Lok Sabha Question No. 970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Housing and Urban Affairs Schemes in Muzaffarnagar
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Harendra Singh Malik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 970

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2026

## HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS SCHEMES IN MUZAFFARNAGAR

NO. 970. SHRI HARENDRA SINGH MALIK:

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

- (a) the  current  physical  and  financial  progress  of  projects  worth  ₹117.36 crore allocated for 24x7 drinking water supply and sewerage management in Muzaffarnagar Municipal Corporation area under the AMRUT 2.0;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allocate  additional  funds  in  the Union  Budget  2026  to  expand  e-bus  services  for  smart  mobility  in emerging  NCR  cities  such  as  Shamli  and  Muzaffarnagar  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof;
- (c) the details of new technologies adopted for achieving hundred per cent scientific  processing  of  industrial  waste  and  municipal  solid  waste  in
- Muzaffarnagar under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0; and
- (d) whether the Government has implemented a digital data-sharing system under the National Urban Digital Mission for development of parks and community centres in green belt areas of Muzaffarnagar and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a):    As per the information received from the State of Uttar Pradesh, one water supply reorganization scheme namely Muzaffarnagar Water Supply Scheme zone 6,7,8,9 & 10 worth ₹117.36 crore has been taken up in Nagar Palika Parishad (NPP) under AMRUT 2.0. The project is at Detailed Project Report (DPR) approval stage. One Drink from Tap (DfT) 24x7 water supply project has been taken up under AMRUT 2.0 in ward-30 NPP Muzaffarnagar at a sanctioned cost of ₹8.48 crore. The physical and financial progress of this scheme is 17.78% and 16.50% respectively. Under AMRUT 2.0, no sewerage management scheme is approved for NPP Muzaffarnagar.
- (b):    PM-e  Bus  Sewa  Scheme  was  launched  on  16 th   August  2023  to augment city bus operations in urban areas with Central Assistance (CA) of ₹20,000 crores for deploying 10,000 electric buses under the PublicPrivate-Partnership (PPP) model. Cities with a population between 3-40 lakhs and other State Capitals  with  less  than  3 lakh  population  as  per

Census 2011 are eligible. Under the Scheme, so far, a total of 450 electric buses have been sanctioned for participating cities (Faridabad, Gurugram, Rohtak, Panipat, Karnal & Alwar) of National Capital Region (NCR). The total Central Assistance approved, so far, to NCR region for Behind-theMeter (BTM) power and civil depot infrastructure is ₹35.77 crore under the scheme.  By  exclusively  providing  electric  buses,  the  scheme  helps  in reducing emissions and promoting sustainable mobility. The State of Uttar Pradesh has not yet participated under the PM-eBus Scheme. The city wise details of e-Bus in NCR Region are as under:

| S. no.   | State     | City      |   Buses Sanctioned | Amount Sanctioned (in ₹cr.) for associated infra   | Disbursed amount (in ₹cr.)   | Mother Sanction Issued (in ₹cr.)   |
|----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Haryana   | Faridabad |                100 | 16.41                                              | -                            | -                                  |
| 2        | Haryana   | Gurugram  |                100 | 5.72                                               | -                            | -                                  |
| 3        | Haryana   | Rohtak    |                 50 | -                                                  | -                            | -                                  |
| 4        | Haryana   | Panipat   |                 50 | -                                                  | -                            | -                                  |
| 5        | Haryana   | Karnal    |                 50 | -                                                  | -                            | -                                  |
| 6        | Rajasthan | Alwar     |                100 | 13.64                                              | 7.2                          | 4.13                               |
| Total    | Total     | Total     |                450 | 35.77                                              | 7.2                          | 4.13                               |

(c): Under  Solid  Waste  Management  component  of  Swachh  Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) 2.0, Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of fund are provided  for  setting  up  various  type  of  municipal  waste  processing facilities such as Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), Waste to Compost (WtC) plants, Bio-methanation plants, Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) processing facilities, Waste to Electricity (WtE) plants, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste plants, sanitary landfill including CBG plant.

States opt for different types of waste processing facilities based on their resources, technology, topography, type of waste involved, climatic conditions etc.

The Swachh Bharat Mission Urban leverages technology to enhance sanitation and waste management across urban India. The selection of treatment  technologies  is  open  to  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  /State Governments, allowing them to choose any proven technology as outlined in  the  Central  Public  Health  &  Environmental  Engineering  Organization

(CPHEEO) Manual and advisories issued from time to time. As per Clause 15 (v) of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, ULBs may adopt suitable technologies including following technologies for scientific processing of municipal solid waste:

(i) Bio-methanation, microbial composting, vermi-composting, anaerobic digestion or any other appropriate processing for biostabilization of biodegradable wastes;

(ii)     Waste  to  energy  processes  including  refused  derived  fuel  for combustible fraction of waste or supply as feedstock to solid waste-based power plants or cement kilns.

(d): No  digital  data  sharing  system  has  been  implemented  under  the National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) for the development of parks and community centres in the green belt areas of Muzaffarnagar.

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