Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: ODF Villages
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. * 2 (2 nd Position) TO BE ANSWERED ON 02-02-2017

## ODF Villages

## †*2. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- (a) the total number of villages declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF), State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether any mechanism exists for proper disposal of human excreta collected in the toilets in those ODF villages and if so, the number of villages where such provisions have been made;
- (c) the number of those villages which still lack proper disposal system;
- (d) the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Union Government for safe disposal of human excreta from ODF villages in the country; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  non-availability/shortage  of  water  supply  and  also  poor maintenance of toilets constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission and if so, the details thereof along with corrective action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *2 for 02.02.2017

(a) The total number of villages declared as Open Defecation Free as on 27.1.2017, State/UT wise, as per the information uploaded by the States/Districts on the Integrated Management Information System of Swachh Bharat MIssion (Gramin) is at Annexure I.

(b) to (d) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), measures are taken to prevent open defecation and  to  provide  safe  disposal  of  human  excreta.  One  of  the  most  prevalent  ways  of  doing  this  is through on-site toilet technologies such as twin-leach pit that do not require underground sewerage system  and  are  much  cheaper  and  equally  effective.  These  toilets  are  like  'individual  sewage treatment  plants'.  This  choice  of  technology  lies  with  the  end-user,  as  long  as  it  ensures  safe disposal of human excreta. The term open defecation free has been defined to include the parameter of safe disposal of human excreta. ODF Verification guidelines have also been issued, as per which the States are to verify the aspect of safe disposal as part of ODF achievement.

(e)  Sanitation  is  primarily  a  behavioural  change  issue.  The  focus  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (Gramin) is on behaviour change of people to construct, use and maintain toilets. The programme lays emphasis on community involvement and mass mobilization to achieve ODF communities. To ensure  adequate  availability  of  water  for  toilets,  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin),  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. As per Government's policy, conjoint programmes of sanitation and water are to be prioritized, with ODF villages being given  priority  for  providing  piped  water  supply  so  as  to  maximize  the  availability  of  water  for sanitation purposes. The maintenance of individual household toilets under SBM(G) is to be done by the household themselves, which is promoted during all Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns. Up to 8% of total SBM resources can be spent on IEC. Proper maintenance  has  a  direct  correlation  with  usage,  and  as  per  the  Swachhata  Status  Report  2015, published by National Sample Survey Office, in rural India, out of the households having sanitary toilet, percentage of persons using toilet was found to be as high as 95.6%.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.2 due for reply on 02-02-2017

## State/UT-wise, number of villages declared ODF as on 27.01.2017

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   ODF declared villages as on 27.01.2017 |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NIslands       |                                        0 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                     2445 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                     1019 |
| 4      | Assam             |                                      491 |
| 5      | Bihar             |                                      860 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |                                    10215 |
| 7      | D &NHaveli        |                                        0 |
| 8      | Goa               |                                        0 |
| 9      | Gujarat           |                                     9543 |
| 10     | Haryana           |                                     5918 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |                                    16637 |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                      116 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |                                     1604 |
| 14     | Karnataka         |                                     6464 |
| 15     | Kerala            |                                     2035 |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                    12723 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |                                    16462 |
| 18     | Manipur           |                                      102 |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |                                     3135 |
| 20     | Mizoram           |                                      145 |
| 21     | Nagaland          |                                      306 |
| 22     | Odisha            |                                     2438 |
| 23     | Puducherry        |                                        0 |
| 24     | Punjab            |                                     2682 |
| 25     | Rajasthan         |                                    16841 |
| 26     | Sikkim            |                                      446 |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        |                                     2714 |
| 28     | Telangana         |                                     1566 |
| 29     | Tripura           |                                        5 |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                     4086 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       |                                    11881 |
| 32     | West Bengal       |                                    17001 |
|        |                   |                                   149880 |