the  urban  areas  of  the  country  including  Amalapuram  Lok  Sabha Constituency. Under SBM-U, funds are released by Government of India to the States/UTs on the basis of action plan duly approved by State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) submitted by States/UTs which are further transmitted to ULBs by the concerned State/UT Govt. Constituency-wise details of financial assistance/projects approved is not maintained.

Out of the allocated funds of ₹1413.30 crores to the State of Andhra Pradesh under SBM-U 2.0, action plans having central share of ₹1409.67 crores have been approved and ₹298.69 crores have already been claimed by the State of Andhra Pradesh. Further, under Solid Waste Management component of Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0, action plans approved for remediation of 85.43 lakh ton of legacy waste, waste to composting plants of 3064 tonnes per day (TPD), bio-methanation plants of 165 TPD, Sanitary  Landfill  (SLF)  of  1685  TPD,  Construction  &  Demolition  (C&D) waste  processing  plants  of  650  TPD  alongwith  107  Mechanical  Road sweepers with total central share of ₹458.10 crores.

So far 2.43 lakh Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed  against  mission  target  of  1.93  lakh  IHHLs  and  17,799 Community Toilets/Public Toilets (CT/PTs) seats have been constructed against the mission target of 21,464 CT/PTs. Further, as reported by the State, 100% door to door collection is practiced in 98% of the wards i.e. 3,801 wards out of the total 3,872 wards and source segregation is being practiced in 96% of the wards i.e. 3,730 wards out of total 3,872 wards. As reported, processing of municipal solid waste is 85.47% i.e. out of total 6,210  ton  per  day  (TPD)  of  waste  generated,  5,308  TPD  waste  is processed. Details of waste processing facilities including legacy waste dumpsites  may  be  accessed  at  https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharatmission-progess.

(g)  Funds  for  Capacity  Building  (CB)  is  provided  to  State  and  cities  to create  institutional  capacity  to  effectively  implement  programmatic interventions to achieve mission objectives. However, Sanitation being a State subject under 7th schedule of the constitution, it is the responsibility of State/ULBs to plan, design, execute, operate sanitation projects  and  training  of  sanitation  worker  in  the  urban  areas  of  the country.

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