Lok Sabha Question No. 4054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Construction of Toilets
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## Construction of Toilets

## †4054. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  achieved  unprecedented  success in respect of constructing toilets in rural areas in the country under 'Swachh Bharat Mission';
- (b) if so, the total number of families benefited under the said mission, State-wise;
- (c) whether several States are still apathetic towards implementation of the said mission; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) and (b) The Government had launched Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)] with effect from 2 nd October, 2014 with the aim to attain Open Defecation Free India by 2 nd October, 2019 by providing access to toilet facilities to all the rural households in the  country.    As  per  the  data  reported  by  the  States/UTs  on  the  online Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  maintained  by  the  Department  of Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation,  more  than  10  crore  individual  household  latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed under SBM(G) and, as a result, all the 5,99,963 villages have  declared  themselves  ODF  as  on  2 nd October,  2019.    State/UT-wise  number  of IHHLs constructed  under  the  programme  are  given  in Annexure .    The  benefits  of  a household toilet are accrued to all members of the household and benefits of an ODF village are accrued to all the people residing in the village.

- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)&(b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.4054 for 12-12-2019

State/UT-wise number of IHHLs constructed under SBM(G) till 09.12.2019

| Sl.No.   | State/UT          | No. of IHHLs constructed   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | A &NISLANDS       | 19159                      |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 3987914                    |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 130595                     |
| 4        | ASSAM             | 3460651                    |
| 5        | BIHAR             | 11859352                   |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH      | 3404442                    |
| 7        | D &NHAVELI        | 18758                      |
| 8        | DAMAN &DIU        | 1600                       |
| 9        | GOA               | 28637                      |
| 10       | GUJARAT           | 3552958                    |
| 11       | HARYANA           | 676452                     |
| 12       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 172883                     |
| 13       | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 1156374                    |
| 14       | JHARKHAND         | 3576367                    |
| 15       | KARNATAKA         | 4357797                    |
| 16       | KERALA            | 226604                     |
| 17       | LADAKH            | 16814                      |
| 18       | MADHYAPRADESH     | 6595732                    |
| 19       | MAHARASHTRA       | 6188054                    |
| 20       | MANIPUR           | 259232                     |
| 21       | MEGHALAYA         | 213813                     |
| 22       | MIZORAM           | 37145                      |
| 23       | NAGALAND          | 131325                     |
| 24       | ODISHA            | 6847759                    |
| 25       | PUDUCHERRY        | 28002                      |
| 26       | PUNJAB            | 372636                     |
| 27       | RAJASTHAN         | 7915167                    |
| 28       | SIKKIM            | 6675                       |
| 29       | TAMIL NADU        | 5296930                    |
| 30       | TELANGANA         | 3091218                    |
| 31       | TRIPURA           | 360755                     |
| 32       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 20627735                   |
| 33       | UTTARAKHAND       | 521689                     |
| 34       | WEST BENGAL       | 6441921                    |
|          | Total             | 10,15,83,145               |

Source: SBM(G) IMIS