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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 275
TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 06, 2026
IMPLEMENTATION OF SBM-U
NO. 275 SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:
SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has undertaken a review of the implementation
of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) in the Urban Local Bodies
(ULBs) and if so, the details and the key findings thereof along with the
details of the work undertaken so far across the country, ULB and
State/UT-wise including Jammu;
(b) the progress made so far in scientific processing of municipal solid
waste, waste segregation at source, treatment and restoration of legacy
dump sites along with the details of the funds sanctioned, released and
utilised for the same across the country, ULB and State/UT- wise
including Jammu;
(c)whether the Government has taken any specific measures to strengthen
the effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026
by the ULBs across the country and if so, the details thereof along with
the details of the financial and technical assistance provided thereunder,
ULB and State/UT-wise including Jammu;
(d) the observed impact of these initiatives on achieving garbage-free cities
across the country;
(e) the details of waste processing capacity created during the last three
years, city-wise; and
(f) the measures proposed to be taken to improve waste management and
reduce landfill dependency across the country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)
(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. 275 FOR 06.08.2026 REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF SBM-U”
(a): Sanitation is a State subject. State/ULBs are responsible for planning,
designing, executing, operating and reviewing sanitation projects including
Urban Waste Management (UWM) and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)
facilities in the urban areas of the country.
The Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-
U) on 2 October 2014 to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status,
scientific solid waste management, and sustained behaviour change,
followed by SBM-U 2.0, launched on 1 October 2021, with the aim of making
all cities Garbage Free, through scientific waste processing, legacy
dumpsite remediation, and Used Water Management (UWM) in urban areas
with populations below one lakh.
As per the DMEO, NITI Aayog evaluation report (September 2025), SBM-U
and SBM-U 2.0 have significantly improved sanitation, dignity, and safety,
particularly for women and vulnerable communities, with 94% of surveyed
households reporting an end to open defecation. The report also highlights
major progress in solid waste management, with over 90% door-to-door
waste collection coverage, 91% source segregation, waste processing
increasing from 18% in 2014 to over 80% in 2025.
Further, a two-day National Review Meeting of Swachh Bharat Mission-
Urban 2.0 was held on 19–20 May 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi with
all States and UTs to review implementation progress. During the meeting
comprehensive implementation review was taken on Institutional
Strengthening for Improved Project Implementation, Visible Cleanliness,
Segregation, Collection & Transportation, Organic Waste Management,
Construction and Demolition Waste Management, Integrated Solid Waste
Management and Financial Modelling, Legacy Waste Remediation, Access
to Sanitation, Swachh Survekshan and Solid Waste Management Rules,
2026.
This was followed by a PRAGATI Review Meeting on 27th May, 2026 to ensure
holistic monitoring, Centre–State coordination, and facilitate the timely
resolution of implementation challenges.The National Advisory and Review Committee (NARC), at the Ministry level,
also reviews the progress of SBM-U 2.0 & approves action plans of
State/UTs.
The work done under SBM-U 2.0 is at Annexure I.
(b): As reported by States/UTs on Swachhattam portal, door-to-door waste
collection, source segregation, and waste processing stand at 97%, 89%,
and 81% respectively. A total of 1,62,372 ton per day (TPD) of Municipal
Solid Waste is generated in the urban areas of the country. Out of which
1,31,530 TPD is processed. i.e. against 16% waste processing in 2014, the
current processing capacity has increased to 81%.
Under Swachh Survekshan, all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are annually
assessed on various sanitation parameters. As per Swachh Survekshan
2024-25, door-to-door waste collection, source segregation, and waste
processing stand at 63%, 27%, and 67% respectively.
To advance the vision of Garbage Free Cities, Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Clean Himalayan and Hill Cities
Initiative to promote waste management and sanitation solutions across the
13 Himalayan States/UTs and key hill cities of West Bengal, with a special
focus on high-footfall areas such as pilgrimage routes and tourist
destinations.
As per operational guideline of SBM-U 2.0, Additional Central Assistance
(ACA) is provided for legacy waste remediation at the rate of ₹550 per tonne
based on the population category of ULBs.
Total 1,297 dumpsites with cumulative legacy waste of 18.52 Cr MT have
been remediated and 10,434.90 Acres of land has been reclaimed.
The State/UT wise details of Central Share funds allocation, approval and
claimed under SBM-U 2.0, including Jammu, are at Annexure II.
(c): The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 effective from 1st April, 2026,
mandate four-stream segregation of waste at source and restrict landfilling
strictly to non-recyclable, non-energy recoverable waste and inert material.
Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs) have been assigned specific responsibilityfor collection, segregation, transportation and processing of waste in an
environmentally sound manner within their premises.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of
States/UTs by providing policy direction, financial and technical support,
sharing Manuals/Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) and issuing
Advisories/Guidelines from time to time for appropriate technology choices.
(d): Under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban, the steady improvement is
reflected in urban cleanliness and solid waste management practices in the
urban area of the country. The annual Swachh Survekshan assessment and
the Garbage Free City (GFC) Star Rating Protocol have encouraged Urban
Local Bodies to strengthen systems for source segregation, door-to-door
collection, scientific processing of municipal solid waste, remediation of
legacy waste dumpsites. So far, 883 cities have been certified 1-star
Garbage Free City, 275 cities have been certified 3-star Garbage Free City,
23 cities have been certified 5-star Garbage Free City and 12 cities has been
certified as 7-star Garbage Free City.
(e): Under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) component, action plans
approved so far are given below:
• Remediation of legacy waste: 22.26 crore metric tonnes (MT)
• Wet waste/composting plants of 48,792.30 tonnes per day (TPD)
• Bio-methanation plants of 9,173.72 TPD
• Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) of 44,713.77 TPD
• Waste-to-Electricity plants of 5,129 TPD
• Sanitary Landfills (SLFs) of 25,810.67 TPD
• Transfer Stations of 23,996.92 TPD
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste processing plants of
8,514.73 TPD
The State/UT-wise details of waste processing capacity and approved waste
processing capacity under SBM-U 2.0, including Jammu, are given in the
Annexure III.
(f): As reported by States/UTs on Swachhattam portal, a total of 2518
dumpsites (with more than 1000 tonne of waste) having 27.75 Cr. Metric
Tonnes (MT) of waste have been identified for remediation. So far, 1297dumpsites have been remediated completely. A cumulative of 18.52 Cr. MT
(67%) of waste has been remediated and 10,434.90 Acres (68%) land has
been reclaimed. State-wise waste processing facilities, along with status of
legacy waste remediation, are available on website at
https://sbmurban.org/swachh-bharat-mission-progess.
The Ministry has also launched Dumpsite Remediation Acceleration
Programme (DRAP) initiative to fast-track remediation of 211 legacy waste
dumpsites, covering 1,262.43 lakh MT of waste, reclaim land for productive
urban use, and prevent the creation of new dumpsites.
*****Annexure - I
Statement as referred to in reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 275 for 06.08.2026 regarding “Implementation of SBM-U”
The details of work done under SBM-U 2.0 :-
Sl.
Component Progress
No.
1. Central Share approved: ₹31,948.05 crore;
Financial
Progress
Central Share released: ₹9,212.69 crore
2. Allocation: ₹10,930.12 crore;
Approved: ₹10,566.42 crore (96.67%), including DRAP
Solid Waste
Door-to-door waste collection: 96.69% of wards
Management
(95,167 wards)
(SWM)
Source segregation: 89.38% of wards (87,965 wards)
Waste processing capacity: 1,31,530 TPD (81.01% of
waste generated)
Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs): 44,713.77 TPD
Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Plants: 5,129 TPD
Dry Waste Sanitary Landfills (SLFs): 25,810.67 TPD
Management Transfer Stations: 23,996.92 TPD
Approvals Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Plants:
8,514.73 TPD
Mechanical Road Sweepers: 584 machines
Waste-to-Compost Plants: 48,792.30 TPD
Wet Waste Compressed Biogas (CBG) Plants: 143 plants with
Management cumulative capacity of 21,760 TPD under
Approvals implementation through SBM-U, States and Oil & Gas
Manufacturing Companies (OGMCs)
3 Constructed: 63.85 lakh Individual Household
Latrines (IHHLs) and 6.36 lakh Community/Public
Toilet (CT/PT) seats
Approved: 8.22 lakh toilet seats (IHHLs, CT/PTs,
Sanitation
Aspirational Toilets and Urinals)
Public Toilet seats approvals: 56,874 seats
Community Toilet seats approvals: 49,805 seats
Aspirational Toilet seats approvals: 38,981 seats
4 Mission Target: 13,000 MLD (cities with population
below 1 lakh)
Used Water Sewage Treatment Plants/FSTP approved: 10,782.31
Management MLD
(UWM) Interception & Diversion (I&D) Network: 27,948 km
Desludging Vehicles & other cleaning vehicle: 3,478
Central Share approved: ₹15,421.72 crore
5. Total dumpsites: 2,518Total legacy waste: 27.75 crore MT
Waste remediated: 18.52 crore MT (67%)
Legacy Waste Land reclaimed: 10,434.90 acres (68%)
Remediation Dumpsites fully remediated: 1,297
Remediation projects approved: 22.26 crore MT of
legacy waste across 2,979 ULBsAnnexure - II
Statement as referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 275 for 06.08.2026 regarding “Implementation of SBM-U”
(Rs in Crore)
S. State/UT Mission Approval CS Funds claimed
No. Allocation
1 A&N Islands 8.60 13.55 3.53
2 Andhra Pradesh 1413.30 1645.36 489.99
3 Arunachal Pradesh 129.00 180.51 42.92
4 Assam 503.50 506.69 155.41
5 Bihar 1204.80 1227.65 298.92
6 Chandigarh 45.20 58.88 29.76
7 Chhattisgarh 727.30 686.45 232.76
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 31.20 31.37
7.80
and Daman and Diu
9 Delh i 1192.60 1228.57 916.46
10 Goa 77.80 71.27 12.17
11 Gujarat 1918.90 1799.48 528.58
12 Haryana 645.70 694.05 27.51
13 Himachal Pradesh 156.70 175.82 61.87
14 Jammu & Kashmir 429.90 692.12 132.64
15 Jharkhand 519.00 406.24 82.14
16 Karnataka 2245.30 2199.33 613.86
17 Kerala 875.10 270.76 68.33
18 Ladakh 62.70 33.74 2.66
19 Madhya Pradesh 2200.20 2036.91 584.05
20 Maharashtra 3758.50 3731.09 1079.80
21 Manipur 96.20 136.53 32.64
22 Meghalaya 67.30 82.67 23.06
23 Mizoram 82.50 137.60 36.65
24 Nagaland 158.88 184.29 44.81
25 Odisha 821.40 818.36 375.64
26 Puducherry 83.21 75.53 36.58
27 Punjab 1054.20 1058.29 343.95
28 Rajasthan 1765.80 1799.99 407.10
29 Sikkim 19.40 47.97 8.77
30 Tamil Nadu 3296.70 3317.90 1228.85
31 Telangana 1067.30 1014.68 444.80
32 Tripura 85.30 115.98 24.03
33 Uttar Pradesh 4073.80 3554.56 511.02
34 Uttarakhand 343.40 362.83 48.01
35 West Bengal 1449.30 1551.03 275.64Annexure - III
Statement as referred to in reply of part (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 275 for 06.08.2026 regarding “Implementation of SBM-U”
Sl. State/UT Total waste Approved waste processing
No. processing (%) capacity under SBM-U 2.0
(MIS) (TPD)
1 Andhra Pradesh 90.96% 8818.09
2 A&N Islands 97.96% 56.58
3 Arunachal Pradesh 20.33% 134.50
4 Assam 62.74% 1259.10
5 Bihar 27.60% 8781.77
6 Chandigarh 100.00% 0.00
7 Chhattisgarh 100.00% 2606.72
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 99.46%
and Daman and Diu 0.00
9 Delhi 80.33% 0.00
10 Goa 97.96% 114.00
11 Gujarat 97.84% 20276.64
12 Haryana 74.65% 3152.29
13 Himachal Pradesh 81.84% 174.29
14 Jammu and Kashmir 86.66% 2848.71
15 Jharkhand 49.45% 522.34
16 Karnataka 85.48% 15235.42
17 Kerala 97.69% 1613.91
18 Ladakh 0.00% 41.12
19 Madhya Pradesh 99.72% 7857.36
20 Maharashtra 93.69% 20645.27
21 Manipur 53.63% 273.63
22 Meghalaya 34.49% 121.50
23 Mizoram 0.00% 324.55
24 Nagaland 2.17% 365.82
25 Odisha 95.95% 1916.12
26 Puducherry 94.86% 399.08
27 Punjab 95.00% 4627.02
28 Rajasthan 58.87% 8191.74
29 Sikkim 76.19% 37.24
30 Tamil Nadu 60.56% 14658.16
31 Telangana 97.06% 10337.35
32 Tripura 96.45% 0.00
33 Uttar Pradesh 97.66% 18566.18
34 Uttarakhand 96.59% 0.00
35 West Bengal 10.57% 12174.35