Lok Sabha Question No. 1171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Management of Residual, Waste and Sewage
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Geeta Kora, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Rama Devi, Mahabali Singh, Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1171

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL, WASTE AND SEWAGE

NO. 1171  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

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

- (a) whether the management of residual waste and sewage is becoming a major issue in the urban areas of the country, if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government provides financial and technical assistance to the States for setting up waste and sewage treatment plants;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard during the last five years and the current year, year, city and Statewise particularly in Bhagalpur, Bihar;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  or  proposes  to  assess  the progress of the works done by the States in this regard;
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)  &  (b)  :  Sanitation  is  a  State  subject  under  7 th   schedule  of  the constitution. Hence, it is the responsibility of State/ULBs to plan, design, execute  and  operate  sanitation  projects  in  the  urban  areas  of  the country.  However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has facilitating  by  providing  additional  support  to  deal  with  various  issues concerning garbage, waste and sewage.

Government  of  India  launched  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban (SBM-U)  on  October  2,  2014  with  the  objective  Open  Defecation  Free (ODF)  and  for  scientific  processing  of  Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW) generated  in  the  urban  areas  of  the  country.  To  carry  forward  the progress made, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM-U) 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021 for a period of five years 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.

Government of India also launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 500 cities on June 25, 2015 with objective 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, construction & demolition waste, 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.

The  CS  funds  under  SBM-U  2.0  is  released  to  the  States  which further distributes funds along with the State Share to the ULBs. As such city-wise details are not maintained at national level.

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.

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/ sitevisits 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.

(e)  to  (g)  :  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).  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 and also Pey Jal Survekshan assess the cleaniness and waste management progress of cities.

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