Lok Sabha Question No. 3076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Waste Collection and Source Segregation under SBM-U 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Shambhavi, Dr. D. Purandeswari, Dr. Lata Wankhede, Shri Atul Garg

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3076 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2025

WASTE COLLECTION AND SOURCE SEGREGATION UNDER SBM-U 2.0

NO. 3076.

SHRI ATUL GARG:

SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

DR. D. PURANDESWARI:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

DR. LATA WANKHEDE:

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

- (a) the details of the progress on achieving hundred per cent door-to-door waste collection and source segregation under Swachh Bharat MissionUrban (SBM-U) 2.0, State-wise;
- (b) the total quantum of legacy waste (in million tonnes) remediated and the amount still present at dumpsites, State-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  Waste-to-Energy  and  bio-methanation  plants  currently operational and under construction;
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  to  formalise  the  informal  waste-picker  (Safai Mitra) ecosystem and integrate them into the formal waste management chain; and
- (e) the measures in place to enforce Extended Producer Responsibility for plastic waste and e-waste in urban areas?

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

(a) to (c) :  Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban is under implementation since October,  2014.  To  carry  forward  the  progress  made  under  first  phase, SBM-U 2.0 was launched during October, 2021. As reported by States/UTs  on  Swachhattam  portal,  100%  door  to  door  collection  is practiced  in  96.64%  of  the  wards  i.e.  94,405  out  of  the  total  97,684 wards and source segregation is being practiced in 88.08% of the wards i.e. 86,043 out of total 97,684 wards.

A  total  of  2478  dumpsites  (with  more  than  1000  tonne  of  waste) having 25.04 Cr. Metric Tonnes (MT) of waste have been identified for remediation. So far, 1096 dumpsites have been remediated completely and 986 sites are under progress. So far 15.20 Cr.  MT (61%) of waste has been remediated and 7903.47 Acres (52%) land has been reclaimed. State-wise details of status of implementation of SBM-U with respect to collection  of  waste,  segregation  and  processing  of  municipal  waste, details  of  waste  processing  facilities  including  Waste-to-Energy  &  biomethanation  plants  and  status  of  remediation  of  legacy  dumpsites remediation  is available at https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharat-missionprogess.

Further, as per the budget announcement 2023-24, 500 new 'Waste to  Wealth'  plants  under  the  Galvanizing  Organic  Bio-Agro  Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) are to be established for promoting circular economy. Accordingly, a total of 145 Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants which includes 53 plants under SBM-U 2.0, 65 plants taken up by Oil and Gas Marketing Companies and 27 state funded plants are being set-up with cumulative capacity of 20,155 TPD under GOBARdhan scheme. At present, 17 Bio-methanation plants with designed capacity of 1,910 TPD are operational.

- (d) SBM-U  has  nudged  the  creation  of  an  ecosystem  encouraging entrepreneurship  in  the  sanitation  and  waste  management  space  and empowering  women  led  self-help  groups  (SHGs)  through  convergence with  other  government  programs  such  as  National  Urban  Livelihood Mission  (NULM).  Specifically,  self-help  groups  (SHGs),  informal  sector waste pickers and sanitation workers have a scope for new engagement prospects through their association with the program, becoming waste managers and waste entrepreneurs.

Further, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) through the National Safai Karamchari Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC) provides  loans  to  the  Safai-Mitras  and  Sanitation  workers  under  its Swachhta Udyami Yojna to procure equipment and vehicles for cleaning sewers  and  septic  tanks  so  as  to  create  sani-preneurs.  Concessional loans  are  also  provided  under  Green  Business  Scheme  of  NSKFDC  for procurement  Battery  electric vehicle (E-rickshaw),  Compressed  air vehicle, Solar energy gadgets and Poly houses.

(e) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified regulations  for  Extended  Producer  Responsibility  (EPR)  for  five  waste streams viz. plastic packaging, E-waste, battery waste, waste tyre and used oil, in order to ensure environmentally sound management of waste and operationalization of circular economy.

The  EPR  Guidelines  prescribes  mandatory  targets  for  reuse  of  rigid plastic packaging. The EPR regulations on E-waste, battery waste and tyre waste also promote refurbishment for further use. The implementation  of  EPR  regulations  will  lead  to  further  development  of waste  management  infrastructure  and  recycling  industry,  reduction  in pollution  caused  by  littered  and  unmanaged  waste  and  recovery  of valuable  material  through  recycling.  Thus,  leading  to  environmental protection and resource conservation.

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