Lok Sabha Question No. 1642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Material Recovery Facilities
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar, Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1642

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## Material Recovery Facilities

## 1642.   SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR: SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the existence of Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) for effective waste management, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the quantity of waste recycled/processed/ treated in the Financial Year 2020-21 and 2021-  22, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has estimated the State/UT-wise requirement of MRFs to cater the current output of waste; and
- (d) if so, the details of the plan proposed by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b): As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the total number of existing solid  waste  Material  Recovery  Facilities in the country is  4446  with a  capacity  of  31427.2 TPD. The State/UT wise break-up is given at Annexure I. As per CPCB, the total amount of waste  treated  for  the  years  2020-21  and  2021-22  is  79956.3  TPD  and  91553.1  TPD, respectively. The State/UT wise break-up is given at Annexure II.

(c) & (d): The  Central  Government  has  launched  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  Urban  2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) in October 2021 with overall vision of creating "Garbage Free Cities" and to make all  cities  clean  and  garbage free,  with  100%  scientific  processing  of  municipal  solid waste.  Under  SBM-U  2.0,  Additional  Central  Assistance  is  provided  to  States  and  Union Territories  for  solid  waste  management  by  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs,  as  per scheme guidelines. Setting up waste processing facilities such as Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) is an eligible component of funding for sustainable solid waste management, as per Operation Guidelines for SBM-U 2.0. Under Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen Phase II, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has issued operational guidelines to the States and Union Territories which include solid waste management activities at the village level.

## Solid Waste Material Recovery Facilities (MRF)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Material Recovery   | Material Recovery   | Facilities (MRF)   | Facilities (MRF)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Existing            | Target              | Existing           | Target             |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1239.9              | 1714.4              | 79                 | 124                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                   | 1                   | 2                  | 6                  |
| 3        | Assam             | 487                 | 600                 | 144                | 219                |
| 4        | Bihar             | 81                  | Not provided        | 55                 | 142                |
| 5        | Chandigarh        | 75                  | Not provided        | 4                  | Not Provided       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 2100                | 2100                | 358                | 358                |
| 7        | Delhi             | 257                 | Not provided        | 111                | Not provided       |
| 8        | Goa               | 105.56              | 120                 | 17                 | 81                 |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 3901.5              | Not provided        | 203                | Not provided       |
| 10       | Haryana           | 2156                | 2465                | 441                | 468                |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 200                 | 200                 | 46                 | 54                 |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 42                  | 338                 | 8                  | 76                 |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 310                 | 4500                | 217                | 818                |
| 14       | Kerala            | 495                 | 625                 | 175                | 200                |
| 15       | Lakshadweep       | 20                  | 35                  | 4                  | 10                 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh    | 3136                | 3175                | 275                | 318                |
| 17       | Maharashtra       | 9422                | Not provided        | 510                | Not provided       |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 7.64                | 7.64                | 1                  | 1                  |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 105                 | Not provided        | 8                  | Not provided       |
| 20       | Odisha            | 786                 | 1175                | 155                | 235                |
| 21       | Puducherry        | 76                  | 106                 | 4                  | 5                  |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 634                 | 809                 | 78                 | 93                 |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 5                   | Not provided        | 1                  | 3                  |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 2000                | 2112                | 925                | 973                |
| 25       | Telangana         | 2214                | Not provided        | 291                | Not provided       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 260.6               | 277.4               | 18                 | 30                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 950                 | 3260                | 190                | 651                |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | Not provided        | 46                  | Not provided       | Not provided       |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 360                 | 1645                | 126                | 466                |
|          | TOTAL             | 31427.2             | 25311.44            | 4446               | 5331               |

## Annexure I

Annexure II Solid waste management for the financial year 2020-2021 and 2021-22

|        |                             | FY 2020-21                  | FY 2020-21    | FY 2021-22                  | FY 2021-22    |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| S. No. | State                       | Solid waste generated (TPD) | Treated (TPD) | Solid waste generated (TPD) | Treated (TPD) |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh              | 6898                        | 1133          | 6890                        | 1558          |
| 2      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 89                          | 75            | 78.5                        | 74.05         |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 236.51                      | 0             | 228                         | 8.88          |
| 4      | Assam                       | 1199                        | 41.4          | 1589.4                      | 575.3         |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 4281.27                     | 0             | 4975                        |               |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | 513                         | 69            | 540                         | 82.9          |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 1650                        | 1650          | 1820                        | 1790          |
| 8      | DDDNH                       | 267                         | 237           | 267                         | 246           |
| 9      | Delhi                       | 10990                       | 5193.57       | 11108                       | 5280          |
| 10     | Goa                         | 226.87                      | 197.47        | 211.37                      | 197.4         |
| 11     | Gujarat                     | 10373.79                    | 6946          | 10095                       | 8682          |
| 12     | Haryana                     | 5352.12                     | 3123.9        | 8766                        | 4297.4        |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh            | 346                         | 221           | 383                         | 269           |
| 14     | Jammu & Kashmir             | 1463.23                     | 547.5         | 1549.8                      | 606.2         |
| 15     | Jharkhand                   | 2226.39                     | 758.26        | 2404.2                      | 842.7         |
| 16     | Karnataka                   | 11085                       | 6817          | 13034                       | 5440          |
| 17     | Kerala                      | 3543                        | 2550          | 3472                        | 2691          |
| 18     | Ladakh                      | -                           | -             | 52                          | 20            |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                 | 35                          | 17.13         | 18                          | 18            |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              | 8022.5                      | 6472          | 7115.04                     | 6058.99       |
| 21     | Maharashtra                 | 22632.71                    | 15056.1       | 23530.6                     | 19980.2       |
| 22     | Manipur                     | 282.3                       | 108.6         | 282.2                       | 133.3         |
| 23     | Meghalaya                   | 107.01                      | 9.64          | 70                          | 68            |
| 24     | Mizoram                     | 345.47                      | 269.71        | 374.29                      | 234.42        |
| 25     | Nagaland                    | 330.49                      | 122           | 663.546                     | 116           |
| 26     | Odisha                      | 2132.95                     | 1038.31       | 2103.235                    | 1356.213      |
| 27     | Puducherry                  | 504.5                       | 36            | 382.5                       | 58.02         |
| 28     | Punjab                      | 4338.37                     | 1894.04       | 4221.6                      | 1470.8        |
| 29     | Rajasthan                   | 6897.16                     | 1210.46       | 7973.156                    | 1925.97       |
| 30     | Sikkim                      | 71.9                        | 20.35         | 65.5                        | 17.5          |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                  | 13422                       | 9430.35       | 14585.5                     | 7205.6        |
| 32     | Telangana                   | 9965                        | 7530          | 11057                       | 8611          |
| 33     | Tripura                     | 333.9                       | 214.06        | 332.9                       | 220.3         |
| 34     | Uttarakhand                 | 1458.46                     | 779.85        | 14710                       | 7321          |
| 35     | Uttar Pradesh               | 14710                       | 5520          | 1585.4                      | 1050          |
| 36     | West Bengal                 | 13709                       | 667.6         | 13709                       | 3047          |
|        | Total                       | 160038.9                    | 79956.3       | 170242.737                  | 91553.143     |

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