Lok Sabha Question No. 961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Toilet Facilities
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 961

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08-02-2018

## Toilet Facilities

## 961. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

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

- (a)  the  number  and  percentage  ofhouseholds  which  have  toilet  facilities  inthe  country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  households  and  theirpercentage  in  the  country  including  Odishawho practice open defecation, State/UTwise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Governmentto provide them toilet facilities and for safedisposal of solid and liquid waste; and
- (d) the steps taken to ensure watersupply in toilets, State/UT-wise?

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

- (a) State/UT-wise, number and percentage of Rural Households with access to toilets as on 06.02.2018 is at Annexure-1.
- (b)  State/UT-wise, number and percentage of Rural Households practicing open defecation as on 06.02.2018 is at Annexure-2.
- (c)  The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  (SBM(G))  has  been  launched  on  2nd  October, 2014, which aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October 2019. The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), there is a provision of an incentive of Rs. 12,000 for the construction of Individual household latrine (IHHL) to all Below Poverty Line (BPL) households and to identified Above Poverty Line (APL)  households  (all  SCs  /STs,  small  and  marginal  farmers,  landless  labourers  with homestead, physically handicapped and women-headed households).Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) is one of the integral component of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and under this component, activities like compost pits, vermi composting, biogas plants, low cost  drainage,  soakage  channels/  pits,  reuse  of  waste  water  and  system  for  collection, segregation and disposal of household garbage and menstrual hygiene management etc. can be  taken  up.  Funds  for  Solid  and  Liquid  Waste  Management  activities  with  cap  of  Rs. 7/12/15/20 lakh are available for Gram Panchayats having upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households.
- (d) 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 Programme(NRDWP) guidelines 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. Open Defecation Free (ODF) declared villages are being prioritized for Piped Water Supply Schemes (PWSS) under NRDWP.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.961 due for reply on 08-02-2018

## State/UT-wise,  number and percentage of Rural Households with access to toilets as on 06.02.2018

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   No. of rural households with toilets |   %of rural households with toilets |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NISLANDS       |                                  40301 |                               95.81 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                5954506 |                               83.82 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                 194661 |                              100    |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                                4465459 |                               81.32 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                                7572900 |                               39.39 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH        |                                  25454 |                              100    |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                4358260 |                              100    |
| 8      | D &NHAVELI        |                                  32473 |                               97.45 |
| 9      | DAMAN &DIU        |                                   1725 |                              100    |
| 10     | GOA               |                                 139712 |                               76.22 |
| 11     | GUJARAT           |                                5187400 |                              100    |
| 12     | HARYANA           |                                2682741 |                              100    |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                1433766 |                              100    |
| 14     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                 728355 |                               48.94 |
| 15     | JHARKHAND         |                                3123104 |                               68.9  |
| 16     | KARNATAKA         |                                6211174 |                               87.49 |
| 17     | KERALA            |                                4682727 |                              100    |
| 18     | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                8546819 |                               88.21 |
| 19     | MAHARASHTRA       |                               11062861 |                               99.63 |
| 20     | MANIPUR           |                                 376535 |                               83.83 |
| 21     | MEGHALAYA         |                                 467840 |                              100    |
| 22     | MIZORAM           |                                 117731 |                               96.84 |
| 23     | NAGALAND          |                                 219797 |                               87.08 |
| 24     | ODISHA            |                                4072714 |                               45.62 |
| 25     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                  47836 |                               53.61 |
| 26     | PUNJAB            |                                2761803 |                               96.01 |
| 27     | RAJASTHAN         |                               10352849 |                               98.95 |
| 28     | SIKKIM            |                                  55364 |                              100    |
| 29     | TAMIL NADU        |                                8745098 |                               93.3  |
| 30     | TELANGANA         |                                3526517 |                               80.55 |
| 31     | TRIPURA           |                                 518797 |                               74.23 |
| 32     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                               15594533 |                               57.57 |
| 33     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                1514523 |                              100    |
| 34     | WEST BENGAL       |                               13039617 |                               95.17 |
|        |                   |                              127855952 |                               77.58 |

## Annexure-2.

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.961 due for reply on 08-02-2018

## State/UT-wise,  number and percentage of Rural Households practicing open defecation as on 06.02.2018

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   No. of rural households practicing open defecation |   %of rural households practicing open defecation |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NISLANDS       |                                                 1762 |                                              4.19 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                              1149030 |                                             16.18 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                                              1025816 |                                             18.68 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                                             11653734 |                                             60.61 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH        |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 8      | D &NHAVELI        |                                                  850 |                                              2.55 |
| 9      | DAMAN &DIU        |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 10     | GOA               |                                                43598 |                                             23.78 |
| 11     | GUJARAT           |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 12     | HARYANA           |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 14     | JAMMU&KASHMIR     |                                               759830 |                                             51.06 |
| 15     | JHARKHAND         |                                              1409992 |                                             31.1  |
| 16     | KARNATAKA         |                                               888023 |                                             12.51 |
| 17     | KERALA            |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 18     | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                              1141839 |                                             11.79 |
| 19     | MAHARASHTRA       |                                                41356 |                                              0.37 |
| 20     | MANIPUR           |                                                72632 |                                             16.17 |
| 21     | MEGHALAYA         |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 22     | MIZORAM           |                                                 3845 |                                              3.16 |
| 23     | NAGALAND          |                                                32600 |                                             12.92 |
| 24     | ODISHA            |                                              4855641 |                                             54.38 |
| 25     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                41392 |                                             46.39 |
| 26     | PUNJAB            |                                               114768 |                                              3.99 |
| 27     | RAJASTHAN         |                                               109729 |                                              1.05 |
| 28     | SIKKIM            |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 29     | TAMIL NADU        |                                               628162 |                                              6.7  |
| 30     | TELANGANA         |                                               851722 |                                             19.45 |
| 31     | TRIPURA           |                                               180061 |                                             25.77 |
| 32     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                             11494888 |                                             42.43 |
| 33     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                                    0 |                                              0    |
| 34     | WEST BENGAL       |                                               662298 |                                              4.83 |
|        |                   |                                             37163568 |                                             22.42 |