Lok Sabha Question No. 2052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2052

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION - URBAN

NO. 2052.

SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH: SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released adequate funds to States and Urban Local Bodies under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban during the  current  year,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any comprehensive audit of  the  funds  allocated  to  the  States  for  urban  sanitation  activities under the Mission, if so, the details of key findings thereof including the  expenditure  incurred  and  unspent  balances  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  mechanized  street  sweeping  has  been  implemented  in major cities across the country, if so, the details of coverage and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  scientific  solid waste-processing plants across the country to eliminate the practice  of  open  dumping,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including the locations and processing capacities of the proposed plants and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) : Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U 2.0), Central Share (CS) of funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of receipt of action plans under its various components i.e. Toilet Construction (IHHL/CT/PT), Used water management, Solid Waste Management, Information Education Communication  & Behaviour Change  (IEC&BC)  and   Capacity …2/-

Building  &  Skill  Development  (CB&SD),  duly  approved  by  State  Level Technical Committee (SLTC). These action plans are finally approved by the National Advisory and Review Committee (NARC) before the Central share funds are released to the States/UTs. The next installment of CS funds  is  released  on  the  basis  of  utilization  of  available  funds  by  the States/UTs  and  physical  progress  made.  With  the  introduction  of  SNASparsh w.e.f. October, 2024, CS funds are provided through an integrated framework of PFMS, State IFMIS and e-kuber platform of Reserve Bank of India  (RBI)  on  the  basis  of  actual  bills/claims  raised  by  the  State  at various level. During current year, claims for ₹ 811.36 Cr have been raised so far by the State/UTs through SNA-Sparsh under SBM-U 2.0 strictly as per utilization and requirement of State/UTs.

(b): Comptroller and Audit General (C&AG) of India is the constitutional authority responsible for all government accounts including those of the states.  The  reports  of  CAG  are  available  at  https://cag.gov.in/en/auditreport. No separate audit is made for urban sanitation activities under the Mission.  The  financial  progress  under  the  SBM-U  is  monitored  through utilization certificate (UC) to be furnished by the State/UTs  upon utilization  of  funds  available.  Out  of  Rs.6,876  Cr  released  under  SBM-U 2.0, utilization certificate amounting to Rs.2,029.09 Cr have already been received from the States/UTs.

(c): Under SBM - Urban 2.0, 152 Towns (National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) cities + > 5 lakh population ULBs) are eligible additional central assistance for procurement of mechanized road sweepers (MRSs). Action plans have been received from 113 NCAP cities/ ULBs for procurement of 580 Mechanical Road sweepers with total project cost of ₹ 323 Cr having central share of ₹ 96 Cr and the same has been approved so far.

(d): Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 has been launched in October 2021, inter alia with an objective of creating Garbage Free Cities, through 100%  door to door collection, segregation and scientific management of all fractions of waste. The mission also emphasises on remediation  of  all  legacy  dumpsites  and  converting  them  into  green zones. The Mission supplements the efforts of States/ULBs in complying with  the  Municipal  Solid  Waste  Management  (SWM)  Rules  2000  by providing Additional Central Assistance technical and managerial support.

As reported by States/UTs on Swachhattam portal, a total of 1,62,468 ton per day (TPD) of Municipal Solid Waste is generated in the urban areas of the  country.  Out  of  which  1,30,484  TPD  is  processed.  i.e.  against  16% waste processing in 2014, the current processing capacity has increased to  80.31% by setting up of waste processing facilities such as Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), transfer stations, composting plants, Construction  and  Demolition  (C&D)  waste  plants  and  waste  to  energy plants  including  waste  to  electricity,  bio-methanation  plants  etc.  As  of now, 7783 solid waste processing facilities have been established. Statewise waste processing facilities are available on website at https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharat-mission-progess.

A total of 2478 dumpsites (with more than 1000 tonne of waste) 25.04 Cr. MT of waste have been identified for remediation. So far, 1096 dumpsites have  been  remediated  completely  and  986  sites  are  under  progress.  A cumulative  of  15.20  Cr.   MT  (61%)  of  waste  has  been  remediated  and 7903.47 Acres (52%) land has been reclaimed.

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