Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Toilets in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2394 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2017

## Toilets in Schools

## †2394. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  work  pertaining  to  construction  of  toilets  in  all  the  Government  schools  across  the country under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been completed;
- (b) if so, the total number of schools where toilets have been constructed under the said Abhiyan; and
- (c) the details of funds spent towards construction of toilets under the said Abhiyan, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Ministry of Human Resource Development in association with the State Governments, UT  Administrations,  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  and  Private  Corporates  launched  the  Swachh Vidyalaya initiative under the rubric of Swachh Bharat Mission, to provide separate toilets for boys and girls in all government schools. Under this initiative 4,17,796 toilets have been constructed/reconstructed in 2,61,400 Government elementary and secondary schools during 15 August, 2014 to 14 August, 2015, ensuring  that  every  government  schools  now  has  gender  segregated  toilets.  Further,  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 separate toilets for boys and girls.

(c): The Central Government supports States and UTs for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities  including  construction  of  toilets  in  government  elementary  and  secondary schools under  Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  schemes,  respectively. State-wise details of funds allocated under SSA and RMSA schemes exclusively for construction of toilets in  government  schools  under  the  Swachh  Vidyalaya  initiative  are  at Annexure-I .  State-wise  release  of funds from Swachh Bharat Kosh for construction of school toilets under the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative is at Annexure-II. Besides, PSUs and private corporates contributed in construction of 1,45,102 toilets in government schools with their Corporate Social Responsibility funds under the initiative.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2394 TO BE ANSWERED  ON  31 ST JULY, 2017 ASKED  BY  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR REGARDING 'TOILETS IN SCHOOLS'

State-wise  funds  allocated/sanctioned  for  construction  and  repair  of  toilets  under  Swachh  Vidyalaya Initiatives (SVI) under SSA and RMSA schemes

( in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State Name        | Funds allocated (including state share) for construction/re-construction of toilets under SVI   | Funds allocated (including state share) for construction/re-construction of toilets under SVI   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State Name        |                                                                                                 | RMSA                                                                                            |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 11128.00                                                                                        | 2.00                                                                                            |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1639.20                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 18853.61                                                                                        | 2991.16                                                                                         |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 9622.17                                                                                         | 535.50                                                                                          |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 0.00                                                                                            | 232.18                                                                                          |
| 6         | GOA               | 72.48                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 1210.04                                                                                         | 166.94                                                                                          |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 1380.00                                                                                         | 40.25                                                                                           |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 52.50                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 10        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 8981.85                                                                                         | 289.00                                                                                          |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 0.00                                                                                            | 11.50                                                                                           |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 263.75                                                                                          | 491.47                                                                                          |
| 13        | KERALA            | 127.80                                                                                          | 2.00                                                                                            |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 5406.00                                                                                         | 1043.52                                                                                         |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 2000.40                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 855.40                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 4689.90                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 1809.00                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 574.91                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 0.00                                                                                            | 26.88                                                                                           |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 752.48                                                                                          | 1.88                                                                                            |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 2902.80                                                                                         | 142.86                                                                                          |
| 23        | TAMIL NADU        | 0.00                                                                                            | 1.73                                                                                            |
| 24        | TELANGANA         | 13799.30                                                                                        | 29.05                                                                                           |
| 25        | TRIPURA           | 90.45                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                            |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 3916.50                                                                                         | 8.13                                                                                            |
| 27        | UTTRAKHAND        | 0.00                                                                                            | 32.50                                                                                           |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL       | 16098.57                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                            |
|           | Total             | 106227.11                                                                                       | 6048.55                                                                                         |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2394  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31 ST   JULY,  2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR REGARDING 'TOILETS IN SCHOOLS'

Statement showing State-wise release of funds from Swachh Bharat Kosh for construction of toilets under the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative

( in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   Amount released |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |            183.83 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |            329.12 |
| 3         | Gujarat           |            189    |
| 4         | Haryana           |             91.25 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh  |             25    |
| 6         | Jammu &Kashmir    |           1572.25 |
| 7         | Jharkhand         |            745.92 |
| 8         | Karnataka         |            162.5  |
| 9         | Kerala            |            204    |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh    |           1225.36 |
| 11        | Manipur           |            916.5  |
| 12        | Mizoram           |            677.5  |
| 13        | Nagaland          |           1009.18 |
| 14        | Odisha            |            938.4  |
| 15        | Punjab            |            435.05 |
| 16        | Sikkim            |             51    |
| 17        | Telangana         |            709.3  |
| 18        | Tripura           |             58.05 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand       |            787.19 |
| 20        | Chhattisgarh      |            986.62 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |          11297    |

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