Lok Sabha Question No. 2056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Achievement of Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2056

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-07-2017

## Achievement of Swachh Bharat Mission

2056. SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  details  of  the  States/UTs  where  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Gramin  (SBM-G)  is  under implementation;
- (b) the extent to which the sanitation coverage has increased in the country after the implementation of SBM-G;
- (c) the details of the States lagging behind in the field of sanitation along with the States which have achieved more than the desired results;
- (d) whether over two lakh villages have become Open Defecation Free (ODF) and the SBM needs to be sustained;
- (e)  if  so,  whether  there  is  need  to  create  mechanisms  at  the  village  level  for  solid  and  liquid  waste management and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Union Government thereon; and
- (f) whether there is a programme under the World Bank Project where a village which continues to remain ODF will get extra funds from the State Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) List of States/UTs, where Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) is under implementation is at Annexure-1.
- (b) Sanitation Coverage, which was 38.67% on 2.10.2014 , has increased to 65.49% on 24-07-2017.
- (c) Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana are States lagging behind in the field  of sanitation. The States of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat have achieved more than the desired results.
- (d) A total of 2,12,567 Villages, 96,219 Gram Panchayats, 1,438 Blocks and 151 District have been declared  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  as  on 24-07-2017. In  addition,  5  States  namely  Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Haryana have also been declared ODF. The States/UTs are advised with the provision of guidelines to give more emphasis on sustainability.
- (e)  Solid  and  Liquid  Resource  Management  is  important  component  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (Gramin). Under this component, activities like compost pits, vermi composting, biogas plants, low cost drainage, soakage channels/ pits, reuse of waste water and system for collection, segregation and disposal  of  household garbage and  menstrual hygiene  management  etc.  can be taken  up.States/UTs have the  flexibility to adopt the SLRM  method  which it  considers  appropriate.Funds  for Solid and Liquid  Waste  Management  activities  with  cap  of  Rs.  7/12/15/20  lakh  are  available  for  Gram Panchayats having upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households.
- (f)  World  Bank  assisted  Support  to  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  is a  small  component  which provides  for  incentivising  States  on  the  basis  of  their  performance  in  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (Gramin).  The  performance  of  the  States  will  be  gauged  through      an  independent  survey  based measurement  of  certain  performance  indicators,  called  the  Disbursement-Linked  Indicators (DLIs). Sustaining  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  status  is  one  of  DLI.  States  sustaining  ODF  will  be incentivized under the project.

Annexure-1.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2056 due for reply on 27-07-2017

## List of State/UT-wise where SBM(G) is under Implementation

|   S.N. | State/UT-wise, where SBM(G) is under Implementation   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | A&NIslands                                            |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                                        |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                                     |
|      4 | Assam                                                 |
|      5 | Bihar                                                 |
|      6 | Chhattisgarh                                          |
|      7 | D &NHaveli                                            |
|      8 | Daman& Diu                                            |
|      9 | Goa                                                   |
|     10 | Gujarat                                               |
|     11 | Haryana                                               |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh                                      |
|     13 | Jammu& Kashmir                                        |
|     14 | Jharkhand                                             |
|     15 | Karnataka                                             |
|     16 | Kerala                                                |
|     17 | Madhya Pradesh                                        |
|     18 | Maharashtra                                           |
|     19 | Manipur                                               |
|     20 | Meghalaya                                             |
|     21 | Mizoram                                               |
|     22 | Nagaland                                              |
|     23 | Odisha                                                |
|     24 | Puducherry                                            |
|     25 | Punjab                                                |
|     26 | Rajasthan                                             |
|     27 | Sikkim                                                |
|     28 | Tamil Nadu                                            |
|     29 | Telangana                                             |
|     30 | Tripura                                               |
|     31 | Uttar Pradesh                                         |
|     32 | Uttarakhand                                           |
|     33 | West Bengal                                           |