Centre allocates ₹2,245.30 crore to Karnataka; ₹83.53 crore awaiting State’s action plan

The Union government has allocated ₹2,245.30 crore to Karnataka under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U) 2.0, with ₹83.53 crore ready to be released once the State submits a detailed action plan.

The information was given by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in response to an issue raised in the Lok Sabha by MP for Bengaluru Central P.C. Mohan.  

Solid waste management

According to the Ministry, out of the total ₹2,245.30 crore Central allocation to Karnataka under SBM-U 2.0, ₹709.30 crore has been earmarked specifically for solid waste management. So far, projects worth ₹625.77 crore have been approved, and the State government has claimed ₹87.82 crore.

An additional ₹83.53 crore will be released after the State prepares and submits a detailed action plan, gets it cleared by the State Level Technical Committee, and sends it to the Ministry for approval. 

Once approved, the funds must be transferred by the State government to urban local bodies for implementation. 

For Bengaluru

For Bengaluru alone, projects worth ₹512.68 crore have already been cleared, of which the Central share is ₹128.16 crore. These projects include setting up material recovery facilities with a combined capacity of 1,226.11 tonnes per day to sort and process waste, waste-to-energy plants capable of handling 460 tonnes per day, and sanitary landfills with a capacity of 800 tonnes per day.

Plans also include transfer stations that can manage 6,081.74 tonnes per day, remediation of 100.49 lakh tonnes of legacy waste, and the procurement of 24 mechanical road sweepers. 

Timely submission

The MP said substantial funds have already been allocated and approvals granted by the Centre, and that timely submission of the action plan by the State would ensure release of the remaining funds and speed up the development of modern waste management infrastructure in Bengaluru.