Lok Sabha Question No. 1290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan

## 1290.  DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether the Government has achieved the construction of at least one toilet in each school in the country comprising primary, upper primary and secondary levels of education under Swachh Bharat, Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative (SVI);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  total  number  of  toilets  constructed  so  far  and  number  of schools covered, State-wise;
- (c) the district-wise number of schools with dysfunctional toilets along with the total number  of  toilets  in  both  Government  and  private  categories  in  Tamil  Nadu  as  on November,2021; and
- (d) the  number  of toilets constructed, repaired and  functional especially in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu during the last three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) In response to the announcement made by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 15 August,  2014,  the  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education) had launched Swachh Vidyalaya initiative (SVI) to provide separate toilets for girls and boys in all Government schools, within one year. Under the initiative, the gaps in availability of toilets was addressed and construction/ re-construction of 4,17,796 toilets,  including 1.91 lakh girls' toilets, were  completed  in  2,61,400  Government  elementary  and  secondary  schools,  as reported by the States and UTs.
- (b) State/ UT-wise total number of school toilets constructed/ re-constructed under Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya initiative (SVI) are at Annexure-I.
- (c) As per information furnished by the State of Tamil Nadu, 99.38%  of Government schools have functional toilets. The district-wise number of Government and private schools having dysfunctional toilets are at Annexure-II.
- (d) The State of Tamil Nadu has reported that 7019 toilets are available in 1705 Government schools, 108 toilets have been constructed in last three years and 180 toilets have been repaired during 2019-20 in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

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## ANNEXURE- I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR REGARDING SWACHH VIDYALAYA ABHIYAN

Statement showing State/UT-wise total number of school toilets constructed/ reconstructed under Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya initiative (SVI).

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | No. of toilets constructed/ re- constructed under SVI   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 71                                                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 49,293                                                  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3,492                                                   |
| 4         | Assam                     | 35,699                                                  |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 56,912                                                  |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 0                                                       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 16,629                                                  |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli    | 78                                                      |
| 9         | Daman and Diu             | 16                                                      |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 0                                                       |
| 11        | Goa                       | 138                                                     |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 1,521                                                   |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 1,843                                                   |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 1,175                                                   |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 16,172                                                  |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 15,795                                                  |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 649                                                     |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 535                                                     |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               | 0                                                       |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            | 33,201                                                  |
| 21        | Maharashtra               | 5,586                                                   |
| 22        | Manipur                   | 1,296                                                   |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 | 8,944                                                   |
| 24        | Mizoram                   | 1,261                                                   |
| 25        | Nagaland                  | 666                                                     |
| 26        | Odisha                    | 43,501                                                  |
| 27        | Puducherry                | 2                                                       |
| 28        | Punjab                    | 1,807                                                   |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 | 12,083                                                  |
| 30        | Sikkim                    | 88                                                      |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                | 7,926                                                   |
| 32        | Telangana                 | 36,159                                                  |
| 33        | Tripura                   | 607                                                     |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             | 19,626                                                  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               | 2,971                                                   |
| 36        | West Bengal               | 42,054                                                  |
| Total     |                           | 4,17,796                                                |

## ANNEXURE- II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR REGARDING SWACHH VIDYALAYA ABHIYAN

## Statement showing District-wise number of Government and Private schools having dysfunctional toilets

| Sl. No.   | District        |   No. of Govt. Schools having Dysfunctional Toilets |   No. of Private Schools having Dysfunctional Toilets |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ARIYALUR        |                                                   8 |                                                     1 |
| 2         | CHENGALPATTU    |                                                   5 |                                                     6 |
| 3         | CHENNAI         |                                                   1 |                                                     1 |
| 4         | COIMBATORE      |                                                   3 |                                                     1 |
| 5         | CUDDALORE       |                                                  18 |                                                    10 |
| 6         | DHARMAPURI      |                                                  11 |                                                     2 |
| 7         | DINDIGUL        |                                                   2 |                                                     3 |
| 8         | ERODE           |                                                   4 |                                                     0 |
| 9         | KALLAKURICHI    |                                                  11 |                                                     3 |
| 10        | KARUR           |                                                   0 |                                                     1 |
| 11        | KANCHEEPURAM    |                                                   1 |                                                     0 |
| 12        | KANNIYAKUMARI   |                                                   1 |                                                     0 |
| 13        | KRISHNAGIRI     |                                                  13 |                                                     3 |
| 14        | MADURAI         |                                                   1 |                                                     3 |
| 15        | NAGAPATTINAM    |                                                   7 |                                                     1 |
| 16        | NAMAKKAL        |                                                   3 |                                                     1 |
| 17        | PERAMBALUR      |                                                   4 |                                                     0 |
| 18        | PUDUKKOTTAI     |                                                   7 |                                                     1 |
| 19        | RAMANATHAPURAM  |                                                  11 |                                                     1 |
| 20        | RANIPET         |                                                  10 |                                                     5 |
| 21        | SALEM           |                                                   1 |                                                     2 |
| 22        | SIVAGANGAI      |                                                   8 |                                                     2 |
| 23        | TENKASI         |                                                   7 |                                                     7 |
| 24        | THANJAVUR       |                                                   4 |                                                     1 |
| 25        | THE NILGIRIS    |                                                   1 |                                                     2 |
| 26        | THENI           |                                                  11 |                                                     2 |
| 27        | THOOTHUKKUDI    |                                                   7 |                                                     7 |
| 28        | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |                                                   4 |                                                     1 |
| 29        | TIRUNELVELI     |                                                   3 |                                                     6 |
| 30        | TIRUPATHUR      |                                                  14 |                                                     2 |
| 31        | TIRUPPUR        |                                                   0 |                                                     3 |
| 32        | TIRUVALLUR      |                                                   8 |                                                     3 |
| 33        | TIRUVANNAMALAI  |                                                  17 |                                                     3 |
| 34        | TIRUVARUR       |                                                  12 |                                                     0 |
| 35        | VELLORE         |                                                   4 |                                                     4 |
| 36        | VILLUPPURAM     |                                                   8 |                                                    15 |
| 37        | VIRUDHUNAGAR    |                                                   5 |                                                     3 |
|           | Total           |                                                 235 |                                                   106 |

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