Haldwani – BAINI SENA (SHG) Solid Waste Management

Nagar Nigam Haldwani

BAINI SENA

The BAINI SENA initiative in Haldwani is a women-led Self-Help Group (SHG) initiative focused on solid waste management. “Baini” means sister in the Kumaoni dialect, emphasizing the community-driven, women-empowering nature of this program.

Problem Statement
challenges in HR management, and monitoring lack of , citizen involvement in waste management, low user charges collection

Innovation
Grievance redressal for waste management issues, monitoring mechanisms for effective waste collection, user charges collection to improve financial sustainability, awareness generation to encourage communication participation, planning by SHG to enhance efficiency

Key Learnings
Convergence without extra investment is possible, timely redressal of grievances improves satisfaction, effective monitoring ensures better service delivery, and authentic feedback mechanism strengthen accountibility

Impact
Improvement in sanitation 57 wards out of 60, Door to Door wWaste collection reach increased from 60% to 85% households, increased revenue generation for sustainable operations, livelihood to women, promoting gender equality, timely redressal of grievances and effective monitoring
Recognition

2nd Prize winner in urban Leanathon” at National Urban Conclave 2023, Featured in Ministry of Economic Affairs Department’s website, recognized as one of the top 50 initiatives in the country & awarded several state honors ,Published by MoHUA in Tales from 75 Cities, Journey of Swachhata 2024

Beneficiary:

Self Help Groups (SHG) and local citizens

Benefits:

Women’s financial empowerment through SHG-led waste management. • Cleaner urban environment through systematic waste collection. • Increase in Tax Collection, ensuring better financial sustainability for waste management programs.