Waste Processing in Urban India Soars to 76 percent Under Swachh Bharat Mission Marks Major Leap from 17percent in 2014 Hardeep Singh Puri

Addressing the prestigious 7th ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards Ceremony and India Sanitation Conclave through a video address, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, highlighted that the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban has dramatically increased the processing of waste in urban areas, with more than 76% of the total waste now being processed, a significant leap from just 17% in 2014.