Over 5.63 Lakh Villages Covered with Liquid Waste Management Arrangements under SBM(G) Phase II

Ministry of Jal Shakti Over 5.63 Lakh Villages Covered with Liquid Waste Management Arrangements under SBM(G) Phase II SBM(G) Phase II Focuses on Sustainable Sanitation and Greywater Management in Villages प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 4:51PM by PIB Delhi Sanitation is a State subject. Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] Phase II is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by States/UTs in respective jurisdictions. SBM(G) Phase II was launched with effect from 1st April 2020, with the focus on ODF sustainability with Solid & Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) and visual cleanliness in villages i.e. to convert villages from ODF to ODF Plus

(Model). Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) monitors the status of Grey Water Management (GWM) under SBM(G) Phase-II as reported by States/UTs on the SBM(G) Integrated Management Information System (IMIS).

As per the information reported by the States/UTs on the SBM(G) IMIS, as on 07.08.2026, out of 5,86,944 villages 5,63,809 villages are reported to have been covered with Liquid Waste Management arrangements.

As per the SBM(G) Phase-II guidelines, various interventions can be undertaken for GWM such as constructions of soak-pit, leach-pit, magic-pit or kitchen garden at household level and Waste Stabilization Ponds, Constructed Wetland, Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS) and Phytorid Technology at community/village level. The SBM(G) IMIS does not capture details of category-wise rural drains (for example: open, closed, kutcha, or pucca drain) or unconnected or inadequate open drains.

As per the data reported by States/UTs on SBM(G) IMIS, as on 07.08.2026, a total of 42,98,194 community GWM assets have been reported. The State/UT-wise details of community GWM assets created, including community soak pits, drainage facilities and community treatment systems, as per data reported by the States/UTs on SBM(G) IMIS may be seen at Annexure-I.

DDWS, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India has been providing financial and technical support to the States/UTs for implementation of SBM(G) Phase-II. In each Financial Year, funds are allocated to States/UTs based on their approved Annual Implementation Plan (AIP), past performance and budget availability.

States/UTs can plan for providing sanitation and SLWM facilities under the program as per demand, local preferences, etc. as per their AIP. Apart from budgetary support from DDWS and the corresponding State share, the remaining funds are to be dovetailed by States/UTs from the Finance Commission grants to Rural Local Bodies and MGNREGS/VB-G RAM G. States/UTs can also converge funds from other Central/State schemes, as applicable, CSR funds, MPLADS/MLALADS and revenue generation though business models, etc.In addition to the SBM(G) Phase II Operational Guidelines, technical manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are provided by DDWS to States/UTs for capacity building of Gram Panchayats on various components of the programme. Under SBM(G) Phase II, for Greywater Management, financial support of up to Rs.280 per capita for villages up to 5000 population and up to Rs.660 per capita for villages above 5000 population is provided. In addition, awareness generation and capacity building interventions are be conducted by States/UTs at various levels to promote community participation, behavioural change and capacity building regarding GWM, including for preventing stagnation of wastewater in rural areas.

Annexure-I State/UT-wise details of Greywater Management (GWM) community assets as reported on SBM(G) IMIS as on 07.08.2026 Sr.No. Name of No. of No. of Termination No. of Community States/UTs Community Drainage Point Grey Water Soak pits facility management systems /Leach available available pits/Magic (Including Vertical pits Filter, Horizontal Filter and Soil Biotechnology) 1 A & N Islands 224 400 128 71 2 Andhra Pradesh 25159 40962 24479 11260 3 Arunachal 12109 7089 2152 1505 Pradesh 4 Assam 5796 39389 25247 46769 5 Bihar 234999 81199 48486 9029 6 Chhattisgarh 147730 40649 31237 10451 7 D & N Haveli and 45 50 57 47 Daman & Diu 8 Goa 853 536 439 60 9 Gujarat 182244 37369 16660 4816 10 Haryana 12154 10075 11337 7524 11 Himachal Pradesh 8543 21801 16421 306912 Jammu & 25489 21948 5307 3767 Kashmir 13 Jharkhand 136636 42679 28577 9997 14 Karnataka 13366 33905 24457 12260 15 Kerala 29571 4011 254 820 16 Ladakh 12 11 2 5 17 Lakshadweep 201 148 0 1 18 Madhya Pradesh 201234 77388 50479 9931 19 Maharashtra 147620 60574 52740 7587 20 Manipur 379 594 2 10 21 Meghalaya 622 352 71 41 22 Mizoram 3080 1042 706 320 23 Nagaland 5833 2213 1787 161 24 Odisha 273261 58565 39446 1645 25 Puducherry 118 193 142 4 26 Punjab 2101 15695 5415 12335 27 Rajasthan 275531 79398 65509 7392 28 Sikkim 743 593 276 207 29 Tamil Nadu 65927 36224 27721 12798 30 Telangana 23459 15602 1598 2041 31 Tripura 11843 4485 3726 424 32 Uttar Pradesh 411424 612329 282154 54861 33 Uttarakhand 21167 20825 14927 232134 West Bengal 271525 108945 81294 36429 Total 2550998 1477238 863233 269958 (As reported by State on SBM(G) IMIS) This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V.

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