Lok Sabha Question No. 3657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: ODF States
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, B. SREERAMULU, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3657 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23-03-2017

## ODF States

## †3657. PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

- (a) the details of the States which were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)during 2016;
- (b) the details of the districts which were declared as ODF during 2016, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  targets  to  make  Punjab,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Jharkhand open defecation free and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to make Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin a success within a definite time period?

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

- (a) Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) during 2016;
- (b) State/UT-wise, number of districts which have been declared ODF as on 31.12.2016 is at Annexure-1.
- (c) States of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have fixed target for ODF by 31.12.2017, 31.8.2019 and 31.3.2019 respectively.
- (d) To make Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin a success within a definite time period, the following steps have been taken:-
- Focus on behavior change: Community based collective behavior change has been mentioned as the  preferred  approach.  Focus  is  also  on  creation  of  complete  open  defecation  free  (ODF) villages.
- The programme provides flexibility to the States in the implementation. This is essential, given the vast socio-economic-cultural diversity of India.
- There  is  a  greater  emphasis  on  capacity  building,  especially  in  community  approaches  and programme management. More than 530 Collectors from across the country have been trained. In  order  to provide  exposure  to officers  at their  entry  level itself,  a  training  module has  been developed for LBSNAA, Mussoorie. The IAS and other Group A probationers are being given training  for  better  implementation  of  SBM(G),  including  'triggering'  behavior  change  in communities.
- The  programme  is  being  run  as  a janandolan with  cooperation  of  all  sections  of  the  society including the NGOs, Corporates, youth etc. The Panchayats are being actively involved.
- There is an emphasis on streamlining administrative and financial procedures, both to cut down on time, as well as to increase accountability.
- Innovations in technology is being promoted at the National and State levels. There is a National Committee  under  Prof.  R.A.Mashelkar  that  examines  all  new  technologies  from  the  point  of view of safety and feasibility.
- Sanitation  is  being  prioritized  amongst  the  overall  development  agenda.  The  Government  has taken a decision to prioritise all Centrally Sponsored Schemes in ODF villages.
- Monitoring and Evaluation has also been strengthened. The IMIS has data up to household level, with  provision  to  capture  geo-tagged  photographs  of  toilets.  A  Swachhta  App  has  been developed that provides online information on sanitation status up to household level.

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.3657 due for reply on 23-03-2017

## State/UT-wise, number of districts which have been declared ODF as on 31.12.2016

|   S.N. | State/UT Name     |   ODF declared districts |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|      1 | A&NIslands        |                        0 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                        0 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                        0 |
|      4 | Assam             |                        0 |
|      5 | Bihar             |                        0 |
|      6 | Chhattisgarh      |                        3 |
|      7 | D &NHaveli        |                        0 |
|      8 | Goa               |                        0 |
|      9 | Gujarat           |                        4 |
|     10 | Haryana           |                        9 |
|     11 | Himachal Pradesh  |                       12 |
|     12 | Jammu& Kashmir    |                        0 |
|     13 | Jharkhand         |                        0 |
|     14 | Karnataka         |                        5 |
|     15 | Kerala            |                       14 |
|     16 | Madhya Pradesh    |                        2 |
|     17 | Maharashtra       |                        4 |
|     18 | Manipur           |                        0 |
|     19 | Meghalaya         |                        1 |
|     20 | Mizoram           |                        0 |
|     21 | Nagaland          |                        0 |
|     22 | Odisha            |                        0 |
|     23 | Puducherry        |                        0 |
|     24 | Punjab            |                        2 |
|     25 | Rajasthan         |                        5 |
|     26 | Sikkim            |                        4 |
|     27 | Tamil Nadu        |                        0 |
|     28 | Telangana         |                        1 |
|     29 | Tripura           |                        0 |
|     30 | Uttar Pradesh     |                        0 |
|     31 | Uttarakhand       |                        5 |
|     32 | West Bengal       |                        4 |