(a) the present status of the implementation of Solid Waste Management policy in the country;
(b) whether the Government has initiated any projects in this regard;
(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective implementation of Solid
Waste Management policy in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Municipal Solid Wastes
(Management and Handling) Rules in 2000 wherein every municipal authority is responsible for
collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid
waste in the country. Municipal authorities are also required to set up waste processing and
disposal facilities. State Pollution Control Boards/Committees are responsible for giving
authorization for storage, treatment and disposal facilities for municipal solid waste and
monitoring of environmental standards around such facilities.
Municipal solid waste management is a State subject and it is the responsibility of the State
Government/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to plan, design, implement, operate and maintain the
solid waste management (SWM) system in the urban areas. The Ministry of Urban Development is
providing financial assistance to some extent to the State Governments for proper management
of the municipal solid waste. Under Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) Sub-Mission and
Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) of Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), SWM is one of the admissible components for
grant of Additional Central Assistance (ACA). As on 31.3.2013, 45 SWM Projects under UIG
have been approved with an approved cost of Rs. 2008.75 crore and 56 SWM projects under
UIDSSMT have been approved with an approved cost of Rs. 342.02 crore. These projects have
integrated approaches that include segregation at source, collection, transportation,
processing and treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste. The State-wise details of
projects under UIG and UIDSSMT are given at Annexure.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests provides financial assistance to State Pollution Control
Boards/Committees to conduct training workshops and group meetings with local bodies in order
to create awareness about the provisions of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling)
Rules, 2000.