Swachh Bharat 2.0 gets Rs 141,678 cr

February 01, 2021 14:52

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,41,678 crores for Swachh Bharat 2.0.

She also announced an outlay of Rs 2,217 crores for 42 urban centers with a million-plus population, to tackle the burgeoning problem of air pollution.

Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, Sitharaman said, "Under the 'Swaccha Bharat and Swasthya Bharat', for 'swacchta' of urban India, we intend to focus on complete fecal sludge management and wastewater treatment. Source segregation of garbage, reduction in single-use plastic and air pollution, by effectively managing waste from construction and demolition activities and bioremediation of all legacy dump sites."

"The Urban Swachh Bharat mission 2.0 will be implemented with a total financial allocation of Rs 1,41,678 crores over a period of five years from 2021," she informed.

Sitharaman further announced, "To tackle the burgeoning problem of air pollution, I propose to provide an amount of Rs 2,217 crores for 42 urban centers with a million-plus population in this budget."

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