Lok Sabha Question No. 464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Access to Toilets for all Citizens
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13-12-2018

## Access to Toilets for all Citizens

## 464. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to improve access to clean, safe and reliable toilets for all citizens;
- (b) if so, the details and State-wise data thereof;
- (c) whether Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has generated significant interests in addressing the urgent sanitation issue in Bundelkhand;
- (d) if so, the facts thereof;
- (e) by what time, all States including Bundelkhand will 100% open- defecation free; and
- (f) the name of the States who are lagging behind to achieve the target?

## ANSWER

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

(a)and  (b)The  Government had launched the Swachh  Bharat Mission (Gramin) [(SBM(G)] with effect from 2 nd October, 2014 with the aim to achieve universal sanitation coverage by 2 nd October 2019 by providing access to toilet facilities to all rural households in the country. The  focus  of  the  scheme  is  on  behavior  change  and  usage  of  toilets.  State/UT-wise percentage  of  rural  households  which  have  access  to  toilets  facilities  as  on  7.12.2018,  as reported  by  the  States/UTs  on  the  online  Integrated  Management  Information  System (IMIS)of SBM(G), are given at Annexure-1 .

- (c) and (d) There has been significant progress in the Bundelkhand region under the Swachh Bharat  Mission.  All  the  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh  in  Bundelkhand  region  have  already been declared Open Defecation Free(ODF), while Uttar Pradesh is on track to become ODF before the set target of 2 nd October 2019.

(e) and (f) Under SBM(G), the Government has set target of 100% open-defecation free India by  2 nd October,  2019.    So  far,  25  States/UTs,  namely,  A  &  N  Islands,  Andhra  Pradesh, Arunachal  Pradesh,  Chandigarh,  Chhattisgarh,  D  &  N  Haveli,  Daman  &  Diu,  Gujarat, Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Kerala,  Lakshadweep,  Madhya  Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Puducherry,  Punjab,  Rajasthan, Sikkim,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Uttarakhand  have  been  declared  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF). Remaining States are on track to becoming ODF by 2 nd October 2019.

Annexure-1 Statement referred in part (a) and (b) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.464 due for reply on 13-12-2018

| State/UT-wise percentage of rural households which have access to toilets facilities as on 07.12.2018   | State/UT-wise percentage of rural households which have access to toilets facilities as on 07.12.2018   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                | %of rural households with access to toilets                                                             |
| A &NISLANDS                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                       | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| ASSAM                                                                                                   | 98.58                                                                                                   |
| BIHAR                                                                                                   | 87.29                                                                                                   |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                              | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                            | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| D &NHAVELI                                                                                              | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| DAMAN &DIU                                                                                              | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| GOA                                                                                                     | 76.22                                                                                                   |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                 | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| HARYANA                                                                                                 | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| JAMMU&KASHMIR                                                                                           | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                               | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                               | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| KERALA                                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                 | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                               | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                 | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| ODISHA                                                                                                  | 73.97                                                                                                   |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                              | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                               | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                              | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| TELANGANA                                                                                               | 94.07                                                                                                   |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                 | 94.81                                                                                                   |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                           | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                                  |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                             | 98.16                                                                                                   |
| India                                                                                                   | 96.98                                                                                                   |