Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Solid Waste Management in ULBs (Report No. 4 of the year 2025)

What did the audit examine?

The audit examined solid waste management practices in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Rajasthan from 2017 to 2023.

Who / what it concerns

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Rajasthan

What the auditor found

• Only 6 out of 18 test-checked ULBs prepared Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) under ISWM/SBM 1.0
• 11 out of 18 ULBs under SBM 2.0 prepared DPRs
• Three ULBs did not follow prescribed waste data collection methods
• Inconsistency in waste generation data between State and 16 ULBs
• Processing of waste was 11-25% at State level and 29-35% in test-checked ULBs
• Direct dumping of waste ranged from 63-79% at State level and 65-71% in test-checked ULBs
• 14 out of 18 ULBs lacked weigh bridges for waste measurement
• Only 3 out of 18 ULBs included RFID in bid documents
• 50-60% of ULBs segregated waste at secondary storage during 2021-23
• 11 ULBs reported non-segregation in 2021-22, reducing to 5 in 2022-23
• 12 out of 18 ULBs did not segregate hazardous waste
• 9 out of 18 ULBs had uncovered material recovery facilities
• 15 out of 18 ULBs did not construct sanitary landfill sites
• 12 ULBs did not constitute Health and Sanitation committees
• 12 out of 18 ULBs did not conduct Information, Education and Communication activities despite ~₹11.99 crore allocated

Points worth noting

• Direct dumping of waste was 63-79% at State level
• 15 out of 18 ULBs did not construct sanitary landfill sites
• 12 ULBs did not conduct Information, Education and Communication activities despite ~₹11.99 crore allocated
• Six ULBs procured compost machines but four did not use them