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Abstract
Living in a pollution free environment with health and hygiene is considered as one of the basic rights of both human and non human being. Industrialization, substantial population growth due to rapid urbanization, economic development, changing living style with a modern consumer pattern are considered as the key factors contributes to generation of the huge quantity of waste in urban areas. Improper handling of solid waste leads to health causes, environment degradation and ozone depletion. Handling of waste (solid, liquid etc.) is now becoming crucial problem in regional, national and international level. Almost all cities in India facing solid waste related challenges. In India, historically solid waste management was a neglected area. After the Supreme Court intervention on Solid Waste Management, the Government of India started to undertake some initiatives on waste management. In India, Urban Local Bodies are responsible for the handling of solid waste including segregation, collection, transfer, storage, treatment and disposal of waste. Waste management services in India guided by the various manuals including laws, policies, missions etc (Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules , 2000, Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2016,National Urban Sanitation Policy Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Swachh Bharath Mission etc.) . This paper tries to make a brief analysis on policies, programmes and other legal developments behind solid waste management services in India.