68.90 lakh Individual Household Latrines constructed in Maharashtra under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen): MoS (Jal Shakti)

New Delhi/Mumbai, 3 February 2023: As per data reported by the Maharashtra on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) –Grameen (G), 68.90 lakh Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed in Maharashtra under SBM(G) from 2014-15 to 2022-23 (upto 30.01.2023), out of which 90,436 IHHLs have been constructed in Thane district.

As per data obtained till 30th January, 2023, the State of Maharashtra has reported on the IMIS that 6,605 Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs) have been constructed in the state under phase-II of the SBM-G Mission since 2020-21. Out of this, 58 CSCs have been constructed in Thane district.

Under SBM-G, funds are released to States and UTs. Further distribution of the same to the districts is done by the States and UTs. Details of Centre share funds allocated by the Government of India to Maharashtra under SBM(G) from 2014-15 to 2022-23 and the funds drawn by the State, are as under:

Year Funds allocated Funds drawn by the State
2014-15 236.11 236.11
2015-16 1014.30 567.45
2016-17 528.94 528.94
2017-18 1235.34 1235.34
2018-19 2709.52 1352.92
2019-20 679.67 396.97
2020-21 340.62 276.75
2021-22 1372.73 0.00
2022-23          (upto 30.01.2023) 1740.11 0.00
           Total 4594.48

The details of facilities for biodegradable waste management and grey water management constructed under SBM(G) and in convergence with other schemes in Maharashtra and Thane district, as reported by the State on SBM(G) IMIS, are as under:

Biodegradable waste management facilities Maharashtra Thane district
No. of community compost pits 10,922 265
No. of community bio-gas plants 861 1
No. of vehicles for collection & transportation of waste 4,762 91
No. of segregation bins at public places 6,213 11
No. of waste collection and segregation sheds 3,084 2
Grey water management facilities Maharashtra Thane district
No. of community soak pits/leach pits/magic pits 14,214 71
No. of community grey water management systems (Waste Stabilization Ponds, Constructed Wetlands, etc.) 1,767 11
No. of drainage facility 23,913 110
No. of household compost pits 53,046 112
No. of individual bio-gas plants 6,920 13
No. of individual soak pits/leach pits/magic pits/kitchen gardens 6,48,675 3,522

This has been stated by Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply to an unstarred question by Shri Rajan Vichare in Lok Sabha on Thursday (February 2, 2023).

 

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