Lok Sabha Question No. 2997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Open Defecation Free Villages
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2997 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## OPEN DEFECATION FREE VILLAGES

## †2997. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM  PATIL: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has created a team of dedicated and trained people at village and district  level  for  expeditious  implementation  of  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  Plus  under  the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the steps being taken in the ODF villages under the second phase of SBM-G and the number of villages declared ODF as on date along with the number of villages likely to be covered in the ODF Plus list from every district of the States, State/UT-wise;

(c) the target set and achieved under SBM-G so far;

(d) the funds allocated/utilized for the same during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(e) the details of the action plan proposed to make all the villages ODF?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] was launched on 2 nd  October, 2014 with the  main  goal  to  make  the  country  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  by  2 nd October,  2019  by providing access to toilets to all the rural households.   For implementation of the programme, a dedicated institutional structure was set up by all the States/UTs at State and district levels viz. State Swachh Bharat Mission and District Swachh Bharat Mission.   At the village level, the GP or  its  sub-committee  namely  Village  Water  and  Sanitation  Committee  was  responsible  for implementation of the programme.  The functionaries were trained by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and States through Key Resource Centres, Development Partners, Master Trainers, etc.  Having achieved the outcome of ODF, the programme is being continued as its Phase-II during 2020-21 to 2024-25 with the focus on sustainability of ODF status and to cover all villages with Solid and Liquid Waste Management, i.e. to transform the villages from ODF to  ODF Plus,  by  2024-25.    The  institutional  structure  set  up  at  State/District/GP  level  under Phase-I of the programme has been continued for implementation of Phase-II.

(b) All  the  villages  in  the  country  had  declared  themselves  ODF  by  2 nd October,  2019. Under Phase-II of SBM (G), the focus is on sustaining the ODF status of villages and to make arrangements  for  solid  and  liquid  waste  management  in  all  villages.    All  the  villages  of  the country are being covered under SBM (G) Phase-II for transforming them from ODF to ODF Plus.

(c) As  reported  by  the  States  on  the  online  Integrated  Management  Information  System (IMIS),  more  than  11  crore  individual  household  latrines  and  2.13  lakh  community  sanitary complexes have been constructed under SBM (G).  All the villages had declared themselves ODF by 2nd October, 2019.  Further, 96,622 villages have declared themselves ODF Plus till 1 st August, 2022.

(d) Details  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  of  India  under  SBM  (G)  and  their utilization during the last three years and the current year are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Funds allocated |   Funds utilized |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|
| 2019-20 |           11938.2 |         11845.7  |
| 2020-21 |            6000   |          4947.92 |
| 2021-22 |            6000   |          3111.36 |
| 2022-23 |            7192   |           578.36 |

(e) All the villages have already declared themselves ODF.

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