Question : POLICY ON SEWERAGE DISPOSAL

(a) whether there is any policy on the sewerage disposal for small and metropolitan cities including tribal regions of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the assistance tendered to the States/State Sewerage Boards during each of the last three years, State-wise;

(c) the details of proposals received from the State Government of Odisha in this regard;

(d) the present status thereof and the funds allocated/released and utilized for the purpose during the said period; and

(e) the time by which these pending proposals are likely to be cleared?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)

(a)& (b) There is no separate policy made for sewerage disposal in cities or even for tribal regions in the country, however, the Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India has launched National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP) 2008, which also includes sewage disposal besides other important components of Urban sanitation with the vision that “All Indian cities and towns become totally sanitized, healthy and livable and ensure and sustain good public health and environmental outcomes for all citizens with a special focus on hygienic and affordable sanitation facilities for the urban poor and women”. The goals of the policy include Awareness Generation and Behavioral Change, Open Defecation Free Cities and Integrated City Wide Sanitation.
Since the launch of NUSP, 9 States with a total of 87 cities have received Ist installment of budgetary provisions from the Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India.
The total budgetary allocation for the National Urban sanitation Policy under 11th Five Year Plan was Rs. 52.5 Crores. The allocation for various activities identified under NUSP and the expenditure are as follows:
City Sanitation Plans (CSPs) funded under NUSP

(Rs in crore)
Name of State	Total Sanctioned	No. of cities	Total Funds	Funds Released	Amount	covered	Released	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
MP	2.55	11	1.28	1.28	-	-
Kerala	2.00	20	1.20	0.60	0.60	-
Karnataka	2.50	7	1.50	0.75	0.75	-
Chhattisgarh	0.98	5	0.78	0.29	0.49	-
Maharashtra	2.65	19	1.60	0.80	0.80	-
Odisha	0.88	8	0.52	0.26	0.26	-
UP	1.10	7	0.80	0.33	-	0.47
Uttarakhand	0.29	3	0.09	0.09	-	-
Andhra Pradesh	0.33	5	0.26	0.10	-	0.16
Rajasthan	2.48	24	0.74	-	-	0.74
Maharashtra	1.50	15	0.45	-	-	0.45
TOTAL	17.26	124	9.22	4.50	2.9	1.82

Sl. No.	Name of the town	Amount (in lakhs)
1.	Bhubaneswar	15.00
2.	Cuttack	15.00
3.	Berhampur	10.00
4.	Rourkela	10.00
5.	Sambalpur	10.00
6.	Puri	10.00
7	Balasore	10.00
>8.	Baripada	07.50
Total	87.50