Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Open Defecation Free Districts
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17-11-2016

## Open Defecation Free Districts

## 240. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

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

- (a) the number of districts that havebeen declared open defecation freethroughout the country, State-wise;
- (b) the total number of toilets madeunder Swachh Bharat Mission in thecountry by the end of September, 2016;
- (c) the time limit set by the Governmentto attain complete open defecation in the country;
- (d) the expenditure Government plansto spend to achieve complete sanitation;and
- (e) whether the Government proposesto revise the deadlines and targets to makethe country open defecation free under theSwachh Bharat Mission and if so, thedetails thereof?

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

- (a) State-wise, number of districts that havebeen declared open defecation freeis at Annexure-1.
- (b)  Since  the  launch  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  on  2 nd October,  2014, 239.15  lakh toilets have been constructed under SBM(G) as on 30.09.2016. In addition to these, 15.30 lakh toilets have been constructed under MGNREGA since 2.10.2014 .
- (c) Government has set the targetto make country open defecation free by 2 nd October, 2019.
- (d) Year-wise projected funds requirement under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is as under :-

|                                  |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Funds requirement (Rs. in crore) |     14000 |     25000 |     30655 |      1524 |

Annexure-1. Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.240 due

## for reply on 17-11-2016

## State-wise, No. of districts declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on 12.11.2016

| S.N.   | State            |   No. of Districts declared ODF |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | CHHATTISGARH     |                               2 |
| 2      | GUJARAT          |                               3 |
| 3      | HARYANA          |                               5 |
| 4      | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                              12 |
| 5      | KARNATAKA        |                               5 |
| 6      | KERALA           |                              14 |
| 7      | MADHYA PRADESH   |                               2 |
| 8      | MAHARASHTRA      |                               2 |
| 9      | MEGHALAYA        |                               1 |
| 10     | PUNJAB           |                               2 |
| 11     | RAJASTHAN        |                               4 |
| 12     | SIKKIM           |                               4 |
| 13     | WEST BENGAL      |                               4 |
|        | GRAND TOTAL      |                              60 |