Lok Sabha Question No. 2659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Public Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1-12-2016

## Public Toilets

## 2659. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

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

- (a) the number of public toiletsconstructed by the Government in ruralareas during the last three years and thecurrent year, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government hasconducted any survey to ensureoperationality and access to such publictoilets and if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of public toiletsproposed to be constructed during thecurrent year and the future plan for theconstruction of more toilets; and
- (d) the funds required and allocated forthe purpose, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)  State/UT-wise,  Community  sanitary  complexes  constructed  during  the  last  three  years  and current  yearas  reported  by  the  States  on  the  Online  Monitoring  System  maintained  by  the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is at Annexure-1 .
- (b) As part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), the States can take up Community/public toilets,  wherever  required  (for  example-  in  bigger  peri-urban  villages  or  villages  with  floating population). Since operation and maintenance of such toilets is important, the States are advised to  ensure  that  there  is  adequate  water  availability  for  these  and  also  mechanism  for  their operation and maintenance. As per Swachchata Status Report 2016, published by the National Sample Survey Office, 82.1% Community toilets were found to be in use.
- (c)  For  the  year  2015-16,  the  States  have  planned  to  construct  1500  Community  Sanitary Complexes under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).
- (d)Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), funds are not allocatedcomponent-wise.

Annexure-1.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.2659 due for reply on 01-12-2016

## State/UT-wise, Community Sanitary Complexes constructed during last 3 years and current year

| S.N.   | State/UT Name     |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (upto 29-11-2016) |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |         3 |         0 |         5 |                           1 |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |        36 |       139 |       221 |                          41 |
| 3      | ASSAM             |         0 |         8 |        52 |                          39 |
| 4      | BIHAR             |        36 |        20 |        10 |                           0 |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      |         7 |         4 |         0 |                           1 |
| 6      | D &NHAVELI        |         0 |         0 |         0 |                           0 |
| 7      | GOA               |         0 |         0 |         0 |                           0 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |         1 |         1 |        13 |                           0 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |         7 |         8 |       247 |                           0 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |       148 |        82 |       162 |                         217 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |        39 |        23 |        23 |                          52 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |        42 |        35 |        38 |                           0 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |        88 |       122 |        34 |                          36 |
| 14     | KERALA            |        36 |        44 |         0 |                          11 |
| 15     | MADHYAPRADESH     |       112 |        36 |        36 |                         331 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |       319 |        62 |         6 |                           4 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |        12 |         1 |       100 |                           0 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |        18 |        63 |        12 |                           9 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |        14 |         1 |       164 |                          13 |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |        12 |         0 |         7 |                           7 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |        25 |        13 |         0 |                           2 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |         0 |         0 |         8 |                           0 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |         0 |         0 |        63 |                           0 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |        99 |        74 |        42 |                          28 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |       192 |        36 |        76 |                           0 |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU        |        52 |       228 |        25 |                          13 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |        16 |        11 |        30 |                           0 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |        46 |         5 |         3 |                          17 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |         7 |         3 |        27 |                           1 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |         3 |        11 |       495 |                          10 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |       160 |        79 |      1899 |                         248 |
|        | Total             |      1530 |      1109 |      1271 |                        1081 |