Lok Sabha Question No. 2973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Upkeep of Toilets Constructed in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2973 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2017

## Upkeep of Toilets Constructed in Schools

## †2973.     SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of toilets constructed in schools by the corporate-sector and public-sector, State-wise;
- (b) whether the constructed toilets have broken down or are not in condition of being used due to lack of proper maintenance; and
- (c) if so, the scheme prepared by the Government for proper upkeep of the said toilets?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) The  total  number  of  toilets  constructed/re-constructed  by  the  corporate  sector  and  public sector  in  Government  elementary  and  secondary  schools  under  Swachh  Vidyalaya  initiative State/UT-wise is at Annexure.

Apart from the above, construction/re-construction of 25,324 school toilets in 23 States has been sanctioned from Swachh Bharat Kosh, in which contribution was also received from private entities.

(b) The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  not  received  such  report  from  any State/UT.

(c) Under  Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  programme,  a  School Maintenance Grant of 5,000/- per school (having upto 3 classrooms) and 10,000/- per school (having more than 3 classrooms), subject to the condition that the overall eligibility for the district would be 7,500/per school, is regularly sanctioned in the Annual Work Plan and Budget of SSA of respective States and UTs.  For secondary schools, under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) an amount of 50,000  per  school  is  provided  as  annual  School  Grant  to  the  States  and  UTs.  The school maintenance  grant  is  utilized for the maintenance  and  minor  repair  of  the  school infrastructure including toilets.

The primary responsibility of maintenance of school toilets lies with the concerned State Government and UT Administration. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has advised all  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  to  ensure  proper  maintenance  of  school  toilets constructed under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative to keep them functional and also to take steps to bring  about  behavioural  changes  among  students  and  teachers  through  an  intensive  awareness campaign so that the schools toilets are properly used, and kept neat  and clean. The Ministry of Human  Resource  Development  has  requested  to  the  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSUs)  who participated  in the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative to maintain the toilets constructed by them for at least five years.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has advised the Panchayati Raj Departments of all States to include the provision for construction of toilets and regular repair of the toilets in  schools in the Gram Panchayat Development Plans.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2973 FOR 20.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI  AND SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL REGARDING  UPKEEP  OF TOILETS CONSTRUCTED IN SCHOOLS

Statement showing State-wise details of total number of toilets  constructed/re-constructed  by the corporate sector and public sector in Government elementary and secondary schools under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    | Toilets constructed by Private Corporate   | Toilets constructed by Public Sector Undertaking   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 1,542                                      | 12,145                                             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0                                          | 600                                                |
| 4         | Assam                       | 79                                         | 8,813                                              |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 741                                        | 23859                                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                | 260                                        | 11,635                                             |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 10        | Delhi                       | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 11        | Goa                         | 1                                          | 27                                                 |
| 12        | Gujarat                     | 24                                         | 394                                                |
| 13        | Haryana                     | 9                                          | 479                                                |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            | 0                                          | 1,040                                              |
| 15        | Jammu And Kashmir           | 0                                          | 785                                                |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   | 11                                         | 13,154                                             |
| 17        | Karnataka                   | 2                                          | 180                                                |
| 18        | Kerala                      | 0                                          | 42                                                 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                 | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              | 0                                          | 16,858                                             |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 22        | Manipur                     | 0                                          | 67                                                 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   | 8                                          | 2,188                                              |
| 24        | Mizoram                     | 0                                          | 34                                                 |
| 25        | Nagaland                    | 0                                          | 14                                                 |
| 26        | Odisha                      | 252                                        | 30,155                                             |
| 27        | Puducherry                  | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 28        | Punjab                      | 0                                          | 146                                                |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   | 17                                         | 3,144                                              |
| 30        | Sikkim                      | 0                                          | 0                                                  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                  | 42                                         | 1,251                                              |
| 32        | Telangana                   | 447                                        | 2,853                                              |
| 33        | Tripura                     | 0                                          | 243                                                |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh               | 25                                         | 3,534                                              |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                 | 0                                          | 1,644                                              |
| 36        | West Bengal                 | 6                                          | 6,352                                              |
|           | Total                       | 3,466                                      | 141,636                                            |