Lok Sabha Question No. 2636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Water for Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2636 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1-12-2016

## Water for Toilets

## †2636. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

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

- (a) the State-wise details ofconstruction of toilets under SwachhBharat Mission (Gramin);
- (b) whether sufficient water is beingprovided for use in the said toilets;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)  As  per  the  information  uploaded  by  the  States  on  the  online  Integrated  Management Information  System(IMIS)  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission(Gramin)  (SBM-G),    Individual household  latrines  (IHHLs)  constructed  underSwachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin),  State/UTwise,from 2.10.2014 to 28-11-2016 is at Annexure-1 .
- (b) and (c) As per National Sample Survey Office Report 2015, 93.9 percentage of households having toilet had access to water for use in toilets.
- (d)  To  ensure  adequate  availability  of  water  for  toilets,  under  SBM-G,  the  incentive  for individual  toilet  has  been  increased  from  Rs.  10,000  to  Rs.  12,000,  to  provide  for  water availability, including for storing water for hand-washing and cleaning. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)  and National Rural Drinking Water Programmeguidelines also provide for a  conjoint approach in the  implementation of  the  programmes  of sanitation and water to maximize the availability of water for sanitation purposes.

Annexure-1.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.2636 due for reply on 01-12-2016

## State/UT-wise, Individual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed from 2.10.2014 to 28-11-2016

| S.N.   | STATE/UT         |   IHHLs constructed since 2.10.2014 |
|--------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NILANDS       |                                 941 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH   |                             1000472 |
| 3      | ARUNACHALPRADESH |                               40639 |
| 4      | ASSAM            |                              915477 |
| 5      | BIHAR            |                              724526 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH     |                              999021 |
| 7      | GOA              |                               28637 |
| 8      | GUJARAT          |                             2119822 |
| 9      | HARYANA          |                              218125 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                              178358 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR   |                              111565 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND        |                              699560 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA        |                             1693399 |
| 14     | KERALA           |                              226113 |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH   |                             2059938 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA      |                             2061202 |
| 17     | MANIPUR          |                              100406 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA        |                               96090 |
| 19     | MIZORAM          |                                8236 |
| 20     | NAGALAND         |                               24523 |
| 21     | ODISHA           |                             2187474 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY       |                                1180 |
| 23     | PUNJAB           |                              139236 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN        |                             4334562 |
| 25     | SIKKIM           |                                4514 |
| 26     | TAMILNADU        |                             1534457 |
| 27     | TELANGANA        |                              608539 |
| 28     | TRIPURA          |                              106533 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH    |                             2064967 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND      |                              326889 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL      |                             3350210 |
| Total  | Total            |                            27965611 |