New Delhi: Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U) was launched during October 2014 with the objectives of making entire urban areas of the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) and for scientific management of the entire Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated. In order to carry forward the progress made under SBM-U, the next phase, i.e., SBM-U 2.0 has been launched.
Under SBM – Urban 2.0, Central Share funds are released for construction of Individual Household Latrines, Community Toilets, Public Toilets, Used Water Management, Solid Waste Management, Information, Education and Communication and Behaviour Change and Capacity Building, Skill Development and Knowledge Management components, said Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Since inception of SBM-U in 2014, a total of 62.81 lakh Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) units and 6.36 lakh Community Toilet and Public Toilets (CT/PT) have been constructed under the Mission. Out of total 92,634 wards, a total of 89,699 wards are practicing 100 per cent door-to-door collection of waste and 83,487 wards are following 100 per cent source segregation. As on date, out of total waste generated, a total of 75 per cent of waste is processed.
To carry forward the momentum generated by AMRUT, AMRUT 2.0 was launched in October 2021 aimed to provide ease of living to all the citizens living in urban areas through undertaking large infrastructure projects and reforms. So far, State Water Action Plans comprising 6,527 projects worth Rs 1,29,636 cr including operations and maintenance have been approved by Apex Committee at MoHUA.
These include 2,996 water supply projects worth Rs 87,896 crore, 447 Sewerage and Septage Management projects worth Rs 37,636 crore and 982 Parks and Green Spaces Development projects worth Rs 439 crore. Out of approved projects, so far 20 projects worth Rs 103.99 cr have been completed and work is in progress in 633 projects worth Rs 5634.55 cr.
SBM–U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been launched on 1st October, 2021 for implementation across all the urban area of the country with a total outlay of Rs 1,41,600 crore and Rs 2,77,000 crores which includes Central Share (CS) along with corresponding State matching share, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) share and through Public Private Partnership (PPP) etc. There is no provision for maintaining details of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding under these two schemes.
To monitor flow and utilization of funds under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) including SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0, a new procedure for flow of funds under CSS has been notified by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance on 23rd March, 2021. Under the new procedure, each CSS is to be implemented by a Single Nodal Agency (SNA) having a Single Nodal Account in a scheduled commercial bank. The down the line Implementing Agencies (IAs) use Zero Balance Accounts to draw funds from the SNA account which on a real time basis indicates the contribution of State Share (SS) as well as funds utilization. /BI/
