Govt allocates Rs 40,700 cr for waste management in villages; 50 lakh individual household toilets, 1 lakh community toilets to be built in 2 Lakh villages

The Government will support over 2 lakh villages to achieve solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) arrangements through an investment of over Rs 40,700 cr for the current financial year under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) Phase 2. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC) of SBM-G under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti has approved the Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) of States and UTs, a government release said on Tuesday.

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Implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase 2 in 2021-2022 will see construction of over 50 lakh Individual Household toilets (IHHLs), one Lakh Community toilets, Plastic Waste Management Units in over 2400 Blocks of India, Gobardhan projects in 386 Districts, Faecal sludge management arrangements in over 250 Districts apart from the targeted support for over 2 lakh villages in implementation of SLWM interventions, the release said.

SBM(G) Phase 2 aims to achieve comprehensive cleanliness in villages also called ODF Plus status by focusing on ODF sustainability and ensuring SLWM arrangements in villages.

The Central share would be around Rs 14,000 cr, the States shall spend over Rs 8300 cr. Funds to the tune of Rs 12,730 cr will be made available through the 15th Finance Commission and over Rs 4,100 through convergence with MGNREGS. 

The release further said that over Rs1500 cr will be invested by the States through other sources like Business Model, CSR, other schemes, etc. 

Earlier Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) supported States and UTs to undertake a participatory planning exercise along with Districts and Rural Local Bodies to step up implementation of ODF plus elements and achieve results at scale.

Each State/UT have developed their Annual Implementation plans that set out the implementation targets and strategy that would be adopted in the State/UT, the release said. Implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission is led by Rural Local Bodies and the mission has the reputation of being a unique janandolan on Swachhata in the country.