Lok Sabha Question No. 2641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: DW&S Facilities in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2018

## DW&S Facilities in Schools

## †2641.   SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  target  has  been  fixed  by  the  Government  to  provide  drinking  water  and  sanitation facilities in all of the Government schools in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of schools in the country, State/UT-wise along with the number of schools lacking proper drinking water and sanitation facilities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds earmarked for this scheme; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) and (b)      The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 under Section 19 provides for norms and standards for a school. The appropriate Governments have the responsibility and mandate to provide school infrastructure including drinking water facility and toilets in schools as per the RTE norms.  All States and UTs have been advised to comply with the provision of the RTE Act, 2009 which  inter  alia  states  that  every  school  building  should  have  safe  and  adequate  drinking  water facilities for all children; and separate toilets for boys and girls.

The  Ministry  supports  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs)  for  creation  and  augmentation  of infrastructure  facilities  including  drinking  water  and  toilet  facilities  in  schools  across  the  country  at elementary  level  through  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  at  secondary  level  through  Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).  Ministry of Human Resource Development annually approves Work  Plan  &  Budget of  the  States  and  UTs  for  various  activities  including  drinking  water  and  toilet facilities  under  SSA  and  RMSA schemes based on the gap determined by Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) database and proposals received from States/UTs.

Under SSA, since its inception in 2001 till 31.12.2017, 2.42 lakh drinking water facilities and 10.54 lakh toilets have been sanctioned in elementary schools, out of which States/UTs have reported provision of 2.35 lakh drinking water facility and construction of 9.95 lakh toilets. Under RMSA since inception of scheme in 2009-10, drinking water facilities in 24,546 secondary schools and 70,244 toilets in secondary schools have been sanctioned, out of which States/UTs have reported provision of drinking water facility in 17,964 schools and construction of 49,636 toilets.

(c)          The  State/UT-wise  details  of  total  number  of  schools  in  the  country  along  with  the  number  of schools lacking proper drinking water and toilets facilities are at Annexure.

- (d)        Under  Swachh  Vidyalaya  initiative,  4.17  lakh  toilets  in  2.61  lakh  Government  elementary  and secondary schools were constructed/made functional in one year by 15 th August, 2015 in association with States, UTs, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and private corporates, so as to provide separate toilets for  girls  and  boys  in  all  Government schools. A total amount of Rs. 1062.27 crore under SSA and Rs. 60.48 crore under RMSA was allocated during the years 2014 and 2015 to States and UTs under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative. Ministry of Finance through Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) has supported construction/re-construction of 25,324 toilets in schools.   Under SBK, a total amount of Rs. 162.67 crore has been sanctioned for construction/re-construction of school toilets during the period from December, 2014  to  May,  2016.   PSUs  and  private  corporates  have  contributed  in  construction  of  1,45,102  school toilets under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative.

Further, details  of  approved  outlay/estimate  under SSA  and  RMSA for  provision  of  drinking water and toilet facilities in schools during the three years are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   SSA Approved outlay/estimate for drinking water and toilet facilities |   RMSA Outlay/estimate approved by PAB for drinking water and toilet facilities |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                                                  418.29 |                                                                            5.6  |
| 2016-17 |                                                                  352.38 |                                                                           37.17 |
| 2017-18 |                                                                  212.56 |                                                                            6.18 |

- (e)     The SSA and RMSA supports States and UTs for drinking water and toilet facilities in Government school  buildings  through  direct  programme  funding. Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  has instituted Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar in 2016 to encourage and promote schools for excellence in water, sanitation  and  hygiene  in  schools,  and  generate  competitiveness  by  adopting  swachhata  parameters  for awards at district, state and national level. This Department has also developed and launched a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on sustaining water, sanitation and hygiene in schools. This Department has advised States and UTs to encourage school education authorities for promoting cleanliness and hygiene practices in schools by undertaking various activities including Swachhata Pakhwada commenced since 2016, appointment of Student Ambassador in each school etc.

This Department has allocated specific funds under SSA and RMSA schemes to support States and UTs for maintenance of Government elementary schools including toilets and for construction of toilets in secondary schools respectively, for implementing Swachhata Action Plan (SAP) during 2017-18.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has advised the Panchayati Raj Departments of all States in March, 2016 to include inter alia the provision for construction of toilets and drinking water systems in schools, rehabilitation/repair  of  existing  toilets  and  drinking  water  systems  in  schools  as  per  the  norms  and requirements,  while  preparing  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plans  for  using  Fourteenth  Finance Commission Grants.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH 2018 ASKED BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA REGARDING 'DW&S FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS'

Statement showing state/UT-wise details of total number of schools in the country along with number of schools lacking drinking water and toilet facilities

Source: NIEPA based on UDISE, 2016-17(provisional)

| S. No.   | State/UT                 |   Total number of schools |   Number of Schools without drinking water facility |   Number of Schools without Girl's Toilet |   Number of Schools without Boy's Toilet |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                       415 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |                     61528 |                                                3177 |                                       125 |                                      172 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                      4058 |                                                 712 |                                       159 |                                      191 |
| 4        | Assam                    |                     71460 |                                                8522 |                                     11839 |                                    13504 |
| 5        | Bihar                    |                     84962 |                                                4270 |                                      8362 |                                     9471 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |                       201 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |                     54240 |                                                 432 |                                       289 |                                      300 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                       347 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |                       145 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 10       | Delhi                    |                      5731 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 11       | Goa                      |                      1551 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |                     53291 |                                                  22 |                                        24 |                                       45 |
| 13       | Haryana                  |                     22787 |                                                  24 |                                       106 |                                      174 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         |                     18208 |                                                   1 |                                         5 |                                       13 |
| 15       | Jammu And Kashmir        |                     29232 |                                                2158 |                                       911 |                                     1382 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                |                     47748 |                                                1840 |                                       866 |                                      938 |
| 17       | Karnataka                |                     76074 |                                                 177 |                                      1960 |                                     2657 |
| 18       | Kerala                   |                     17144 |                                                  52 |                                       117 |                                      280 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep              |                        45 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           |                    152769 |                                                5529 |                                      4915 |                                     5976 |
| 21       | Maharashtra              |                    108713 |                                                 417 |                                      1063 |                                     1583 |
| 22       | Manipur                  |                      4978 |                                                 156 |                                        54 |                                       51 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                |                     14531 |                                                5208 |                                      2314 |                                     1933 |
| 24       | Mizoram                  |                      3889 |                                                 248 |                                        33 |                                       57 |
| 25       | Nagaland                 |                      2831 |                                                 496 |                                        62 |                                       15 |
| 26       | Odisha                   |                     70470 |                                                 191 |                                      1238 |                                     2484 |
| 27       | Puducherry               |                       737 |                                                   0 |                                         0 |                                        0 |
| 28       | Punjab                   |                     28962 |                                                   6 |                                        65 |                                      174 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                |                    105741 |                                                2676 |                                       846 |                                     1061 |
| 30       | Sikkim                   |                      1317 |                                                  50 |                                        33 |                                       34 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu               |                     58033 |                                                  19 |                                        61 |                                      109 |
| 32       | Telangana                |                     43134 |                                                 351 |                                       625 |                                     1424 |
| 33       | Tripura                  |                      4862 |                                                 492 |                                         6 |                                        2 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            |                    264983 |                                                3368 |                                       745 |                                      872 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              |                     24061 |                                                 960 |                                       760 |                                      691 |
| 36       | West Bengal              |                     96432 |                                                1520 |                                      1521 |                                     2142 |
|          | All India                |                   1535610 |                                               43074 |                                     39104 |                                    47735 |