Lok Sabha Question No. 1688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Targets under SBM
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1688 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20-12-2018

## Targets under SBM

## 1688. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) the deadline set for the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for achieving the targets;
- (b) the total amount required to achieve the target by the deadline;
- (c) the demand of allocation by the Ministry for Swachh Bharat Mission & National Rural Drinking Water Program during FY 2015-16, FY 2016-17, FY 2017- 18 and FY 2018-19 and the actual allocation during the same period;
- (d) whether the Government has declared 100 per cent ODF States, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  any  third  party  audit  was  conducted  by  the  ministry  before  announcing  such States 100 per cent ODF?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) Government  had  launched  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  [SBM(G)]  on  2 nd October, 2014 with the aim to achieve 100% open-defecation free India by 2 nd October, 2019.
- (b) As per the Cabinet Note of SBM(G), the total estimated fund requirement under the overall Mission was Rs.1,34,386 crore as Central and State shares.
- (c) Year-wise demand for funds and the amount actually allocated under SBM(G) during the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017- 18 and 2018-19 are as under:

| Year    |   Projecteddemand (Rs. crore) | Actual allocation (Rs. crore)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                       12500   | 6525.00                         |
| 2016-17 |                       14000   | 10513.00                        |
| 2017-18 |                       25000   | 16948.00                        |
| 2018-19 |                       30343.1 | 15343.10*                       |

*In  addition,  amount  up  to  Rs.15,000  crore  has  been  provisioned  to  be  raised  through Extra Budgetary Resources.

Year-wise demand for funds and the amount sanctioned under National Rural Drinking Water Program(NRDWP) during the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017- 18 and 2018-19 are as under:

| Year    |   Projected demand (Rs. crore) | Actual allocation (Rs. crore)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                          16600 | 4373                            |
| 2016-17 |                          16600 | 6000                            |
| 2017-18 |                           9700 | 7050                            |
| 2018-19 |                          10000 | 7000 (as on 18.12.2018)         |

(d) and (e) As per the SBM(G) guidelines, villages and districts declare themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) through a rigorous process of self-declaration, followed by a multilevel decentralized verification process by the districts and States.So far, 25 States/UTs have been  declared  ODF.  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  had  conducted  National Annual  Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2017-18 through an  independent agency, as per which 95.6% of ODF verified villages were confirmed to be ODF.