Lok Sabha Question No. 1293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Construction of Public Toilets
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1293 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 09, 2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC TOILETS

## NO. 1293 SHRI Y. S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister for HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact the lack of adequate number of public toilets in  the  urban areas of the country is leading to poor sanitation
- and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the number of public toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission during the last three years in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) the  funds  allocated,  disbursed  and  utilized  in  Andhra  Pradesh
- under the mission during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) : Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM - U) was launched on 2nd October, 2014 with one of the objectives being to make the urban areas Open Defecation Free (ODF). This has been achieved with the construction  of  62.81  lakh  Individual  Household  Latrines  (IHHLs) units  and  construction  of  6.36  lakh  Community  Toilet/Public  Toilet (CT/PT) seats under the Mission. To strengthen and sustain sanitation  outcomes,  Central  Financial  Assistance  is  provided  for IHHL and CT/PT. Importantly sustained IEC efforts are being made for behaviour change. In addition under SBM-U 2.0, enhanced focus is on functional CT/PT by proper Operation and Maintenance (O&M) .

## (b)  :  Details  of  the  Public  Toilet/  Community  Toilet  constructed  in Andhra Pradesh under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is as under:

| S.   |                |   Incremental number of CT/PT seats constructed |   Incremental number of CT/PT seats constructed |   Incremental number of CT/PT seats constructed | Incremental number of CT/PT seats constructed   |
|------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| No.  | State          |                                            2019 |                                            2020 |                                            2021 | January, 2022                                   |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh |                                            6428 |                                            9169 |                                            9179 | 9179                                            |

(c)  :  Allocation  of  funds  to  Andhra  Pradesh  under  Swachh  Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM - U) and SBM - U 2.0 launched on 1st October, 2021  has  been  made  for  the  entire  mission  period.  Details  are provided below:

(in Rs. Crore)

|   S. No. | Mission Phase   |   Allocation |   Claimed by State | Utilized   |
|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|------------|
|        1 | SBM - U         |       571.33 |             567.36 | 559.26     |
|        2 | SBM - U 2.0     |      1413.3  |             298.68 | -          |

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