Lok Sabha Question No. 2735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2735 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02-08-2018

SwachhSurvekshan Grameen-2018

†2735. SHRI DHARMENDRAYADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHMUNDE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has launched SwachhSurvekshan Grameen-2018 (SSG) recently and appointed an independent agency to conduct survey to evaluate Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) and if so, the details thereof along with the objectives and salient features of SSG-2018;
- (b) the number of villages proposed to be covered under SSG 2018, State-wise;
- (c) the number of toilets built in rural areas of the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) since its launch in October 2014, State-wise;
- (d) the number of States declared free from open defecation so far;
- (e) whether the Union Government has fixed parameters for such evaluation under SSG and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the expenditure likely to be incurred on SSG - 2018?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  has  commissioned  'SwachhSurvekshan Grameen-2018' through anindependent survey  agency,hired through a  competitive bidding process, to rank all Districts and States of India on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters. The objectives of the SwachhSurvekshan Grameen-2018 are:
- To  promote  healthy  competition  among  States  and  Districts  on  the  basis  of  their performance on key quantitative and qualitative Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)[SBM(G)] parameters
- To  engage  rural  community  in  improvement  of  their  sanitation  status  through  an intensive and holistic Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign
- To ascertain the progress of Swachhata on ground through a sample survey in select public places e.g. Schools, Anganwadis, Public Health Centres (PHCs), Haat Bazaars in villages of all the districts implementing SBM(G).
- To engage with select Gram Panchayats and citizens in every district and solicit their feedback and recommendation on improving the program implementation
- (b) A total of 6980villages, in 698 districts across the countrywill be covered under SSG2018.The villages within the districts will be selected at random. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-1.
- (c) State/UT-wise  number  of  Individual  household  latrines  (IHHLs)  constructed  under SBM(G) from 2.10.2014 to 30.7.2018 are as Annexure-2.
- (d) 19  States/UT,  namely,Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal  Pradesh,  Kerala,  Lakshadweep,  Maharashtra,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Uttarakhand have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) so far .

(e) & (f) Under  SSG-2018,  the  evaluation  and  expenditure  would  be  on  the  basis  of following three key components, i.e. (i) Direct Observation of sanitation in public places (35%), (ii)  Citizen's  Feedback  including  feedback  from  key  influencers  at  the  village  level  (30%)  and (iii) Service Level Progress on sanitation related parameters (35%).

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2735 due for reply on 02-08-2018

| Sl.No.   | State/UT                 |   No. of villages to be covered for SSG-2018 |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                           21 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |                                          207 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                          140 |
| 4        | Assam                    |                                          274 |
| 5        | Bihar                    |                                          529 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |                                            7 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |                                          236 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                            7 |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |                                           14 |
| 10       | Goa                      |                                           14 |
| 11       | Gujarat                  |                                          271 |
| 12       | Haryana                  |                                          156 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh         |                                           92 |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                          154 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                |                                          202 |
| 16       | Karnataka                |                                          298 |
| 17       | Kerala                   |                                          187 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh           |                                          431 |
| 19       | Maharashtra              |                                          424 |
| 20       | Manipur                  |                                          112 |
| 21       | Meghalaya                |                                           77 |
| 22       | Mizoram                  |                                           56 |
| 23       | Nagaland                 |                                           77 |
| 24       | Odisha                   |                                          335 |
| 25       | Puducherry               |                                           14 |
| 26       | Punjab                   |                                          165 |
| 27       | Rajasthan                |                                          393 |
| 28       | Sikkim                   |                                           28 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu               |                                          379 |
| 30       | Telangana                |                                          226 |
| 31       | Tripura                  |                                           56 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh            |                                          990 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand              |                                           96 |
| 34       | West Bengal              |                                          312 |
|          |                          |                                         6980 |

## Statement referred in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2735 due for reply on 02-08-2018

State/UT-wise number of IHHLs constructed from 2.10.2014 to 30.7.2018

| S.N.   | State/UT                 | IHHLs constructed from 2.10.2014 to 30.7.2018   |
|--------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 18535                                           |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 3751144                                         |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 113327                                          |
| 4      | ASSAM                    | 2720455                                         |
| 5      | BIHAR                    | 5860508                                         |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH             | 3306269                                         |
| 7      | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      | 18758                                           |
| 8      | DAMAN &DIU               | 1600                                            |
| 9      | GOA                      | 28637                                           |
| 10     | GUJARAT                  | 3175741                                         |
| 11     | HARYANA                  | 633608                                          |
| 12     | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 172719                                          |
| 13     | JAMMU&KASHMIR            | 1002865                                         |
| 14     | JHARKHAND                | 2838342                                         |
| 15     | KARNATAKA                | 3698989                                         |
| 16     | KERALA                   | 226602                                          |
| 17     | MADHYA PRADESH           | 6001629                                         |
| 18     | MAHARASHTRA              | 5503765                                         |
| 19     | MANIPUR                  | 207384                                          |
| 20     | MEGHALAYA                | 209357                                          |
| 21     | MIZORAM                  | 33993                                           |
| 22     | NAGALAND                 | 112388                                          |
| 23     | ODISHA                   | 3920305                                         |
| 24     | PUDUCHERRY               | 24602                                           |
| 25     | PUNJAB                   | 275295                                          |
| 26     | RAJASTHAN                | 7642804                                         |
| 27     | SIKKIM                   | 4514                                            |
| 28     | TAMIL NADU               | 4709465                                         |
| 29     | TELANGANA                | 2612499                                         |
| 30     | TRIPURA                  | 175760                                          |
| 31     | UTTAR PRADESH            | 13877315                                        |
| 32     | UTTARAKHAND              | 478283                                          |
| 33     | WEST BENGAL              | 5589378                                         |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                    | 7,89,46,835                                     |