(a) whether the Government has decided to allow private participation for sanitation work in Government sector in major cities;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the sanitation and other maintenance work would be withdrawn from Central Public Works Department (CPWD), phase-wise; and
(d) if so, the steps taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT( SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD )
(a)&(b): Sanitation is a State Subject and it is the
responsibility of the State Governments and Urban Local Bodies
(ULBs) to plan, design, execute, operate and maintain sanitation
schemes in their respective urban areas. However, this Ministry
has formulated and circulated guidelines on `Sector Reform and
Successful Public Private Partnerships` to all State Governments
and Union Territories for improved delivery of urban water and
sanitation services in India.
(c)&(d): Sanitation work (except for disposal of solid waste
collected from the garbage chutes of multi-storied buildings to
the nearest dhalos) is not done by Central Public Works
Department (CPWD). At present, there is no proposal to withdraw
maintenance work from CPWD.