Lok Sabha Question No. 649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: World Toilet Day
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13-12-2018

## World Toilet Day

649. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN: SHRI S.R.VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government hascelebrated the World Toilet Day recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along withaims and objectives thereto;
- (c) the programmes/events organizedby the Government on this occasion;
- (d)  the  number  of  villages  and  districtsthat  have  been  declared  and  that  still  remainto  be declared as free from open defecationso far, State/UT-wise;
- (e)  the  number  of  villages  and  districtsthat  are  still  practicing  open  defecation  sofar, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to built toilets in each and everyhousehold in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  observed  the  World Toilet Day on 19.11.2018.
- (b) States  and  UTs  were  requested  to  arrange  special  cleanliness  drive  and  awareness programmes from 9 th to 19 th November, 2018. The aim and objective of the events organised was to bring behaviour change for the usage of toilets and their maintenance.
- (c) Various programmes/events organised include household visits, swachhata rallies/drives,  display  of  twin  pit  toilet  models,  waste  collection  and  segregation  drives, swachhata related functions etc.

(d) and (e) State/UT-wise number of villages and districts that have been declared Open Defecation  Free  (ODF)as  on  10.12.2018  and  that  still  remains  to  be  declared  as  such  are given at Annexure-1 .

(f) Since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [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 focus areas 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.

## Statement referred in part (d)and (e) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.649 due for reply on 13-12-2018

## State/UT-wisenumber of villages and districts that have been declared ODF and that still remains to be declared as suchas on 10.12.2018

| S.N.   | State/UT          | Villages declared as ODF   | Villages remains to be declared ODF   |   Districts declared as ODF |   Districts remains to be declared ODF |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1      | A&NISLANDS        | 192                        | 0                                     |                           3 |                                      0 |
| 2      | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 18841                      | 0                                     |                          13 |                                      0 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 5389                       | 0                                     |                          20 |                                      0 |
| 4      | ASSAM             | 21383                      | 4120                                  |                          24 |                                      9 |
| 5      | BIHAR             | 16613                      | 22080                                 |                           5 |                                     33 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH        | 13                         | 0                                     |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH      | 18769                      | 0                                     |                          27 |                                      0 |
| 8      | D &NHAVELI        | 69                         | 0                                     |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 9      | DAMAN &DIU        | 26                         | 0                                     |                           2 |                                      0 |
| 10     | GOA               | 22                         | 353                                   |                           0 |                                      2 |
| 11     | GUJARAT           | 18261                      | 0                                     |                          33 |                                      0 |
| 12     | HARYANA           | 6908                       | 0                                     |                          22 |                                      0 |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 15921                      | 0                                     |                          12 |                                      0 |
| 14     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 7565                       | 0                                     |                          22 |                                      0 |
| 15     | JHARKHAND         | 29564                      | 0                                     |                          23 |                                      1 |
| 16     | KARNATAKA         | 26931                      | 0                                     |                          26 |                                      4 |
| 17     | KERALA            | 2027                       | 0                                     |                          14 |                                      0 |
| 18     | LAKSHADWEEP       | 9                          | 0                                     |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 50228                      | 0                                     |                          51 |                                      0 |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA       | 40500                      | 1                                     |                          34 |                                      0 |
| 21     | MANIPUR           | 2556                       | 0                                     |                          16 |                                      0 |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA         | 6028                       | 0                                     |                          11 |                                      0 |
| 23     | MIZORAM           | 695                        | 0                                     |                           8 |                                      0 |
| 24     | NAGALAND          | 1451                       | 0                                     |                          11 |                                      0 |
| 25     | ODISHA            | 17522                      | 29893                                 |                           2 |                                     28 |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY        | 265                        | 0                                     |                           2 |                                      0 |
| 27     | PUNJAB            | 13726                      | 0                                     |                          22 |                                      0 |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN         | 42869                      | 0                                     |                          33 |                                      0 |
| 29     | SIKKIM            | 441                        | 0                                     |                           4 |                                      0 |
| 30     | TAMIL NADU        | 12524                      | 0                                     |                          31 |                                      0 |
| 31     | TELANGANA         | 6883                       | 4126                                  |                          14 |                                     16 |
| 32     | TRIPURA           | 675                        | 503                                   |                           0 |                                      8 |
| 33     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 97158                      | 776                                   |                          34 |                                     41 |
| 34     | UTTARAKHAND       | 15473                      | 0                                     |                          13 |                                      0 |
| 35     | WEST BENGAL       | 37576                      | 3964                                  |                          14 |                                      8 |
|        | Total             | 5,35,073                   | 65,816                                |                         549 |                                    150 |