Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Swachh Bharat Kosh
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI, ABHISHEK SINGH, KIRRON KHER

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 75 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02-02-2017

## Swachh Bharat Kosh

## 75. SHRI PREM DAS RAI: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) the funds collected under Swachh Bharat Kosh and the quantum of funds utilized so and far and the source of the funds so collected;
- (b)  whether  there  has  been  a  decline  in  the  flow  of  funds  recently  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any initiatives have been taken to boost donations from the corporate sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the work for which funds raised under Swachh Bharat Kosh are being used at present;
- (e)  the  funds  spent  on  Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  component  of Swachh  Bharat  Mission  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  against targeted amounts; and (f) the steps taken by the Government of expedite IEC at the same pace as construction of toilets?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)  So  far,  an  amount  of  Rs.  468.15 crores received  from  individuals as well as corporates sector  under  Swachh  Bharat  Kosh.  Out  of  which,  Rs.  381.33  crores  have  been  released  to implementing agencies of the State Government on the recommendations of the Governing Council of Swachh Bharat Kosh trust(SBKT).
- (b) Year-wise flow of funds are as under :-

| Year                      |   Amount(Rs. In crores) |
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15                   |                  159.52 |
| 2015-16                   |                  253.04 |
| 2016-17(As on 20.01.2017) |                   51.61 |
| Accrued interest          |                    3.98 |

The  quantum  of  the  funds  collected  depends  on  the  voluntary  donations  made  by  the contributors.

- (c)  Yes,  Madam.  The  contributions  to  Swachh  Bharat  Kosh  (SBK)  can  be  included  by companies towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).  Swachh Bharat Kosh are eligible for  deduction  of  100%  from  the  total  income  tax  under  section  80G,  other  than  the  sums spent  from  CSR.  Contributions  to  the  Kosh  are  also  exempted  from  Foreign  Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
- (d) At present the funds raised under Swachh  Bharat Kosh is being utilised for repair/construction of dysfunctional toilets in Govt. Schools and households in Rural areas as per  the  proposals  received  from  Nodal  Ministries/Departments  i.e.  Department  of  School Education and Literacy and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
- (e) Funds spent on Information, Education and Communication (IEC) under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) during each of the last three years and the current year is as under :-
- (f) The focus of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is on behaviour change of people to adopt safe sanitation and hygiene. In order to educate the people, the programme lays emphasis on community involvement.  Up to 8% of total resources can be spent on Information, Education and Communication (IEC) -  of these 5% are to be spent at the State and district levels. The States have been advised to spend at least 60%  of IEC funds for inter-personal communication (IPC) activities. Many States are focusing on community approach, wherein the  people  are  directly  triggered  and  made  aware  about  the  importance  of  sanitation  and hygiene using some triggering tools. Besides, conventional IEC tools are also used to educate the people. Trainings of Collectors and key stakeholders is being done regularly on people's education.

|   S.N. | Year                     |   Amount spent on IEC (Rs. In crore) |
|--------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2013-14                  |                               266.08 |
|      2 | 2014-15                  |                               254.76 |
|      3 | 2015-16                  |                               307.57 |
|      4 | 2016-17(As on 31.1.2017) |                               281.52 |