Lok Sabha Question No. 965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Women Entrepreneurs in Waste Management Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 965 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 08, 2024 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR

NO. 965. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether  efforts  are  being  made  by  the  Government  to  encourage women  entrepreneurs  in waste management  sector  under the Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  (SBM  -  U)  2.0  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the  objective  of  launching  the  national  capacity  building  model  for
- waste free cities under SBM-U 2.0;
- (c) the  details  of  the  measures  being  adopted  to  make  the  cities  in Rajasthan waste free;
- (d) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  effective maintenance of toilets constructed under the SBM-U 2.0; and
- (e) whether the Swachh Bharat Mission is addressing the construction of  inclusive  and  disabled  friendly  toilets  as  well  as  transgender individuals and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Under SBM-U 2.0 Operational Guidelines, provisions have been made for women empowerment and to bring 'Equity and Inclusion' by bringing citizens, including women and homemakers, to the centre of the Mission, by  actively  engaging  them  and  promoting  women  leadership  in  various phases of sanitation and waste management, from planning to Operation & Maintenance.
- (b) To  sustain  the  progress  achieved  so  far  in  urban  sanitation  and waste management and to further advance the vision of the SBM - U 2.0, National Capacity Building Framework for Garbage Free Cities has been launched  by  MoHUA  on  3rd  March,  2022.  The  framework  proposes  a comprehensive  approach  for  capacity  building  in  urban  sanitation  and solid waste management sectors.

(c) SBM  is  being  implemented  uniformly  in  all  States  and  ULBs including  Rajasthan  to  attain  100%  scientific  processing  of  municipal solid waste by promoting source segregation of waste, capacity building initiatives, IEC and behavioural change campaigns and creating necessary infrastructure for filling gaps in waste processing capacities. States/Union Territories prepare and submit the City Solid Waste Action Plan  (CSWAP) for  management of fresh solid waste  and remediation of existing  legacy  waste  dumpsites  to  claim  funds  under  SBM-U  2.0.  The State of Rajasthan has been allocated ₹705.46 crore and ₹1765.80 crore as central assistance under SBM (U) and SBM (U) 2.0 respectively.

(d)  &  (e):  There  are  provisions  for  making  individual  household  toilets, community/public  toilets  as  well  as  separate  seat/toilets  for  transgenders  and  disabled-  friendly  toilets  under  SBM-U.    Under  SBM-U,  the Central Financial Assistance as Central Share (CS) funds is allocated to the States/UTs as a whole which is then released by the State to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) as per Action Plans.  Hence, it is the responsibility of  the  State  Government/UTs/ULBs  to  implement  the  projects  including construction and maintenance of toilets for transgender/third genders as well as disabled.

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