Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management - ADB

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ADB-linked document on SBM 2.0 comprehensive municipal solid waste management including plastic waste components. Details financial provisions and implementation framework for waste management infrastructure in India.

Source: https://adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/56286-001-ld-05.pdf

Funding Details

Funder

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Funding Goal

Support India's Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 to achieve comprehensive municipal solid waste management and maintain open-defecation-free status across approximately 100 cities in eight Indian states by 2026.

Funding Amount

$200 million ADB loan + $200 million government counterpart = $400 million total. Additional $3.15 million in technical assistance grants. (200.000.000 € – 400.000.000 €)

Deadline

2027-04-30 (Fixed)

How to Apply

This is not an open application program. It is a sovereign loan from ADB to the Government of India, disbursed based on achievement of disbursement-linked indicators (DLIs). Funds flow from ADB to India's consolidated government account, then through MOHUA to state mission directorates and urban local bodies. Cities are selected based on alignment with SBM-U 2.0 performance indicators, with minimum three cities per state and at least 50 cities with populations exceeding 50,000.

Target Region

India (eight states: Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)

Contact

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA), National Mission Directorate, Government of India. ADB India Resident Mission.

Official Page

https://www.adb.org/projects/56286-001/main

Last Checked

2026-03-11 19:13

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Must be implemented through India's government structure (MOHUA, state directorates, urban local bodies)
• Cities must be located in one of eight target states: Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
• At least 50 of 100 selected cities must have populations exceeding 50,000

Project Scope

• 90% door-to-door waste collection coverage must be achieved in target cities

Constraints

• Cities must achieve Garbage-Free City (GFC) 3-star rating or higher
• Cities must maintain Open-Defecation-Free Plus (ODF+) status
• Disbursement requires verification by Independent Verification Agency against 8 DLIs
• Gender requirements: at least 40% women participation in sanitation worker training

Summary

The Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) is a results-based lending program from the Asian Development Bank supporting India's flagship urban sanitation and waste management initiative. The total program cost is $400 million, with $200 million from ADB and $200 million in government counterpart funding. The program targets approximately 100 cities across eight Indian states: Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh, aiming to benefit 7 million people. The program finances infrastructure for door-to-door waste collection, source segregation, material recovery facilities, composting plants, plastic waste processing, managed landfills, and construction/demolition waste processing. It also includes an enabling environment component covering gender-responsive training, digital solutions, private sector participation frameworks, and institutional capacity strengthening. A separate technical assistance component of $3.15 million supports data collection for informal waste workers, digital technology deployment, and monitoring frameworks. This is a sovereign loan disbursed through India's Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) based on achievement of eight disbursement-linked indicators (DLIs), including garbage-free city ratings, open-defecation-free status, source segregation, and door-to-door collection coverage. The program includes $128 million in climate finance and targets 1.13 million tCO2e per year in emissions reductions. It is not a grant program open to external applicants — it operates through India's government structure from national to state to urban local body level.

Historical Context

Approved December 12, 2023. As of February 2026, 25% ($50 million) of the loan has been disbursed. The program builds on SBM 1.0 which focused on eliminating open defecation. SBM-U 2.0 extends the mission to comprehensive solid waste management. Project closing is set for April 30, 2027.

Why it was added

India plastic waste/CSR/circular economy funding

Sources

• https://adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/56286-001-ld-05.pdf
• https://www.adb.org/projects/56286-001/main
• https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/56286/56286-001-rrp-en.pdf

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