Lok Sabha Question No. 2979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Central Assistance under Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2979

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2016

## CENTRAL ASSISTANCE UNDER SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

No. 2979

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  State  Governments  and  Urban  Local  Bodies  have sought more Central assistance to various projects under Swachh Bharat Mission;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has now announced a steep increase in Central  assistance  to  various  projects  under  Swachh  Bharat Mission in urban areas;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of funds released
- to each project; and
- (e)  the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to make the Swachh Bharat Mission a success?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a & b):   Yes, Madam. From time to time requests have been received from some State Governments and Urban Local Bodies for enhancing the  Central  assistance  for  construction  of  Community  Toilets  and Individual Household Latrine under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).

(c  &  d):    The  details  of  Central  assistance  released  under  each component of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year                            |   Individual Household Latrines |   Communi ty Toilet |   Solid Waste Management |   Information, Education and Communication |   Capacity Building |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 2014-15                         |                         367.614 |             85.0286 |                  287.5   |                                    95.59   |             23.75   |
| 2015-16                         |                         699.574 |             30.1532 |                  286.459 |                                    48.8876 |             10.8743 |
| 2016-17 (upto 31 st July, 2016) |                         457.243 |             93.9064 |                  335.348 |                                    40.428  |             13.5841 |
| Total                           |                        1524.43  |            209.088  |                  909.306 |                                   184.906  |             48.2084 |

(e):  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  reviews  the  progress  of  SBM (Urban) in States regularly, through video conferences /teleconferences,  meetings  with  State  Mission  Directors  and  also provides technical assistance to achieve the targets. To increase the pace of SBM, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities are part of the Mission strategy.

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