Lok Sabha Question No. 2653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Open Defecation Free Villages
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-12-2018

## Open Defecation Free Villages

## 2653. SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  declared/certified  a  large  number  of  villages  in  several districts  across  the  country  as  'Open  Defecation  Free'  (ODF)  under  the  Swachh  Bharat Mission (SBM) and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b) whether any Central Team has visited certain districts in various States across the country to physically verify the claims made by the State Governments about ODF districts/villages during the past two years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  number  of  districts  and  villages  in  each  of  the  States  that  still  remain  out  of  ODF along with the steps taken by the Union Government to effectively implement SBM across the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)[SBM(G)]  guidelines,  villages  and districts declare themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) through a rigorous process of selfdeclaration, followed by a multi-level decentralized verification process by the districts and States.As on 21.12.2018, 5,37,427villages in the country have declared themselves ODF out of which 4,19,348villages have been verified ODF by the districts/States.
- (b) &(c) Officers  from the  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  regularly undertake field visits to States/districts for routine inspection of implementation of SBM(G), and provide feedbacks.
- (d) State/UT-wise  number  of  districts  and  villages  yet  to  be  declared  ODF  as  on 21.12.2018are given at Annexure .Since the launch of the SBM(G) in 2014, States have made tremendous  progress  with  reference  to  rural  sanitation.  While  sanitation  is  State  subject, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation supports State government in the implementation of the SBM(G). Some steps taken for effective implementation of SBM are as follows :-
- Focus  is  being  given  on  community  based  collective  behavior  change  by  massive campaigning at the national and State level.
- Focus  is  also  on  the  outcome  of  ODF  villages,  and  not  only  on  construction  of individual toilets.
- Given the vast socio-economic-cultural diversity of India, and also from the point of view  of  promoting  innovations,  the  programme  provides  flexibility  to  the  States  to choose the strategy best suited to them in its implementation.
- Greater  emphasis  is  being  given  on  capacity  building,  especially  in  community approaches  and  programme  management,  by  imparting  training  to  the  States  and selected  organizations  called  Key  Resource  Centres  (KRCs),  involving  District Collectors to provide leadership to the programme at the district level.
- The programme is being run as a janandolan with cooperation of all sections of the society including the NGOs, corporates, youth etc. The Panchayats are being actively involved.
- Sanitation is being prioritized amongst the overall development agenda. The Government  has  taken  a  decision  to  prioritise  all  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  in ODF  villages.    Various  other  development  schemes  are  being  converged  with  the sanitation outcomes.

## Annexure Statement referred in part (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2653 due for reply on 27-12-2018

State/UT-wise number of districts and villages yet to be declared ODF as on 21.12.2018

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Districts yet to be declared ODF | Villages yet to be declared ODF   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | A&NISLANDS        |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 2         | ANDHRAPRADESH     |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 4         | ASSAM             |                                  8 | 3,314                             |
| 5         | BIHAR             |                                 33 | 21,532                            |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH        |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH      |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 8         | D &NHAVELI        |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 9         | DAMAN &DIU        |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 10        | GOA               |                                  2 | 353                               |
| 11        | GUJARAT           |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 12        | HARYANA           |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 13        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 14        | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 15        | JHARKHAND         |                                  1 | 0                                 |
| 16        | KARNATAKA         |                                  3 | 4                                 |
| 17        | KERALA            |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 18        | LAKSHADWEEP       |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 19        | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 20        | MAHARASHTRA       |                                  0 | 1                                 |
| 21        | MANIPUR           |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 22        | MEGHALAYA         |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 23        | MIZORAM           |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 24        | NAGALAND          |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 25        | ODISHA            |                                 27 | 29,398                            |
| 26        | PUDUCHERRY        |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 27        | PUNJAB            |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 28        | RAJASTHAN         |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 29        | SIKKIM            |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 30        | TAMIL NADU        |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 31        | TELANGANA         |                                 16 | 4,122                             |
| 32        | TRIPURA           |                                  8 | 374                               |
| 33        | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                 24 | 220                               |
| 34        | UTTARAKHAND       |                                  0 | 0                                 |
| 35        | WESTBENGAL        |                                  8 | 3,932                             |
|           | Total             |                                130 | 63,250                            |