India generates 1.6 lakh tons of municipal solid waste daily: MP Sanjeev Arora
Babushahi Bureau
Ludhiana (Punjab), April 2, 2025: As reported by States/UTs on the Swachhatam Portal, the total quantity of municipal solid waste generated in urban areas of the country is 1.619 lakh tons per day.
This has been stated by the Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu in an answer to questions on `Status of municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy plants' asked by MP (Rajya Sabha) from Ludhiana Sanjeev Arora in the ongoing Session of Rajya Sabha.
In a statement today, Arora said the Minister further mentioned in his answer that sanitation is a State subject under the 7th schedule of the constitution and by the 74th amendment of the Constitution of India the devolution of power has been made to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for water and sanitation services.
It is the responsibility of State/ULBs to plan, design, execute and operate sanitation projects in the urban areas of the country.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs through Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) by providing policy directions, and financial and technical support by preparing Manuals/Standard of Procedures (SoPs) on Solid Waste Management and issue various Advisories and Guidelines time to time for choosing appropriate technologies to manage solid waste.
The Minister further answered that under Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U), Central Assistance/Grants-in-aid 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 implementation of SWM activities.