Lok Sabha Question No. 39 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Open Defecation Free States
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. * 39 (19 th Position) TO BE ANSWERED ON 17-11-2016

## Open Defecation Free States

## *39. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) the details of States which have been declared as Open Defecation Free States; and
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the progress in other States in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the State-wise details of sanitation coverage?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (b) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *39 for 17.11.2016.

- (a) Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala have been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) States.
- (b) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation regularly reviews the SBM(G) programme. There is a spurt in the progress made under the programme. Against the expected outcome of 50 lakh for individual  latrines  for  the  year  2014-15, 58,54,987 latrines  were  constructed,  which  is  an achievement  of 117% of  the  target.  During  2015-16, 127.41  lakh toilets  have  already  been constructed against the target of 120.00 lakh . For the year 2016-17 , against the expected outcome of 1.5 crore individual latrines, 90,61,950 individual latrines (60.41%) have been constructed as on 12-11-2016. Since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) on 2 nd October, 2014, 267.51 lakh toilets have already been constructed under SBM(G) as on 12.11.2016. Sanitation Coverage, which  was 42.01% on 2.10.2014 ,  has  increased  to 56.76% on 12.11.2016 .  State/UT-wise Sanitation Coverage in rural areas is at Annexure-1.

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.39 due for reply on 17-11-2016

## State/UT-wise Sanitation Coverage in rural areas as on 12-11-2016

| S.N.   | STATE/UT          |   Rural Sanitation Coverage as on 12.11.2016 |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NILANDS        |                                        55.83 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                        48.76 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                        73.31 |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                                        58.75 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                                        25.44 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                        63.24 |
| 7      | GOA               |                                        76.08 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |                                        83.56 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |                                        87.55 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                       100.26 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                        34.96 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |                                        43.02 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |                                        60.95 |
| 14     | KERALA            |                                       100.04 |
| 15     | MADHYAPRADESH     |                                        47.85 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |                                        68.85 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |                                        83.07 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |                                        84.89 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |                                        85.12 |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |                                        66.75 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |                                        35.69 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                        51.16 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |                                        79.6  |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |                                        65.51 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |                                        99.9  |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU        |                                        65.11 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |                                        44.29 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |                                        76.02 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                        45.04 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                        93.04 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |                                        81.09 |
|        | All India         |                                        56.76 |