**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 182, scheduled to be answered on February 12, 2026, regarding the solid waste and effluent processing capacity in India. The response details the Government of India's initiatives under SBM-U 2.0, the progress in waste processing, the installed capacity of sewage treatment plants (STPs), and the status of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) and bio-methanation projects. No specific action items with associated timelines are mentioned within the document.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **SBM-U 2.0:**
* Launched on October 1, 2021, with a vision of achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities.
* Focuses on 100% source segregation, door-to-door collection, and scientific waste management.
* **Waste Processing Capacity:**
* 97% of wards have achieved 100% door-to-door collection.
* 88% of wards have achieved 100% segregation of municipal solid waste.
* 1,62,293 TPD of Municipal Solid Waste generated daily.
* 1,32,514 TPD is processed, increasing processing capacity to 81.65% (from 16% in 2014).
* This increase is due to the setup of various waste processing facilities.
* **Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs):**
* Total installed capacity of STPs is 36,048 MLD as of December 2024.
* 225 operational common Effluent Treatment Plants exist, with a combined designed capacity of 2,245 MLD.
* **Waste-to-Energy (WtE) and Bio-Methanation Plants:**
* 17 operational WtE plants with a total capacity of 20,050 TPD.
* 140 operational bio-methanation plants with a total capacity of 5,833 TPD.
* 10,078 TPD of WtE plants and 18,655 TPD of bio-methanation (CBG) plants are in various stages of implementation.
* **Support to States/UTs:**
* The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements States/UTs efforts.
* Policy directions, financial and technical support are provided by sharing manuals, SOPs, advisories & guidelines.
* SBM-U central funds released on the basis of demand in proposals approved by State Level Technical Committee (SLTC).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholders**
* **States/UTs:**
**Impact**
* The states/UTs efforts towards sanitation and solid waste management are supplemented.
* Information on the status of their waste processing and treatment capacities is collected and reported.
* Central funds are released based on proposals.
**Action Required**
* To plan, design and execute sanitation and solid waste management projects in urban areas.
* To provide proposals for central funds.
* To review the advisories and guidelines available on SBM-U portal.
* **Urban Local Bodies (ULBs):**
**Impact**
* Affected by policies, financial & technical support, guidelines on Solid Waste Management.
* Receive funds through their respective State/UT Governments.
**Action Required**
* To implement waste management projects as per advisories and guidelines.
* To work with their State/UT Governments to create proposals.
* **Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA):**
**Impact**
* Accountable for tracking progress and providing support.
* Provides policy directions, financial and technical support to States/UTs.
**Action Required**
* To ensure the continued support and monitoring of waste management projects.
* **Citizens:**
**Impact**
* Benefits from improved sanitation and waste management in urban areas.
* Achieving garbage free status for cities.
**Action Required**
* To adopt source segregation and proper waste disposal practices.
Key Entities Referenced
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0): A program launched by the Government of India on October 1, 2021, aimed at achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities through waste segregation, door-to-door collection, and scientific waste management.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): The central ministry responsible for supporting States/UTs in sanitation and solid waste management projects through policy direction, financial and technical support.
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs): Local governing bodies in urban areas responsible for implementing solid waste management practices.
States/Union Territories (States/UTs): Subnational entities tasked with implementing solid waste management initiatives and reporting progress.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the starred question regarding solid waste and effluent processing capacity was raised.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 182
TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2026
SOLID WASTE AND EFFLUENT PROCESSING CAPACITY
NO. 182. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:
SMT. D K ARUNA:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the solid waste and effluent processing capacity added in cities across the
country during the last five years;
(b) the specific steps taken/being taken by the Government to bridge the
existing gaps in door-to-door waste collection and its segregation at
source;
(c) whether any Waste-to-Energy or Bio-Methanation projects have been
commissioned during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-
wise; and
(d) the details of the support provided to Urban Local Bodies for the
implementation of scientific waste management practices, State/UT-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. 182 FOR 12.02.2026 REGARDING “SOLID WASTE AND EFFLUENT
PROCESSING CAPACITY”
(a) & (b) : Government of India launched SBM-U 2.0 on October 1, 2021 for a
period of five years with a vision of achieving Garbage Free Status for all
cities through 100% 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.
As reported by States/UTs on Swachhattam portal, 97 percent wards
have achieved 100 percent door-to-door-collection, 88 percent wards have
achieved 100 percent segregation of municipal solid waste. A total of
1,62,293 ton per day (TPD) of Municipal Solid Waste is generated in the
urban areas of the country, out of which 1,32,514 TPD is processed i.e.
against 16 percent waste processing in 2014, the current processing
capacity has increased to 81.65 percent 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 per the information received from Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), the total installed capacity of STPs in the
country was 26,869 MLD as per the CPCB report titled “National Inventory
of Sewage Treatment Plants in India - 2021”. As per the Progress Reports
submitted by State Governments/UT Administrations or SPCBs/PCCs to
Ministry of Jal Shakti till December, 2024 the total installed capacity of
STPs in the country is 36,048 MLD. In addition, there are 225 operational
common Effluent Treatment Plants with a combined designed capacity of
2,245 MLD to treat industrial effluent.
(c): As reported by States/UTs on Swachhattam portal, presently 17 Waste-
to-Electricity (WtE) plants of 20,050 TPD and 140 bio-methanation plant of
5,833 TPD are operational. Further, 10,078 TPD of WtE plants and 18,655
TPD of bio-methanation (CBG) plants are under various stages of
implementation. State-wise details of operational WtE plants and bio-
methanation plants is at Annexure – I and Annexure – II respectively.(d): To support the States/ULBs efforts to plan, design and execute the
sanitation and solid waste management projects in the urban areas,
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of
States/UTs by providing 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.
Further, under SBM-U, Central Share of fund is 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 transferred to ULBs by the concerned State/UT
Govt. as per their action plan.
*****Annexure - I
Statement referred to the reply of the part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 182 for 12.02.2026 regarding “solid waste and effluent
processing capacity”
State-wise details of operational WtE plants
Designed
S. No. State Name of City
Capacity (TPD)
1 Andhra Pradesh Guntur 1200
2 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam 1200
3 Delhi Ghazipur 1300
4 Delhi Narela-Bawana 2400
5 Delhi Okhla 1950
6 Delhi Tehkhand 2000
7 Gujarat Jamnagar 650
8 Gujarat Ahmedabad 1000
9 Haryana Sonipat Cluster 800
10 Karnataka Bangaluru 600
11 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur 600
12 Madhya Pradesh Rewa 350
13 Maharashtra PCMC 700
14 Rajasthan Jaipur 700
15 Telangana Hyderabad 2000
16 Telangana Hyderabad 1400
17 Telangana Hyderabad 1200
Total 20050Annexure – II
Statement referred to the reply of the part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 182 for 12.02.2026 regarding “solid waste and effluent
processing capacity”
State-wise details of operational Bio-methanation plants
S. No. State/UT No. of Plants Designed Capacity (TPD)
1 Andhra Pradesh 8 188
2 Assam 1 5
3 Chandigarh 1 5
4 Goa 17 1220
5 Gujarat 2 400
6 Haryana 2 17
7 Himachal Pradesh 1 5
8 Jharkhand 3 169
9 Karnataka 9 111
10 Kerala 6 34
11 Madhya Pradesh 5 595
12 Maharashtra 46 824
13 Puducherry 1 20
14 Punjab 1 15
15 Rajasthan 3 257
16 Tamil Nadu 15 180
17 Telangana 1 10
18 Uttar Pradesh 4 33
19 Uttarakhand 3 116
20 West Bengal 2 49
Total 131 4253
Bio-CBG Operational Plants
S. No. State/UT No. of Plants Designed Capacity (TPD)
1 Gujarat 1 100
2 Delhi 1 100
3 Maharashtra 2 1020
4 Karnataka 2 10
5 Kerala 1 150
6 Tamil Nadu 2 200
Total 9 1580