Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Progress of Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021 PROGRESS OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

NO. 1758. SHRI RAJU BISTA :

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

- (a) the status and progress of Swachh Bharat Mission in West Bengal
- and more particularly in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts;
- (b) the details of funds allocated under Swachh Bharat Mission;
- (c) whether the Government has achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF), ODF+ and ODF++ status as per the set deadline of 31.03.2020 and if SO, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure better sanitation in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) and (b) Progress of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) in the Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) West Bengal, including Darjeeling Kalimpong is at Annexure. The Mission-period allocation for implementation of the Mission in West Bengal is <911.34 crores; out of which a total of <410.42 crores have been released.

(c) : No Sir- Out of 128 ULBs, 125 ULBs have declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) and 85 ULBs have been certified ODF, 02 certified as ODF+ and none of the ULBs are certified ODF++.

(d) Besides releasing Central Share (CS) of funds to States and Union Territories (UTs), Government has introduced ODF+, ODF++ and Water+ protocols to impart further impetus to sustain the ODF outcomes. Under these protocols the entire value chain of sanitation is addressed, including access to toilets, cleanliness of Community Toilets/Public Toilets (CTIPTs), safe management of feacal sludge and waste water to prevent discharge of untreated liquid waste in open land or water bodies-

ANNEXURE TO PART (a) and (b) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1758 FOR ANSWER ON 29.7.2021 REGARDING

## Progress of\_Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in West Bengal

Physical Progress

## (a) Toilet construction

|                                       | Target         | Completed      |
|---------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) | 5,15,000 Units | 2,82,542 Units |
| CommunitylPublic Toilet (CTIPT)       | 26,484         | 5,746 seats    |

## (b) Open Defecation Free (ODF) status

| ODF type   | Number of certified ULBs   | Total ULBs in the State   |
|------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|            | 85                         | ODF                       |
| ODF+       |                            | 128                       |
| ODF++      | Nil                        | ODF                       |

## (c) Solid Waste Management :

| Activity_                  | Target (in %)   | Achievement in (%)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Door-to-door collection of | 100%            | 86                   |
| source segregation         | 100%            | 19                   |
| Processing                 | 100%            | 9%                   |

(d) Swachh Survekshans West Bengal has not participated in Swachh

Progress of SBM-U in Darjeeling and Kalimpong (Municipality)

## (a) Toilet construction :

| Type of Toilets                 | Darjeeling   | Darjeeling   | Kalimpong   | Kalimpong   |
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|                                 | Target       | Completed    | Target      | Completed   |
| Individual House                | 615 units    | 615 units    | 540 units   | 540 units   |
| CommunitylPublic Toilet (CTIPT) | 16 seats     | 16 seats     | 22 seats    | 86 seats    |

(b) ODF status Both Darjeeling and Kalimpong municipalities are self declared ODF.

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