Lok Sabha Question No. 3837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Toilets in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, LAKHAN LAL SAHU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Toilets in Schools

## 3837.  SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN: SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) the State/UT-wise total number of toilets constructed as compared to the target fixed under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan;
- (b) whether the targets fixed under the said Abhiyan have been achieved;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the public sector undertakings are participating in the said programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has set up any mechanism to monitor the toilets construction under the said scheme; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  had  taken  Swachh  Vidyalaya initiative to provide separate toilets for girls and boys in all Government schools within one year upto 15 th August, 2015 under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.  The target fixed under the initiative was achieved with construction/re-construction of 4,17,796 toilets in 2,61,400 Government elementary and secondary schools, as per details at Annexure-I.
- (d) Yes, Madam. 64 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) participated in construction of school toilets under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, details thereof are at Annexure-II.

(e) and (f) Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  released  a  handbook  and  pamphlet  on Swachh Bharat:  Swachh  Vidyalaya  indicating  normative  details  for  construction  of  toilet  blocks under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative.  The primary responsibility of building of toilets in school and  monitoring  its  construction  process  lies  with  the  respective  State.   More  than  300  central observers  visited  the  districts  across  the  country  to  monitor  the  construction  of  toilet  under  the initiative.  Further,  the  Ministry  has  advised  all  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  to ensure proper maintenance of school toilets constructed under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative to keep them functional and also to take steps to bring about behavioural changes among students and teachers through an intensive awareness campaign so that the schools toilets are properly used, and kept neat and clean.

This  Department  has  allocated  specific  funds  under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (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  also  advised  the  Panchayati  Raj  Departments  of  all States to include the provision for construction of toilets, filling up of gaps in provision of toilets, rehabilitation of existing toilets and drinking water system in schools and regular repair of toilets and drinking water systems in schools, in the Gram Panchayat Development Plans.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3837 FOR 19.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH,  SHRI  B.  SENGUTTUVAN  AND  SHRI  LAKHAN  LAL  SAHU  REGARDING TOILETS IN SCHOOLS

Statement showing State/UT-wise total number of school toilets constructed as compared to the target fixed under the Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya initiative (SVI).

| S. No.   | State/UT                 | No. of toilets constructed/re- constructed under SVI   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 71                                                     |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 49,293                                                 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,492                                                  |
| 4        | Assam                    | 35,699                                                 |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 56,912                                                 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               | 0                                                      |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 16,629                                                 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 78                                                     |
| 9        | Daman and Diu            | 16                                                     |
| 10       | Delhi                    | 0                                                      |
| 11       | Goa                      | 138                                                    |
| 12       | Gujarat                  | 1,521                                                  |
| 13       | Haryana                  | 1,843                                                  |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1,175                                                  |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir        | 16,172                                                 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                | 15,795                                                 |
| 17       | Karnataka                | 649                                                    |
| 18       | Kerala                   | 535                                                    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep              | 0                                                      |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           | 33,201                                                 |
| 21       | Maharashtra              | 5,586                                                  |
| 22       | Manipur                  | 1,296                                                  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                | 8,944                                                  |
| 24       | Mizoram                  | 1,261                                                  |
| 25       | Nagaland                 | 666                                                    |
| 26       | Odisha                   | 43,501                                                 |
| 27       | Puducherry               | 2                                                      |
| 28       | Punjab                   | 1,807                                                  |
| 29       | Rajasthan                | 12,083                                                 |
| 30       | Sikkim                   | 88                                                     |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu               | 7,926                                                  |
| 32       | Telangana                | 36,159                                                 |
| 33       | Tripura                  | 607                                                    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            | 19,626                                                 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              | 2,971                                                  |
| 36       | West Bengal              | 42,054                                                 |
|          | Total                    | 417,796                                                |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3837 FOR 19.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, SHRI B.  SENGUTTUVAN  AND  SHRI  LAKHAN  LAL  SAHU  REGARDING  TOILETS  IN SCHOOLS

Statement showing details of PSUs participated in construction/re-construction of school toilets under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative.

| S. No.   | Name of the PSU                                       | No. of toilets constructed with contribution from PSUs   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| I.       | Department of Defence Production                      |                                                          |
| (1)      | Bharat Dynamics Limited                               | 193                                                      |
| (2)      | Bharat Electronics Limited                            | 6                                                        |
| (3)      | Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited                            | 27                                                       |
|          | Sub Total                                             | 226                                                      |
| II.      | Department of Financial Services                      |                                                          |
| (4)      | Corporation Bank                                      | 131                                                      |
| (5)      | Dena Bank                                             | 23                                                       |
| (6)      | Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)           | 40                                                       |
| (7)      | India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited          | 252                                                      |
| (8)      | Life Insurance Corporation of India                   | 140                                                      |
| (9)      | State Bank of India                                   | 235                                                      |
| (10)     | State Bank of Mysore                                  | 23                                                       |
| (11)     | State Bank of Travancore                              | 18                                                       |
| (12)     | Syndicate Bank                                        | 87                                                       |
| (13)     | The New India Assurance Company Limited               | 194                                                      |
| (14)     | UCO BANK                                              | 39                                                       |
| (15)     | Andhra Bank                                           | 29                                                       |
| (16)     | Punjab National Bank                                  | 7                                                        |
| (17)     | United Bank of India                                  | 7                                                        |
|          | Sub Total                                             | 1,225                                                    |
| III.     | Ministry of Coal                                      |                                                          |
| (18)     | Coal India Limited                                    | 51,115                                                   |
| (19)     | Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited                   | 1,274                                                    |
|          | Sub Total                                             | 52,389                                                   |
| IV.      | Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers                  |                                                          |
| (20)     | Central Institute of Plastics Engineering& Technology | 2                                                        |
|          | Sub Total                                             | 2                                                        |
| V.       | Ministry of Civil Aviation                            |                                                          |
| (21)     | Airport Authority of India                            | 1,078                                                    |
|          | Sub Total                                             | 1,078                                                    |
| VI.      | Ministry of Commerce &Industry                        |                                                          |
| (22)     | Competition Commission of India                       | 4                                                        |
|          | Sub Total                                             | 4                                                        |
| VII.     | Ministry of Heavy Industry                            |                                                          |
| (23)     | Bridge and Roof Co.                                   | 4                                                        |

| S. No.   | Name of the PSU                                                                                   | No. of toilets constructed with contribution from PSUs   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| (24)     | Engineering Projects India Limited                                                                | 13                                                       |
| (25)     | Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited                                                               | 3                                                        |
| (26)     | Rajasthan Electronics &Instruments Limited                                                        | 14                                                       |
|          | Sub Total                                                                                         | 34                                                       |
| VIII.    | Ministry of Mines                                                                                 |                                                          |
| (27)     | Hindustan Copper Limited                                                                          | 197                                                      |
| (28)     | Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited                                                           | 16                                                       |
| (29)     | National Aluminium Company Limited                                                                | 355                                                      |
|          | Sub Total                                                                                         | 568                                                      |
| IX.      | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy                                                              |                                                          |
| (30)     | Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency                                                        | 338                                                      |
|          | Sub Total                                                                                         | 338                                                      |
| X.       | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas                                                             |                                                          |
| (31)     | Balmer Lawrie                                                                                     | 273                                                      |
| (32)     | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited                                                              | 1,616                                                    |
| (33)     | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited                                                             | 9                                                        |
| (34)     | Engineers India Limited                                                                           | 505                                                      |
| (35)     | GAIL (India) Limited                                                                              | 2,799                                                    |
| (36)     | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited                                                           | 999                                                      |
| (37)     | Indian Oil Corporation                                                                            | 2,686                                                    |
| (38)     | Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited                                                     | 57                                                       |
| (39)     | Numaligarh Refinery Limited                                                                       | 102                                                      |
| (40)     | Oil India Limited                                                                                 | 1,500                                                    |
| (41)     | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation                                                                   | 7,958                                                    |
| (42)     | Petronet LNG Limited                                                                              | 114                                                      |
| (43)     | HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL)                                                                 | 4                                                        |
|          | Sub Total                                                                                         | 18,622                                                   |
| XI.      | Ministry of Power                                                                                 |                                                          |
| (44)     | North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited                                                  | 633                                                      |
| (45)     | National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited                                                  | 7,322                                                    |
| (46)     | National Thermal Power Corporation Limited                                                        | 24,626                                                   |
| (47)     | Power Finance Corporation                                                                         | 9,026                                                    |
| (48)     | Power Grid Corporation of India Limited                                                           | 7,104                                                    |
|          | Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (Out of Total target of 14,626, 3,739 toilet are Bihar) | 12,379                                                   |
| (49)     | being constructed by State in                                                                     |                                                          |
| (50)     | Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited                                                                   | 2,156                                                    |
| (51)     | Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) India Limited                                          | 790                                                      |
|          | Sub Total                                                                                         | 64,036                                                   |
| XII.     | Ministry of Railways                                                                              |                                                          |
| (52)     | Ircon International Limited                                                                       | 34                                                       |
| (53)     | Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India                                                   | 3                                                        |

| S. No.   | Name of the PSU                                  | No. of toilets constructed with contribution from PSUs   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Limited                                          |                                                          |
|          | Sub Total                                        | 37                                                       |
| XIII.    | Ministry of Shipping                             |                                                          |
| (54)     | The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd            | 3                                                        |
|          | Sub Total                                        | 3                                                        |
| XIV.     | Ministry of Steel                                |                                                          |
| (55)     | KIOCL Limited                                    | 6                                                        |
| (56)     | MECON Limited                                    | 53                                                       |
| (57)     | MOIL Limited                                     | 99                                                       |
| (58)     | Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited            | 50                                                       |
| (59)     | National Mineral Development Corporation Limited | 2,089                                                    |
| (60)     | Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited      | 8                                                        |
| (61)     | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)             | 86                                                       |
| (62)     | Steel Authority of India                         | 672                                                      |
|          | Sub Total                                        | 3,063                                                    |
| XV.      | Ministry of Textiles                             |                                                          |
| (63)     | Jute Corporation of India                        | 1                                                        |
|          | Sub Total                                        | 1                                                        |
| XVI.     | Ministry of Urban Development                    |                                                          |
| (64)     | National Building Construction Corporation       | 10                                                       |
|          | Sub Total                                        | 10                                                       |
|          | Grand Total:                                     | 141,636                                                  |

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