Lok Sabha Question No. 2541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Role of SBM in National Cleanliness
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2541 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-12-2018

## Role of SBM in National Cleanliness

## 2541. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA

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

- (a) the scope of national cleanliness in terms of rural and urban population/areas at present and the annual increase thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the percentage of population compelled to go for open defecation in rural and urban areas owing to shortage of resources at present;
- (c)  the  number  of  toilets  constructed  in  the  country  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  so  far, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  expenditure  incurred  during  the  last  three  years  for  creating  maximum  awareness among people towards use of toilets for sanitation?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) Sanitation is a State subject.  However, to supplement the efforts of the State governments,  Government of  India  had  launched  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (SBM)  with effect  from 2 nd October, 2014 with the aim to achieve universal sanitation coverage by 2 nd October 2019.  As per the information available on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM (Gramin), the rural sanitation coverage in the countryis 97.72% as on 21.12.2018. The annual increase in rural sanitation coverage during the last three years and the current year is as under:-

|   Sl.No. | Year                     | Annual increase in rural sanitation coverage   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2015-16                  | 8.04%                                          |
|        2 | 2016-17                  | 14.02%                                         |
|        3 | 2017-18                  | 19.31%                                         |
|        4 | 2018-19(Upto 21.12.2018) | 12.92%                                         |

For urban areas, as per the information received from Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, SBM (Urban) has attained 92.15% targets in construction of individual household toilets and 95.44% target in construction of Community Toilets/Public Toilets.

- (c) Under  SBM(G),  8,99,98,287number  of  Individual  household  latrines  (IHHLs)have been constructed in the rural areas of the countrysince 2.10.2014 to 21.12.2018.  State/UT-

wise  details  are  given  at Annexure-I .  Under  SBM(Urban),  53,64,746  IHHLs  have  been constructed as on 30.11.2018.  State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-II .

(d) Sanitation  is  mainly  a  behavioral  issue.  It  involves  change  of  mindset  of  people  to stop  open  defecation  and  to  adopt  safe  sanitation  practices.Under  SBM(G),  the  preferable approach  is  to  adopt  Community  Approaches  to  Sanitation  (CAS)  focusing  heavily  on triggering entire communities and on achieving collective behavioral change with emphasis on awareness generation.  Upto 5% of the programme funds can be spent on Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and capacity building at the State and District level, and upto 3% at the Central level. As per the data available on the IMIS of SBM(G), an amount of about  Rs.1488crore  have  been  spent  on  IEC  during  the  last  three  years  by  the  Centre  and State Governments. And, under SBM(Urban), an amount of about Rs.731.90 crore have been spent on IEC during the last three years by the Centre and State Governments.

## Statement referred in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2541 due for reply on 27-12-2018

## State/UT-wise number of IHHLs constructed under SBM(G) from 2.10.2014 to 21.12.2018

| Sl.No.   | State/UT          | IHHLs constructed under SBM(G) from 2.10.2014 to 21.12.2018   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | A &NISLANDS       | 18535                                                         |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 3807367                                                       |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 114840                                                        |
| 4        | ASSAM             | 3178738                                                       |
| 5        | BIHAR             | 9806337                                                       |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH        | 0                                                             |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH      | 3307460                                                       |
| 8        | D &NHAVELI        | 18758                                                         |
| 9        | DAMAN &DIU        | 1600                                                          |
| 10       | GOA               | 28637                                                         |
| 11       | GUJARAT           | 3175863                                                       |
| 12       | HARYANA           | 633610                                                        |
| 13       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 172734                                                        |
| 14       | JAMMU&KASHMIR     | 1077085                                                       |
| 15       | JHARKHAND         | 3344396                                                       |
| 16       | KARNATAKA         | 4191365                                                       |
| 17       | KERALA            | 226602                                                        |
| 18       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                                                             |
| 19       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 6288078                                                       |
| 20       | MAHARASHTRA       | 5536418                                                       |
| 21       | MANIPUR           | 243241                                                        |
| 22       | MEGHALAYA         | 209357                                                        |
| 23       | MIZORAM           | 33988                                                         |
| 24       | NAGALAND          | 130781                                                        |
| 25       | ODISHA            | 5107545                                                       |
| 26       | PUDUCHERRY        | 28002                                                         |
| 27       | PUNJAB            | 300428                                                        |
| 28       | RAJASTHAN         | 7642969                                                       |
| 29       | SIKKIM            | 4514                                                          |
| 30       | TAMIL NADU        | 4717339                                                       |
| 31       | TELANGANA         | 2805720                                                       |
| 32       | TRIPURA           | 283244                                                        |
| 33       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 17059481                                                      |
| 34       | UTTARAKHAND       | 478484                                                        |
| 35       | WEST BENGAL       | 6024771                                                       |
|          | Total             | 8,99,98,287                                                   |

## Statement referred in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2541 due for reply on 27-12-2018

State/UT-wise number of  IHHLs constructed under SBM(Urban) as on 30.11.2018

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | IHHLs constructed under SBM(Urban)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 237,013                              |
| 2         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 336                                  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 5,611                                |
| 4         | Assam                    | 17,238                               |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 264,331                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh UT            | 6,117                                |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 325,050                              |
| 8         | Daman &Diu               | 675                                  |
| 9         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 1,179                                |
| 10        | NCT of Delhi             | 458                                  |
| 11        | Goa                      | 1,293                                |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 560,046                              |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 60,638                               |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 2,140                                |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 32,727                               |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 213,378                              |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 285,899                              |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 37,207                               |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh           | 501,949                              |
| 20        | Maharashtra              | 682,230                              |
| 21        | Manipur                  | 12,323                               |
| 22        | Meghalaya                | 1,037                                |
| 23        | Mizoram                  | 2,972                                |
| 24        | Nagaland                 | 9,300                                |
| 25        | Odisha                   | 92,596                               |
| 26        | Puducherry UT            | 3,825                                |
| 27        | Punjab                   | 97,400                               |
| 28        | Rajasthan                | 345,889                              |
| 29        | Sikkim                   | 1,066                                |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu               | 453,315                              |
| 31        | Telangana                | 147,429                              |
| 32        | Tripura                  | 613                                  |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh            | 664,836                              |
| 34        | Uttarakhand              | 14,088                               |
| 35        | West Bengal              | 282,542                              |
|           | Total                    | 53,64,746                            |