Lok Sabha Question No. 1586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Safe Management of Sanitation Services
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26-07-2018

Safe Management of Sanitation Services

## 1586. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  WHO-UNICEF  Joint  Monitoring  Programme Report which places India behind Bangladesh and Somalia in terms of safely managing the sanitation services;
- (b) the details and percentage of the homes in the country in rural areas where the sanitation systems' excreta  are  either  disposed  of  or  emptied,  transported  and  treated  away  from  the site;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the percentage of sanitation systems where the onsite sanitation facilities have never been emptied and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Ministry  has  any  criteria  or  policy  whereby  the  sanitation  system  can  be considered to be safely managed and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FORMINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) As  per  WHO-UNICEF  Joint  Monitoring  Programme  Report2017,  proportion  of population using safe sanitation services in rural areas in India, Bangladesh and Somalia are as under :-

| Country    | Proportion of population using safe sanitation services in rural areas   |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| India      | 31%                                                                      |
| Bangladesh | 32%                                                                      |
| Somalia    | 7%                                                                       |

(b) As  per  WHO-UNICEF  Joint  Monitoring  Programme  Report2017,  proportion  of population  using  sanitation  systems  where  excreta  are  either  disposed  of  or  emptied, transported and treated away from the site, are as under :-

| Category            | Proportion of population using sanitation services in rural areas   |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Disposed in situ    | 30%                                                                 |
| Emptied and treated | 0%                                                                  |
| Wastewater treated  | 1%                                                                  |
| Latrines and other  | 15%                                                                 |
| Septic tank         | 15%                                                                 |
| Sewer connection    | 1%                                                                  |

- (c) Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  promotestwin  leach  pit  toilets.  As  per Integrated Management Information System of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)], out of total toilets reported to be constructed during 2017-18, 75% toilets are twin pit andonly 12% toilets are single pit, the remaining 13% include septic tanks, biodigesters, EcoSans etc.
- (d) SBM(G) guidelines provide that a duly completed household sanitary latrine unit shall comprise of (i) a sanitary substructure (that safely confines human faeces and eliminates the need  for  human  handling  before  it  is  fully  decomposed),  (ii)  a  super  structure  with  water facility,  and  (iii)  a  hard  wash  unit  for  cleaning  and  handwashing.    The  Ministry  also encourages the promotion of twin-pit technology for most parts of the country, which  is  a safe and eco-friendly on-site toilet technology.