Lok Sabha Question No. 37 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Basic Amenities along National Highways
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender, Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 37 ANSWERED ON 04/02/2025

## BASIC AMENITIES ALONG NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

- *37.  SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY: SHRI EATALA RAJENDER:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether easy access to clean public toilets for all - including men, women, persons with disabilities and transgender people is a basic right and essential part of human dignity and though public toilets are built near every toll plaza in the National/State  Highways  in  the  country  including  Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, general public seldom find them maintained andaccessible;
- (b) whether States and Union Territories have an important duty to not only provide easy access to clean washrooms and drinking water to all regardless of their sex or gender but also ensure that these restrooms are maintained throughout the year;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being  taken  in  this direction along with the funds sanctioned/spent for the purpose till now, State-wise; and
- (d) if not, the  reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (d):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE ON NATIONAL

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *37 FOR REPLY 04.02.2025 REGARDING BASIC AMENITIES ALONG HIGHWAYS

(a):        So  far  as  construction  of  public  toilets  near  toll  plazas  of National/State Highways are concerned, as per information provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), as a part of Swachh Bharat Mission, separate toilet blocks for males/females toilets  are  being  constructed  near/at  the  toll  plazas on  project  stretches  under  the  jurisdiction  of  National  Highways Authority of India (NHAI) since 2015. Further, in order to empower people  to  report  any  issues  on  highway  (including  toilets/  public convenience) RajmargYatra application has been recently developed for use by National Highway users.

In addition to above, NHAI as part of its internal mechanism and  to  work  on  improving  condition  of  public  conveniences  has recently provisioned the module for toilet cleanliness in NHAI One application, wherein the toilets are to be inspected on the regular basis and AI tools are used to confirm their cleanliness. Over 1300 Toilet  Blocks  have  been  registered  on  NHAI  One  application  for monitoring of their cleanliness.

Further,  the  Schedule-II  of  the  contracts  of  the  tolling agencies  specifies  in  detail  the  Service  Level  Agreement  (SLA) requirement  for  maintenance  of  toilet  facilities  failing  which  a penalty  of  Rs.1,00,000/-  per  default  per  month  can  be  levied  by Authority.  Till  date  penalty  of  approx.  Rs.46  lakhs  have  been imposed on the tolling agencies.

It  is  further  added  that  NHAI,  through  National  Highways Logistics  Management  Limited  (NHLML)  envisions  development  of Wayside  Amenities  (WSAs)  at  approximate  intervals  of  40-60  km along National Highways and Expressways. Public toilets have been provisioned  as  mandatory  facility  on  these  Wayside  Amenities. Currently, 455 WSAs have been awarded across the country and 90 WSAs  are  operational  along  National  Highways/Expressways.  The

State-Wise number of 455 WSA where Public Toilets is proposed is at Annexure-I.

The construction of toilets is either done as part of the original scope of the civil contracts for highway development or as Change of  scope  order  and  is  booked  as  part  of  highway  development project.

(b)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has informed that sanitation is a State subject under 7 th  schedule of the Constitution and by the 74 th  amendment of the Constitution of India the devolution of power has been made to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)  for  water  and  sanitation  services.  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban  Affairs  supplements  the  efforts  of  States/ULBs  through  the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) by providing policy directions,  financial  and  technical  support  to  deal  with  various issues related to sanitation. To ensure comprehensive planning and sustainability of any toilet infrastructure, MoHUA  has  issued advisory on community  and public toilets wherein a Gender (especially women) needs checklist has been provided. Under SBMU,  67.57  lakh  Individual  Household  Latrines  (IHHLs)  and  6.52  lakh Community/Public Toilets (CT/PTs)/Urinals have been constructed as on  31.12.2024.  State-wise  details  of  funds  allocated/released  for construction of toilets under SBM-U is at Annexure-II.

Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti  has  informed  that  the  Department  has  already  instructed State  Governments  to  construct  Community  Sanitary  Complexes (CSCs) in public places, market place, tourist place, highways, bus stands,  etc.  Gram  Panchayats  own  the  ultimate  responsibility  for Operation and Maintenance (O & M) of these complexes. 2.51 lakh Community Sanitary Complexes  have been constructed so far under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) since 2014-15.

Sanitation  is  State  subject.  Government  of  India  provide financial and technical support in implementation of SBM(G). SBM(G)  was  launched  on  2nd  October,  2014  with  the  aim  to eliminate open defecation in rural areas by 2nd October, 2019. All the  villages  of  the  country  declared  themselves  Open  Defecation

Free (ODF) by 2nd October, 2019. Having achieved the ODF status, SBM(G) Phase-II is being implemented during the period from 202021  to  2025-26  with  the  aim  to  sustain  ODF  status  and  Solid  and Liquid  Waste  Management  (SLWM).  Under  SBM(G),  11.80  crore IHHLs  already  constructed  since  2.10.2014.    State/UT-wise,  funds released under SBM(G) are at Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. *37 to be answered on 04.02.2025 regarding basic amenities along National Highways

## State-wise details of wayside amenities

| S. No. States        |   Number of WSAs proposed |
|----------------------|---------------------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh    |                        34 |
| 2. Assam             |                         8 |
| 3. Bihar             |                         4 |
| 4. Chhattisgarh      |                         4 |
| 5. Gujarat           |                        45 |
| 6. Haryana           |                        48 |
| 7. Himachal Pradesh  |                         2 |
| 8. Jammu and Kashmir |                        20 |
| 9. Jharkhand         |                         5 |
| 10. Karnataka        |                        17 |
| 11. Kerala           |                         4 |
| 12. Madhya Pradesh   |                        48 |
| 13. Maharashtra      |                        19 |
| 14. Manipur          |                         8 |
| 15. Meghalaya        |                         2 |
| 16. Odisha           |                        11 |
| 17. Punjab           |                        35 |
| 18. Rajasthan        |                        58 |
| 19. Tamil Nadu       |                        22 |
| 20. Telangana        |                         4 |
| 21. Uttar Pradesh    |                        44 |
| 22. Uttarakhand      |                         3 |
| 23. West Bengal      |                        10 |
| Grand Total          |                       455 |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha Starred  Q.No.  *37  to  be  answered  on  04.02.2025  regarding  basic amenities along National Highways

## Details of funds allocated/released for construction of toilets under SBM-U

## (Rs in Crores)

| S. No.   | States                             | Mission Allocation for toilet construction   | Mission Allocation for toilet construction   | Details of funds released for toilet construction   | Details of funds released for toilet construction   |
|----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                    | SBM-U (2014- 2021)                           | SBM - U 2.0 (2021- 2026)                     | SBM-U (2014- 2021)                                  | SBM - U 2.0 (2021- 2026)                            |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 212.03                                       | 47.10                                        | 208.06                                              | 20.30                                               |
| 2        | Andaman and Nicobar                | 0.53                                         | 0.50                                         | 1.00                                                | 0.13                                                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 13.75                                        | 1.00                                         | 13.51                                               | 0.42                                                |
| 4        | Assam                              | 84.26                                        | 14.20                                        | 84.26                                               | 3.54                                                |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 237.17                                       | 37.90                                        | 185.24                                              | 0.16                                                |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 2.98                                         | 3.30                                         | 3.08                                                | 0.83                                                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       | 175.16                                       | 19.10                                        | 179.76                                              | 3.05                                                |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1.72                                         | 1.10                                         | 1.04                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 9        | Delhi                              | 55.31                                        | 10.00                                        | 30.23                                               | 0.00                                                |
| 10       | Goa                                | 3.69                                         | 2.90                                         | 2.74                                                | 1.16                                                |
| 11       | Gujarat                            | 194.78                                       | 83.00                                        | 196.93                                              | 14.95                                               |
| 12       | Haryana                            | 67.28                                        | 28.50                                        | 57.06                                               | 0.00                                                |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 14.92                                        | 2.20                                         | 14.16                                               | 0.55                                                |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 106.32                                       | 10.30                                        | 75.87                                               | 2.57                                                |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          | 113.49                                       | 25.60                                        | 75.47                                               | 0.00                                                |
| 16       | Karnataka                          | 202.66                                       | 76.10                                        | 198.83                                              | 0.00                                                |

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|   17 | Kerala         | 72.15   |   51.40 | 31.67   |   4.11 |
|------|----------------|---------|---------|---------|--------|
|   18 | Ladakh         | -       |    0.7  | -       |   0.18 |
|   19 | Madhya Pradesh | 358.21  |   64.7  | 354.97  |   9.44 |
|   20 | Maharashtra    | 417.47  |  163.8  | 396.18  |  40.95 |
|   21 | Manipur        | 47.74   |    2.5  | 46.97   |   0.63 |
|   22 | Meghalaya      | 5.98    |    1.9  | 5.05    |   0.48 |
|   23 | Mizoram        | 18.16   |    1.8  | 23.53   |   0.45 |
|   24 | Nagaland       | 26.78   |    8.17 | 26.48   |   2.04 |
|   25 | Odisha         | 195.15  |   22.6  | 108.76  |   9.75 |
|   26 | Puducherry     | 8.35    |    1.45 | 5.66    |   0.58 |
|   27 | Punjab         | 87.11   |   33.5  | 72.91   |  15.69 |
|   28 | Rajasthan      | 260.74  |   54.9  | 207.43  |  23.49 |
|   29 | Sikkim         | 2.69    |    0.5  | 2.89    |   0.13 |
|   30 | Tamil Nadu     | 277.54  |  112.5  | 281.22  |  71.56 |
|   31 | Telangana      | 153.55  |   43.9  | 104.11  |   6.48 |
|   32 | Tripura        | 68.77   |    3.1  | 27.18   |   0    |
|   33 | Uttar Pradesh  | 553.31  |  143.4  | 540.59  |  31.94 |
|   34 | Uttarakhand    | 31.89   |    9.8  | 41.84   |   0    |
|   35 | West Bengal    | 340.15  |   93.8  | 199.41  |  23.45 |

*funds in excess to mission allocation are released from floating fund.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha Starred  Q.No.  *37  to  be  answered  on  04.02.2025  regarding  basic amenities along National Highways

## State/UT-wise details of funds released under SBM(G)

| State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   | State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   | State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   | State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   | State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   | State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   | State/UT-wise, Centre share released under SBM(G) during last 4 years and current year(Upto 27.01.2025)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rs. In                                                                                                    | Rs. In                                                                                                    | Rs. In                                                                                                    | Rs. In                                                                                                    | Rs. In                                                                                                    | crore                                                                                                     | crore                                                                                                     |
| Sr. No.                                                                                                   | State/UT Name                                                                                             | 2020-21                                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                         | A & N Islands                                                                                             | 7.07                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.28                                                                                                      | 0.75                                                                                                      | 1.60                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 212.27                                                                                                    | 58.26                                                                                                     | 147.03                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                      | 7.66                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 15.28                                                                                                     | 4.10                                                                                                      | 14.72                                                                                                     | 15.81                                                                                                     | 3.71                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | 276.81                                                                                                    | 256.78                                                                                                    | 214.45                                                                                                    | 389.77                                                                                                    | 24.95                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | 88.56                                                                                                     | 128.01                                                                                                    | 711.49                                                                                                    | 700.00                                                                                                    | 166.50                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 68.43                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      | 177.54                                                                                                    | 83.98                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                         | D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                              | 1.65                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                       | 0.23                                                                                                      | 15.32                                                                                                     | 25.19                                                                                                     | 19.61                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 312.56                                                                                                    | 171.37                                                                                                    | 53.63                                                                                                     | 109.61                                                                                                    | 150.00                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                   | 80.60                                                                                                     | 29.95                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 25.00                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 23.62                                                                                                     | 41.95                                                                                                     | 38.28                                                                                                     | 42.00                                                                                                     | 22.09                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                        | J&K                                                                                                       | 24.89                                                                                                     | 120.00                                                                                                    | 116.79                                                                                                    | 241.33                                                                                                    | 122.50                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 153.31                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                      | 70.03                                                                                                     | 50.00                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                 | 126.31                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                      | 155.84                                                                                                    | 42.34                                                                                                     | 53.83                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | 103.73                                                                                                    | 5.66                                                                                                      | 74.00                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                                                    | 2.71                                                                                                      | 3.56                                                                                                      | 1.28                                                                                                      | 5.75                                                                                                      | 2.55                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 1.94                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                        | Madhya                                                                                                    | 291.48                                                                                                    | 334.48                                                                                                    | 184.56                                                                                                    | 113.39                                                                                                    | 121.05                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | 276.75                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 110.45                                                                                                    | 115.82                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                   | 17.51                                                                                                     | 12.09                                                                                                     | 12.86                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 65.41                                                                                                     | 36.56                                                                                                     | 16.57                                                                                                     | 20.81                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      |

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| 22   | Mizoram       |   14.05 |   13.22 |    9.84 |    5.00 |    4.42 |
|------|---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 23   | Nagaland      |   22.17 |    9.01 |   19.72 |   31.07 |   13.79 |
| 24   | Odisha        |   58.92 |    0    |    0    |   46.52 |   74.61 |
| 25   | Puducherry    |    0.11 |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
| 26   | Punjab        |   65.94 |    0    |   42.05 |   54.81 |    0    |
| 27   | Rajasthan     |  229.26 |  275.93 |  288.78 |   69.43 |   73.35 |
| 28   | Sikkim        |    6.15 |    4.49 |    5.79 |    6.66 |    3.7  |
| 29   | Tamil Nadu    |  162.89 |    0    |   78.48 |  239.74 |   75    |
| 30   | Telangana     |   46.86 |    0    |    0    |   14.18 |    0.98 |
| 31   | Tripura       |   24.33 |   17.14 |   28.28 |   35.79 |   18.8  |
| 32   | Uttar Pradesh |  800.32 |  370.59 |  910.23 | 2506.71 |  458.29 |
| 33   | Uttarakhand   |   50.69 |   14.25 |   37.29 |   63.75 |    4.86 |
| 34   | West Bengal   |  261.31 |  135.45 |  406.01 |  720    |    0    |
|      | Total         | 3892.18 | 2058.15 | 3842.95 | 5739.25 | 1545.06 |

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