Centre Sanctions Rs 667 Crore for Jammu Kashmir Solid Waste Management | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Government of India has approved Rs 666.95 crore for Jammu and Kashmir under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) component of Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U) 2.0, the Parliament was informed.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said the funds will strengthen scientific management of garbage and solid waste in urban areas across the Union Territory. While sanitation remains a State subject, the Centre provides financial and technical support, policy guidance, and standard operating procedures for effective waste management.

Under the AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 schemes, 18 sewerage and septage management projects have been sanctioned for JK, including 15 projects worth Rs 137.26 crore under AMRUT and three projects costing Rs 373.35 crore under AMRUT 2.0, aimed at enhancing sewage treatment infrastructure.

The Ministry noted that at the national level, 97 percent of wards have achieved door-to-door waste collection and 88 percent have implemented source segregation. Progress is monitored through third-party assessments under Swachh Survekshan.