Lok Sabha Question No. 5360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Advancement under SBM-U in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5360

## TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 03, 2025

## ADVANCEMENT UNDER SBM-U IN TAMIL NADU

## NO. 5360.  SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

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

- (a) the current status of the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) along with the percentage of urban areas covered under the said mission across the country, State-wise, particularly in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of the advancements made under SBM-U in terms of infrastructure development such as the construction of toilets, solid waste management systems and sanitation facilities in Tamil Nadu including Arani
- district;
- (c) the  manner  in  which  SBM-U  has  contributed  in  improving  public  health, hygiene and environmental conditions in Tamil Nadu, particularly in Arani district;
- (d) the initiatives taken/being taken by the Government to ensure sustainability and proper maintenance of sanitation facilities in Tamil Nadu under SBM-U; and
- (e) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  has  engaged  local  communities, particularly  women  and  marginalized  groups  in  the  implementation  and monitoring of the said mission in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a)  &  (b):  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  -  Urban  (SBM-U)  is  being  implemented uniformly in urban areas of all States/UTs including  Arani district of Tamil Nadu  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.

Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBMU) 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 achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities through 100% source segregation, door to door collection and scientific management of all fractions of waste.

So  far  63.75  lakh  IHHLs  have  been  constructed  which  is  more  than mission target of 58.99 lakh (108.06%) and 6.36 lakh Community Toilet/Public Toilet (CT/PT) seats have been constructed against the mission target of 5.07 lakh (125.44%). Further, 100% door to door collection is practiced in 97.69% of the wards i.e. 93,981 out of the total 96,194 wards and source segregation is being practiced in 90.39% of the wards i.e. 86,955 out of total 96,194 wards. Against the 16% in 2014, processing of municipal solid waste is 80.49% of the total waste generated per day i.e. waste process is 1,29,708 ton per day (TPD) out  of  total  1,61,157  TPD  of  waste  generated.    State-wise  details  of  the advancements  made  under  SBM-U  in  terms  of  infrastructure  development such as the construction of toilets are annexed. State-wise waste processing facilities are available on prescribed portal of SBM-U, MoHUA at https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharat-mission-progess.

(c): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, through the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has significantly contributed to public health,  hygiene,  and  environmental  conditions  in  India  through  various initiatives  such  as  (i),  launched  the  'Safai  Apnao,  Bimaari  Bhagao'  (SABB) campaign on 20 th  June, 2024 aligning with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's 'STOP Diarrhoea Campaign'- 'Diarrhoea ki Roktham, Safai aur ORS se rakhen apna dhyaan' to prevent water-borne and vector-borne diseases.; (ii) Initiatives like 'Swachhata Hi Seva' have encouraged citizen participation, fostering a culture of cleanliness; (iii) SBM-U focuses on providing clean and functional toilets to all the citizens especially girls/women, ensuring better hygiene; (iv)  SBM-U  focuses  on  proper  sewage  treatment  and  waste management through waste segregation, recycling, and composting has lead to cleaner urban areas and reduced landfill dependency.

(d) : Sanitation is a State subject under 7 th  schedule of the constitution and by the 74 th  amendment of the Constitution of India the devolution of power has been made to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for water and sanitation services. It  is  the  responsibility  of  State/ULBs  to  plan,  design,  execute  and  operate sanitation projects in the urban areas of the country.

To  support  the  States/ULBs  including    Arani  District  of  Tamil  Nadu, Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  provide  policy  directions, financial and technical support by sharing Manuals/Standard of Procedures (SoPs) on Solid Waste Management and issue various Advisories & Guidelines time to time for choosing appropriate technologies to manage solid waste. The selection of treatment technologies is open to ULBs/State Governments.

Further  under  SBM-U,  Central  Share  of  funds  are  released  to  the States/UTs on the basis of demand made by States/UTs in the form of complete proposals  duly  approved  by  State  Level  Technical  Committee  (SLTC)  for setting  up  of  Solid  Waste  Management  plants,  Used  Water  management plants, construction of toilets, capacity building initiatives creating necessary infrastructure to fill the gaps in waste processing capacities.

(e) : 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 implementation to monitoring.

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Statement referred to the reply of the part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5360 for 03.04.2025 regarding 'Advancement under SBM-U in Tamil Nadu'

## Individual Household Latrines (IHHL)

| S. No.   | States                            | Individual Household Toilets, Nos.   | Individual Household Toilets, Nos.   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States                            | Mission Target                       | Completed                            |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 1,93,426                             | 2,43,764                             |
| 2        | Andaman and Nicobar               | 336                                  | 336                                  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 12,252                               | 11,606                               |
| 4        | Assam                             | 75,720                               | 78,788                               |
| 5        | Bihar                             | 3,83,079                             | 4,04,444                             |
| 6        | Chandigarh                        | 4,282                                | 6,117                                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                      | 3,00,000                             | 3,26,435                             |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu UT | 1,878                                | 2,378                                |
| 9        | Delhi                             | 5,000                                | 776                                  |
| 10       | Goa                               | 8,020                                | 3,801                                |
| 11       | Gujarat                           | 4,06,388                             | 5,60,046                             |
| 12       | Haryana                           | 71,000                               | 66,751                               |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                  | 11,266                               | 6,743                                |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                 | 59,600                               | 51,246                               |
| 15       | Jharkhand                         | 1,61,713                             | 2,18,700                             |
| 16       | Karnataka                         | 3,50,000                             | 3,93,278                             |
| 17       | Kerala                            | 29,578                               | 37,207                               |
| 18       | Ladakh                            | 400                                  | 434                                  |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                    | 5,12,380                             | 5,79,642                             |
| 20       | Maharashtra                       | 6,29,819                             | 7,22,915                             |
| 21       | Manipur                           | 43,644                               | 40,707                               |
| 22       | Meghalaya                         | 5,066                                | 1,604                                |
| 23       | Mizoram                           | 16,441                               | 15,495                               |
| 24       | Nagaland                          | 23,427                               | 21,471                               |
| 25       | Odisha                            | 1,32,509                             | 1,65,925                             |
| 26       | Puducherry                        | 5,681                                | 5,189                                |
| 27       | Punjab                            | 1,02,000                             | 1,03,683                             |
| 28       | Rajasthan                         | 3,61,753                             | 3,68,515                             |
| 29       | Sikkim                            | 1,587                                | 1,559                                |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                        | 4,37,543                             | 5,43,742                             |
| 31       | Telangana                         | 1,63,508                             | 1,57,165                             |
| 32       | Tripura                           | 19,464                               | 23,574                               |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                     | 8,28,237                             | 9,00,407                             |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                       | 27,640                               | 28,012                               |
| 35       | West Bengal                       | 5,15,000                             | 2,82,542                             |
|          | Total                             | 58,99,637                            | 63,74,997                            |

## Community and Public Toilets

| S. No.   | States                            | Total Community and Public toilets (No. of seats)   | Total Community and Public toilets (No. of seats)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                   | Mission Target                                      | Completed                                           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 21,464                                              | 17,799                                              |
| 2        | Andaman and Nicobar               | 126                                                 | 609                                                 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 387                                                 | 89                                                  |
| 4        | Assam                             | 3,554                                               | 3,356                                               |
| 5        | Bihar                             | 26,439                                              | 28,677                                              |
| 6        | Chandigarh                        | 976                                                 | 2,512                                               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                      | 17,796                                              | 18,832                                              |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu UT | 219                                                 | 615                                                 |
| 9        | Delhi                             | 11,138                                              | 28,256                                              |
| 10       | Goa                               | 507                                                 | 1,270                                               |
| 11       | Gujarat                           | 31,010                                              | 24,149                                              |
| 12       | Haryana                           | 10,393                                              | 11,374                                              |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                  | 876                                                 | 1,700                                               |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                 | 3,585                                               | 3,451                                               |
| 15       | Jharkhand                         | 12,366                                              | 9,643                                               |
| 16       | Karnataka                         | 34,839                                              | 36,556                                              |
| 17       | Kerala                            | 4,801                                               | 2,872                                               |
| 18       | Ladakh                            | 194                                                 | 194                                                 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                    | 40,230                                              | 29,867                                              |
| 20       | Maharashtra                       | 59,706                                              | 1,66,465                                            |
| 21       | Manipur                           | 620                                                 | 581                                                 |
| 22       | Meghalaya                         | 362                                                 | 152                                                 |
| 23       | Mizoram                           | 491                                                 | 1,324                                               |
| 24       | Nagaland                          | 478                                                 | 238                                                 |
| 25       | Odisha                            | 17,800                                              | 12,211                                              |
| 26       | Puducherry                        | 1,204                                               | 836                                                 |
| 27       | Punjab                            | 10,924                                              | 11,522                                              |
| 28       | Rajasthan                         | 26,364                                              | 31,300                                              |
| 29       | Sikkim                            | 142                                                 | 268                                                 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                        | 59,921                                              | 92,744                                              |
| 31       | Telangana                         | 15,543                                              | 15,465                                              |
| 32       | Tripura                           | 586                                                 | 1,089                                               |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                     | 63,451                                              | 70,370                                              |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                       | 2,611                                               | 4,694                                               |
| 35       | West Bengal                       | 26,484                                              | 5,746                                               |
|          | Total                             | 5,07,587                                            | 6,36,826                                            |