Lok Sabha Question No. 4691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Treatment of Waste in Jalandhar
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4691

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## TREATMENT OF WASTE IN JALANDHAR

NO. 4691 SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised serious concerns about poor waste disposal in Jalandhar and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is true that only 120 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) of waste is being treated out of 500 TPD and the rest is becoming legacy waste in Jalandhar and if so, the steps taken to improve the situation and follow the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016;
- (c) whether the Government has provided any support or funds for new waste treatment plants, garbage transfer centres or electric vehicles for waste collection in the city and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  impose  stricter  fines  or  use technology like CCTV cameras to stop illegal garbage dumping in urban areas like Jalandhar and if so, the expected timeline for implementation of these steps?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  :  Sanitation  is  a  State  subject  under  7th  schedule  of  the Constitution and by the 74th 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. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the  efforts  of  States/UTs  by  providing  policy  directions,  financial  and technical support by sharing Manuals/Standard of Procedures (SoPs) on Solid Waste Management (SWM) & Used Water Management (UWM) and choosing

- issue various Advisories &  Guidelines time to time for appropriate technologies to manage solid and liquid waste.

To support Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with adequate sanitation and solid waste management systems, Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) on October 2, 2014 with the objective of Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  cities  and  for  scientific  processing  of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in all urban areas of the country including Jalandhar. 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. Under SBM-U, funds are released by Government of India to the States/UTs on the basis of their action plan duly  approved  by  State  Level  Technical  Committee  (SLTC)  which  are further transmitted to ULBs by the concerned State/UT Govt. City-wise details of financial assistance/projects approved is not maintained.

State of Punjab has been allocated an amount of ₹ 1054.20  crores under SBMU 2.0,  out  of  which  ₹ 294.20 crores are earmarked for SWM component. As per the City Solid Waste Action Plan (CSWAP) for the State of Punjab, Waste to Compost (WtC) plants of 600.10 tonnes per day (TPD), Bio-methanation Plants of 1544 TPD, , Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) of 597.09 TPD, Sanitary Landfill (SLF) of 680.83 TPD, Waste to Electricity (WtE)  plants  of  831  TPD  Construction  &  Demolition  (C&D)  waste processing plants of 374 TPD, remediation of 53.89 lakh ton of legacy waste alongwith 20 Mechanical Road sweepers with total project cost of ₹ 893.52 crores  having  central  share  of  ₹ 293.29  crores  have  been approved so far. Out of the approved Central share ₹ 84.04 crores have already been claimed by the State. Details of all the projects under SBMU  reported  by  State  of  Punjab  are  available  at  SBM-U,  MoHUA  portal https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharat-mission-progess.

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