Lok Sabha Question No. 3852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Public Utility Points at Highways
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: DHARAMBIR BHALERAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3852 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 09, 2017 PUBLIC UTILITY POINTS AT HIGHWAYS

No. 3852

SHRI DHARAMBIR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish Public utility on both sides of the Highways/Expressway under Swachh Bharat Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time frame, plan outlay and future
- implications of the aforesaid project; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN

AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b):   Yes, Madam. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), all major roads (highways/expressways or otherwise) within the jurisdiction of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have to have a Public Toilet every 1 km. This is one of the mandatory conditions for the ULB to be certified  as  Open  Defecation  Free.  The  construction  of  these  Public Toilets is the responsibility of the ULBs  within the sates and Government  of  India  provides  a  Viability  Gap  Funding/Grant  of  Rs 39,200/- (40% of base cost) per seat for Public Toilets construction. Till date, 204806 Nos. of public and community Toilets have been constructed  under  the  Mission,  state-wise  breakup  of  which  is  at Annexure I. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India are also required to prepare and implement Swachhta Action Plan budgets for areas under their jurisdiction.
- (c) Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3852  FOR  09.08.2017  REGARDING  PUBLIC  UTILITY POINTS AT HIGHWAYS

ANNEX-I

## Community and Public Toilets

| Sl. No.   | States                    | Total Community and Public toilets (No. of seats)   | Total Community and Public toilets (No. of seats)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States                    | Under construction, Nos.                            | Completed, Nos.                                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 4,631                                               | 12,176                                              |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 261                                                 | 24                                                  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1,815                                               | 9                                                   |
| 4         | Assam                     | 3,770                                               | 1,988                                               |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 992                                                 | 980                                                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh UT             | 100                                                 | 2,427                                               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 6,350                                               | 10,376                                              |
| 8         | Daman & Diu               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 9         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0                                                   | 60                                                  |
| 10        | NCT of Delhi              | 5,665                                               | 16,940                                              |
| 11        | Goa                       | 170                                                 | 40                                                  |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 2,535                                               | 14,566                                              |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 2,505                                               | 1,685                                               |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 21                                                  | 40                                                  |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 23                                                  | 770                                                 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 3,673                                               | 1,958                                               |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 7,402                                               | 3,410                                               |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 35                                                  | 320                                                 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,635                                               | 19,460                                              |
| 20        | Maharashtra               | 412                                                 | 52,283                                              |
| 21        | Manipur                   | 35                                                  | 140                                                 |
| 22        | Meghalaya                 | 178                                                 | 15                                                  |
| 23        | Mizoram                   | 65                                                  | 53                                                  |
| 24        | Nagaland                  | 226                                                 | 70                                                  |
| 25        | Odisha                    | 3,750                                               | 1,300                                               |
| 26        | Puducherry UT             | 165                                                 | 140                                                 |
| 27        | Punjab                    | 3,860                                               | 1,005                                               |
| 28        | Rajasthan                 | 6,120                                               | 4,935                                               |
| 29        | Sikkim                    | 8                                                   | 23                                                  |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                | 16,935                                              | 44,290                                              |
| 31        | Telangana                 | 1,306                                               | 1,584                                               |
| 32        | Tripura                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 33 Uttar  | Pradesh                   | 4,430                                               | 10,660                                              |
| 34        | Uttarakhand               | 1,900                                               | 854                                                 |
| 35        | West Bengal               | 145                                                 | 225                                                 |
|           | Total                     | 81,118                                              | 204,806                                             |