Government of India

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation 

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.201

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02-02-2017 

World Bank Loan for SBM 

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: 

(a) whether the World Bank has approved a loan of $ 1.5 billion for Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the World Bank has already released the first installment of the said loan; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of first installment of the loan? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

(SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI) 

(a) and (b) The project of World Bank Support to Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has been approved by Union Cabinet on 23.3.2016 with project cost of ($1.5 billion)(Rs. 9000 crore). The Project basically provides for incentivising States on the basis of their performance in the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The performance of the States will be gauged through an independent survey based measurement of certain performance indicators, called the Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs). DLIs are as under :- 

 Reduction in the prevalence of open defecation

• Sustaining Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in Villages

• Increase in percentage of rural population served by improved Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM

(c) As the World Bank supported incentivisation project has become effective only recently, no funds have been released yet to any State.

(d) Does not arise.