Lok Sabha Question No. 3829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Construction of Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8-12-2016

## Construction of Toilets

## 3829. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  toilets  constructedduring  each  of  the  last  two  years  and  thecurrent  year under Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM)-Gramin, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the percentage of these newlyconstructed toilets which are fullyfunctional and attached to sewage lines;
- (c) the percentage of these newlyconstructed toilets which are actually inuse/operational;
- (d) the number of villages that have beendeclared "open defecation-free",State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether the usage of toilets has beenincreased in rural areas during the saidperiod and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)State/UT-wise,  Individual  household  latrines  (IHHLs)  constructed  underSwachh  Bharat Mission (Gramin) (SBM(G)) during each of the last two years and thecurrent year, as per the information uploaded by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System(IMIS) of SBM(G) is at Annexure-1 .

- (b)  and  (c)  The  National  Sample  Survey  Office conducted a Survey  in  2015  (published as Swachhta Status Report, 2016), as per which, out of the households having sanitary toilets, 95.6% people were found to be using the same. Under SBM(G), most of the toilets use onsite disposal technology (such as twin leach pit toilets) and do not require connection with sewage lines for safe disposal of faeces.
- (d) State/UT-wise, number of villages that have beendeclared "open defecation-free" as per the information uploaded by the States/UTs on the online Integrated  Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G) is at Annexure-2 .
- (e) Yes, Madam. The focus of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is on behaviour change of people to adopt safe sanitation and use toilet. As per the baseline survey conducted in 201213, the percentage of functional toilets was only 79.42%. The Swachhta Status Report, 2016 indicates increase in usage.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.3829 due for reply on 08-12-2016

## State/UT-wise, Individual household latrines(IHHLs) constructed during last two years and current year as on 5-12-2016

| S.N.   | State/UT          | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 (Upto 5-12-2016) |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| 1      | A &NILANDS        |           |           |                        941 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 213867    | 354996    |                     462510 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 12902     | 19439     |                      10372 |
| 4      | ASSAM             | 148237    | 465545    |                     337884 |
| 5      | BIHAR             | 165457    | 427038    |                     185617 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH      | 39128     | 357107    |                     659182 |
| 7      | D &NHAVELI        | 0         |           |                          0 |
| 8      | GOA               | 0         | 28637     |                          0 |
| 9      | GUJARAT           | 335762    | 922728    |                     959319 |
| 10     | HARYANA           | 107765    | 132661    |                      28207 |
| 11     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 54265     | 66632     |                      80942 |
| 12     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 8496      | 64665     |                      39706 |
| 13     | JHARKHAND         | 98512     | 315130    |                     337606 |
| 14     | KARNATAKA         | 791687    | 533011    |                     384956 |
| 15     | KERALA            | 34101     | 11752     |                     193594 |
| 16     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 521739    | 1022566   |                     773888 |
| 17     | MAHARASHTRA       | 500897    | 889170    |                     759773 |
| 18     | MANIPUR           | 27860     | 47636     |                      28395 |
| 19     | MEGHALAYA         | 42002     | 44129     |                      20224 |
| 20     | MIZORAM           | 534       | 6026      |                       2221 |
| 21     | NAGALAND          | 0         | 22617     |                       1906 |
| 22     | ODISHA            | 130925    | 1329832   |                     764069 |
| 23     | PUDUCHERRY        | 0         | 0         |                       1188 |
| 24     | PUNJAB            | 9887      | 71543     |                      60380 |
| 25     | RAJASTHAN         | 653306    | 2164590   |                    1600089 |
| 26     | SIKKIM            | 3562      | 3707      |                          0 |
| 27     | TAMIL NADU        | 378162    | 948287    |                     349197 |
| 28     | TELANGANA         | 130725    | 240168    |                     285262 |
| 29     | TRIPURA           | 24869     | 61173     |                      21510 |
| 30     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 515427    | 694487    |                     886677 |
| 31     | UTTARAKHAND       | 57833     | 64030     |                     247432 |
| 32     | WEST BENGAL       | 847080    | 1432065   |                    1307186 |
|        | Total             | 5854987   | 12741367  |                   10790233 |

Annexure-2.

## Statement referred in part (d) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.3829 due for reply on 08-12-2016

## State/UT-wise, Open Defecation Free (ODF) declared villages  as on 5.12.2016

| S.N.   | STATE/UT          |   ODF declared villages |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1      | A &NIslands       |                       0 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |                    1960 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |                     825 |
| 4      | Assam             |                     427 |
| 5      | Bihar             |                     559 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |                    8161 |
| 7      | D &NHaveli        |                       0 |
| 8      | Goa               |                       0 |
| 9      | Gujarat           |                    7803 |
| 10     | Haryana           |                    4583 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |                   16685 |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                      95 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |                    1456 |
| 14     | Karnataka         |                    4961 |
| 15     | Kerala            |                    2035 |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |                    8348 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |                   14084 |
| 18     | Manipur           |                      82 |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |                    2969 |
| 20     | Mizoram           |                     119 |
| 21     | Nagaland          |                     306 |
| 22     | Odisha            |                    2273 |
| 23     | Puducherry        |                       0 |
| 24     | Punjab            |                    2433 |
| 25     | Rajasthan         |                   14146 |
| 26     | Sikkim            |                     446 |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        |                    2564 |
| 28     | Telangana         |                    1521 |
| 29     | Tripura           |                       5 |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     |                    2789 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       |                    9361 |
| 32     | West Bengal       |                   14404 |
| Total  |                   |                  125400 |