Lok Sabha Question No. 955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lallu Singh, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Tapir Gao, Shankar Lalwani, Ram Kripal Yadav, Ravindra Kushawaha, Sanjay Bhatia, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 955 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 08, 2024 SWACHH BHARAT MISSION-URBAN 2.0

NO. 955.  SHRI LALLU SINGH:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI TAPIR GAO:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) the details regarding the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0;
- (b)
- the details regarding the use of technology to implement the scheme;
- (c) the  details  of  the  Assessment  and  Monitoring  Platform  for  Liveable Inclusive Future-ready Urban India 2.0 (Amplifi 2.0) portal along with the aims and objectives of the project; and
- (d) the details of the number of cities that have been added to the portal along with the outcome so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a)  :  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  2.0,  launched  on  1 st October,  2021, aims to achieve the vision of 'Garbage Free Cities' over the next five years  through  Solid  Waste  Management  (SWM),  remediation  of legacy  dumpsites,  construction  and  demolition  waste  and  plastic waste management etc. Solid Waste Management (SWM) component of SBM-U 2.0 allows setting up of waste processing facilities such as Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), transfer stations, composting  plants,  bio-methanation  plants,  Refused  Derived  Fuel (RDF)  processing  facilities, plastic waste  processing  facilities, waste  to  electricity  plants,  Construction  and  Demolition  (C&D) waste plants, sanitary landfill, mechanized sweeping equipment and Bio-remediation/ capping of all legacy dumpsites in all ULBs.

- (b) : The Swachh Bharat Mission Urban leverages technology to enhance sanitation and waste management across urban India. Digital tools and  solutions  remain  core  enablers  to  monitor  the  progress  and realize  the  value  outcome  of  SBM  Urban  components.  Digital interventions are identified at different stages of the  SBM-U component lifecycle, starting from conceptualization, implementation till maintenance. SBM-U 2.0 Guidelines also encourages adoption of locally innovated, cost-effective technology solutions and business models  in sanitation and solid  waste management by startups, through investment in Research & Design (R&D) and facilitation in Government-e-Market (GeM) portal.

'Swachhata Startup Challenge' was launched on January 27, 2022 in and Internal  Trade  (DPIIT)  to  promote  an  enabling  environment  for development startups and entrepreneurs in the waste management collaboration with Department for Promotion of Industry sector.

- (c) & (d :  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Amplifi 2.0 (Assessment  and  Monitoring  Platform  for  Liveable,  Inclusive  and Future-ready  urban  India)  portal  under  the  aegis  of  Smart  Cities Mission with aims to facilitate data-driven policy-making, empower academics,  researchers,  and  engage  stakeholders  in  the  urban development process.  As part of the Urban Outcomes Framework 2022, data from over 200 cities on 14 sectors of 440+ parameters
- have been collected and made open for all stakeholders.

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