Lok Sabha Question No. 415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Construction of Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19-07-2018

## Construction of Toilets

## 415. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

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

- (a) the number of toilets constructed each year since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in the country in each State and separately for Hathras District of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of households benefitted under the Mission during the said period;
- (c) the monitoring mechanism put into place to ensure that the people are using these toilets and not going for open defecation; and
- (d) whether the Government has announced to construct more toilets under the Mission and if so, the details thereof especially in Hathras District of UP?

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

- (a) The  number  of  Individual  household  latrines  (IHHLs)  constructed  under  Swachh Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  [SBM(G)]  i.e.  from  2.10.2014  to  16.7.2018,  State/UT-wise  and year-wise, are given in Annexure.

Further, the  number of IHHLs constructed from  2.10.2014 to 16.7.2018 in Hathras District of Uttar Pradesh are as under :-

| District   |   2014-15(2-10- 2014 to 31.3.2015) |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (Upto 16.7.2018) |   Total |
|------------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|---------|
| Hathras    |                               7209 |      5609 |      8198 |    119298 |                      20932 |  161246 |

- (b)          Under  SBM(G),  7.44  croreIHHLs  have  been  constructed  during  the  period  from 2.10.2014 to 16.7.2018 in the identified households eligible for incentive.
- (c) Various  monitoring  mechanisms  have  been  put  in  place  under  the  programme  to ensure  usage  of  toilets.    SBM(G)  guidelines  provide  for  community  participation  for declaration  of  villages  as  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF).    To  ensure  sustainability  of  ODF villages,  SBM(G)  guidelines  also  provide  for  at  least  two  level  of  verifications  in  such villages  -  first  within  three  months  of  ODF  declaration  and  the  second  after  around  six months  from  the  first  verification.    Status  of  declaration  of  villages  as  ODF  and  their verification are also monitored through Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G).   NigraniSamitis have been formed in the villages to ensure that the people use these toilets and not go for open defecation. Regular field visits including morning follow ups are  undertaken  by  the  Government  officials  to  monitor  and  ensure  the  usage  of  toilets. Independent third party verification are also being undertaken.
- (d) No, Madam.

## Annexure

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.415 due for reply on 19-07-2018

## State/UT-wise and year-wise, IHHLs constructed from 2.10.2014 to 16.7.2018

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   2014-15 (2-10-2014 to 31.3.2015) |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |    Total |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1      | A &NISLANDS       |                                  0 |         0 |       979 |     17556 |         0 |    18535 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                             197664 |    350558 |    788495 |   2225220 |    182545 |  3744482 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                               9545 |     19428 |     42552 |     41460 |        41 |   113026 |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                             139654 |    463045 |   1054903 |    816446 |    231166 |  2705214 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                             127247 |    427034 |    872331 |   3433365 |    811770 |  5671747 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH        |                                  0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |        0 |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH      |                              14640 |    356284 |   1464591 |   1404526 |     66030 |  3306071 |
| 8      | D &NHAVELI        |                                  0 |         0 |         0 |     18758 |         0 |    18758 |
| 9      | DAMAN&DIU         |                                  0 |         0 |         0 |      1600 |         0 |     1600 |
| 10     | GOA               |                                  0 |     28637 |         0 |         0 |         0 |    28637 |
| 11     | GUJARAT           |                             267883 |    919048 |   1559315 |    428730 |       731 |  3175707 |
| 12     | HARYANA           |                              60286 |    129170 |    124140 |    319998 |        14 |   633608 |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                              29639 |     62551 |     80519 |        10 |         0 |   172719 |
| 14     | JAMMU& KASHMIR    |                              11011 |     61817 |     83438 |    580874 |    243551 |   980691 |
| 15     | JHARKHAND         |                              68960 |    311314 |    831273 |   1203930 |    369810 |  2785287 |
| 16     | KARNATAKA         |                             788784 |    530913 |    720013 |   1434903 |    161189 |  3635802 |
| 17     | KERALA            |                              20425 |     11153 |    195024 |         0 |         0 |   226602 |
| 18     | MADHYAPRADESH     |                             309362 |   1016755 |   1860073 |   2353874 |    339281 |  5879345 |
| 19     | MAHARASHTRA       |                             437324 |    882053 |   1916461 |   2252920 |     13754 |  5502512 |
| 20     | MANIPUR           |                              25003 |     47060 |     41196 |     61483 |     27875 |   202617 |
| 21     | MEGHALAYA         |                              32117 |     44129 |     45973 |     87138 |         0 |   209357 |
| 22     | MIZORAM           |                                 73 |      6026 |      2872 |     25017 |         5 |    33993 |
| 23     | NAGALAND          |                                103 |     22514 |     38112 |     19238 |     29046 |   109013 |
| 24     | ODISHA            |                             112879 |   1327220 |   1263964 |    816566 |    330053 |  3850682 |
| 25     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                  0 |         0 |      2430 |      7933 |     13492 |    23855 |
| 26     | PUNJAB            |                               8511 |     71419 |    106626 |     75235 |      3972 |   265763 |
| 27     | RAJASTHAN         |                             631574 |   2090577 |   2791196 |   2129332 |       111 |  7642790 |
| 28     | SIKKIM            |                                807 |      3707 |         0 |         0 |         0 |     4514 |
| 29     | TAMIL NADU        |                             248399 |    946386 |   1139671 |   2206094 |    128792 |  4669342 |
| 30     | TELANGANA         |                              86360 |    238427 |    520029 |   1554613 |    175768 |  2575197 |
| 31     | TRIPURA           |                              25167 |     60629 |     43763 |     33536 |      9220 |   172315 |
| 32     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                             498182 |    692113 |   1741169 |   5711213 |   4352670 | 12995347 |
| 33     | UTTARAKHAND       |                              37171 |     63971 |    334099 |     42985 |        57 |   478283 |
| 34     | WEST BENGAL       |                             713964 |   1431027 |   2318603 |   1006466 |     97866 |  5567926 |
|        |                   |                            4902734 |  12614965 |  21983810 |  30311019 |   7588809 | 77401337 |