Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Achievements and Status of SBM-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 10

TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 29, 2026

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STATUS OF SBM-U

NO. 10.

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

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

- (a) the launching date of the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) in the country  along  with  the  details  of  the  major  achievements  made  so  far thereunder, State-wise;
- (b) whether the condition of solid waste management and sewerage systems is still very poor in many cities of the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Union  Territory  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  along  with  the  reasons therefor;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  ensures  that  Urban  Local  Bodies across the country are provided with the necessary financial assistance
- for sanitation;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  new  action  plan  to  make solid  waste  management  more  effective  in  urban  areas  of  the  country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Union  Territory  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  :  Government  of  India  launched  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban (SBM-U) on October 2, 2014 with the objective of making urban areas of the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) and for scientific processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in the urban areas of the country including  State  of  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Union  Territory  of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. To carry forward the progress made, 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  source segregation,  door  to  door  collection  and  scientific  management  of  all fractions  of  waste  including  safe  disposal  in  scientific  landfills  and remediation of all legacy dumpsites.

All  ULBs  of  35  States/UTs  declared  themselves  ODF  in  October, 2019.  This  has  been  achieved  with  the  construction  of  63.83  lakh Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) units, which is more than mission target  of  58.99  lakh  (108.2%)  and  6.36  lakh  Community  Toilet/Public Toilet (CT/PT) seats have been constructed against the mission target of 5.07 lakh (125.44%).

Further, as reported by States/UTs on Swachhattam portal, a total of 1,62,162 ton per day (TPD) of Municipal Solid Waste is generated in the urban areas of the country. Out of which 1,31,837 TPD is processed. i.e. against 16% waste processing in 2014, the current processing capacity has increased to 81.30% 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. State-wise waste  processing  facilities are available on website  at https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharat-mission-progess.

(b) & (c): Used Water Management (UWM) is a new component under SBMU  2.0  to  holistically  deal  with  faecal  sludge  &  septage  in  cities  having less than 1 lakh population as per census 2011.

To  deal  with  sewerage  and  septage  management  in  cities  having more than 1 lakh population, Government has launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 500 cities on June 25,  2015.  AMRUT  2.0  has  been  launched  on  1 st   October  2021  to  make cities 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'. AMRUT 2.0 will extend the ease of living by up-scaling universal coverage in water supply from 500 cities to all statutory towns in the country.

Under  AMRUT,  so  far,  149  lakh  sewer  connections  (including households covered through FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & convergence  and  4,843  MLD  sewerage  treatment  plant  capacity  have been  developed.  Under  Sewerage  and  Septage  management  sector  of AMRUT, 36 projects  worth  ₹3,294.03  crore  in  Maharashtra,  30  projects worth  ₹3,882.63  crore  in  Madhya  Pradesh  &  02  projects  worth  ₹21.96 crore in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (DDNH & DD) have been grounded,  of  which  works  worth  ₹3234.15  crore,  ₹3686.29  crore  and ₹21.96 crore have been physically completed in the said States respectively.

Under AMRUT 2.0, Sewerage & Septage management sector, so far 46  projects  worth  ₹12510.96  crore  in  Maharashtra,  36  projects  worth ₹5432.04 crore in Madhya Pradesh & 01 project worth ₹ ₹63.47 crore in DDNH & DD have been approved. The State Water Action Plans (SWAPs) comprising of 583 sewerage/septage management projects worth ₹66,117.69  crore  have  been  approved  so  far  covering  157.76  lakh new/service sewer connections and development of 6,649.53  MLD sewage treatment plant capacity.

(d): Under SBM-U, Central Share of funds are released to the States/UTs on  the  basis  of  demand  made  by  States/UTs  in  the  form  of  complete proposals  duly  approved  by  State  Level  Technical  Committee  (SLTC) which are further transmitted to ULBs by the concerned State/UT Govt. as per their action plan. Further Central Assistance/Grants-in-aids up to 50% of the gap funding subject to maximum of 30% of project cost approved by  State  High  Power  Committee  (SHPC)  are  provided  to  States/Union Territories  for  setting  up  of  Solid  Waste  Management  plants  and  Used Water management plants under Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U).

Central Share (CS) assistance under SBM-U is provided to States/UTs  for  strengthening  sanitation  infrastructure,  establishing  of various types of MSW management plants and used water management projects etc. The details of budget provision for SBM-U and SBM-U 2.0 is given as under:

(₹in crores)

| SBM Phase             | Budget Outlay   | Central Share   |
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| SBM-U (2014-2021)     | 62,009          | 14,623          |
| SBM-U 2.0 (2021-2026) | 1,41,600        | 36,465          |

(e)  &  (f)  :  To  support  the  efforts  of  States/ULBs  including  Maharashtra, Madhya  Pradesh  and  DDNH  &  DD  to  plan,  design  and  execute  the sanitation  and  solid  waste  management  projects  in  the  urban  areas, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) provides policy directions, financial and technical support by sharing Manuals/Standard of Procedures (SoPs) on Solid Waste  Management  and  issue  various Advisories & Guidelines time to time for choosing appropriate technologies  to  manage  solid  waste.  The  advisories/guidelines/SoPs issued by MoHUA are available to all the States/UTs at https://sbmurban.org/technical-advisories.

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