Lok Sabha Question No. 2836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Construction of Toilets
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2836

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## CONSTRUCTION OF TOILETS

## 2836. SHRI  GNANATHIRAVIAM  S.:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether huge number of toilets were constructed in various parts of the country under Swachh Bharat Mission;
- (b) if so, the number of toilets constructed in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years, year/district-wise including Tirunelveli district;
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated/sanctioned/utilized  for  the  purpose  during  the  above  period, district-wise; and
- (d) the future targets fixed for the next three years under the Scheme, year-wise for the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI  PRAHLAD  SINGH  PATEL)

- (a) As  per  the  data  reported  by  the  States/UTs  on  the  online  Integrated  Management Information  System  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Grameen)  [SBM(G)],  about  10.79  crore    crore Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed in the country under SBM(G).
- (b) Year-wise  and  district-wise  number  of  IHHLs  constructed  in  Tamil  Nadu  including Tirunelveli district under SBM(G) from 2018-19 to 2020-21 are given at Annexure .
- (c) Under SBM(G), funds are released to States/UTs. Further distribution of the same to the Districts/Blocks/Gram  Panchayats  is  done  by  the  States/UTs.    Details  of  Centre  share  funds released to the State of Tamil Nadu under SBM (G) during the last three years and utilised by the State as per the utilisation certificates received from them are as under:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Funds released |   Funds utilised |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 2018-19          |           760.99 |           723.2  |
| 2019-20          |           137.8  |           405.65 |
| 2020-21          |           162.89 |           129.58 |

Utilisation  of  funds  in  2019-20  is  more  than  the  release  amount  on  account  of  availability  of unspent funds of previous years with the State and interest amounts accrued, etc.

- (d) SBM (G) is a demand driven programme.  For implementation of the programme, each year State Governments submit their Annual Implementation Plans (AIPs) to the Government of India.  The AIPs contains the details of projected activities planned to be undertaken by the States during the year.  The AIPs are approved by the National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC) of SBM(G).  AIPs of the States/UTs (including Tamil Nadu) for 2021-22 have been approved by the NSSC in its meeting held on 27 th May, 2021.  The targets projected by Tamil Nadu in its AIP 2021-22 are as under:

| Components                                                                   | Projected targets   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| No. of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) ( subject to actual demand)     | 1,07,979            |
| No. of Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs)                                   | 1028                |
| No. of villages to be covered with Grey Water Management (GWM)               | 1622                |
| No. of Blocks in which Plastic Waste Management Units (PWMUs) to be set up   | 97                  |
| No. of Districts in which GOBAR-dhan Projects to be taken up                 | 2                   |
| No. of Districts in which Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Plants to be set up | 5                   |

However, the  overall  target  under  SBM  (G)  Phase-II  is  to  make  all  the  Open  Defecation  Free (ODF) Plus by 2024-25.

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## Statement referred to in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2836 due for reply on 05-08-2021

## District-wise number of IHHLs constructed in Tamil Nadu under SBM (G) from 2018-19 to 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | District                 | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Ariyalur                 | 9,731     | 220       | 0         |
| 2         | Chengalpattu             | 10,184    | 2,381     | 2,714     |
| 3         | Coimbatore               | 11,964    | 324       | 10        |
| 4         | Cuddalore                | 74,894    | 14,576    | 418       |
| 5         | Dharmapuri               | 40,422    | 9,110     | 3,778     |
| 6         | Dindigul                 | 5,354     | 20,067    | 0         |
| 7         | Erode                    | 18,577    | 7,456     | 36        |
| 8         | Kallakurichi             | 50,296    | 6,705     | 35        |
| 9         | Kanchipuram              | 6,959     | 1,373     | 480       |
| 10        | Kanyakumari(Nagercoil)   | 215       | 0         | 0         |
| 11        | Karur                    | 6,612     | 173       | 235       |
| 12        | Krishnagiri              | 9,314     | 5,969     | 8         |
| 13        | Madurai                  | 6,281     | 882       | 1         |
| 14        | Nagapattinam             | 28,791    | 1,709     | 443       |
| 15        | Namakkal                 | 2,695     | 423       | 0         |
| 16        | Nilgiris(Udhagamandalam) | 2,788     | 521       | 2         |
| 17        | Perambalur               | 9,110     | 3,167     | 3,243     |
| 18        | Pudukkottai              | 13,678    | 1,916     | 603       |
| 19        | Ramanathapuram           | 7,751     | 2,532     | 110       |
| 20        | Ranipet                  | 14,151    | 4,386     | 481       |
| 21        | Salem                    | 35,100    | 5,565     | 1,064     |
| 22        | Sivaganga                | 11,904    | 864       | 232       |
| 23        | Tenkasi                  | 9,305     | 2,643     | 0         |
| 24        | Thanjavur                | 14,772    | 208       | 0         |
| 25        | Theni                    | 3,405     | 11,920    | 4,009     |
| 26        | Thoothukudi              | 6,174     | 1,216     | 0         |
| 27        | Tiruchirappalli          | 7,861     | 2,140     | 146       |
| 28        | Tirunelveli              | 3,523     | 1,007     | 0         |
| 29        | Tirupathur               | 16,283    | 3,642     | 597       |
| 30        | Tiruppur                 | 20,089    | 4,140     | 1,010     |
| 31        | Tiruvallur               | 30,249    | 3,446     | 2,140     |
| 32        | Tiruvannamalai           | 31,905    | 12,313    | 35        |
| 33        | Tiruvarur                | 39,502    | 82        | 1         |
| 34        | Vellore                  | 12,674    | 3,997     | 976       |
| 35        | Villupuram               | 65,666    | 8,319     | 239       |
| 36        | Virudhunagar             | 20,937    | 6,194     | 680       |
|           | Total                    | 6,59,116  | 1,51,586  | 23,726    |