Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: ODF Plus Status to Villages
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Vinod Chavda

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*317 ANSWERED ON10.08.2023

## ODF Plus Status to Villages

## *317. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA: SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of villages in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur districts and in Gujarat, particularly in Bhuj, Abdasa, Gandhidham, Rapar, Mandavi, Anjar areas under Kachchh Parliamentary Constituency which have achieved Open Defecation FreePlus (ODF+) status;
- (b) the details of the Village Water and Sanitation Committees which have been provided Field Testing Kits and the number of villages where women have been provided training to test the quality of water;
- (c) whether steps are being taken to ensure quality of surface and groundwater in the said States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

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

## Statement referred to  in reply to parts (a) to (d) in respect of  Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*317 for reply on 10.08.2023 regarding ODF Plus Status to Villages

- (a) Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] has been launched with effect from 1st April, 2020 for a period of 5 years with the objective to sustain the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status of all villages, ensures Solid and Liquid Waste Management and make all villages visually clean i.e., to convert the villages from ODF to ODF Plus.

Since,  it  may  take  time  to  achieve  the  ODF  plus  status,  intermediate  stages  have  been introduced in the process of declaring a villages as ODF Plus and the  progress is being captured in three categories as under:

- (i)    Aspiring : The village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for Solid Waste Management OR Liquid Waste Management.
- (ii)   Rising : The village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for both Solid Waste Management AND Liquid Waste Management.
- (iii)  Model : The village which is sustaining its ODF status; has arrangements for both Solid Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management; observes visual cleanliness i.e. minimal litter, minimal stagnant wastewater and no plastic waste dump in public places and displays ODF Plus IEC messages.

Total number of villages and number of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus villages in Madhya Pradesh upto 7.8.2023 are as under:

| State          | No. of villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   |
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                |                   | Aspiring                   | Rising                     | Model                      |
| Madhya Pradesh | 50358             | 21680                      | 1804                       | 22126                      |

Total number of villages and number of ODF Plus villages in Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh upto 7.8.2023 are as under:

| District   | No. of villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   |
|------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|            |                   | Aspiring                   | Rising                     | Model                      |
| Panna      | 917               | 543                        | 45                         | 319                        |
| Katni      | 900               | 403                        | 18                         | 433                        |
| Chhatarpur | 1059              | 435                        | 13                         | 454                        |

Total number of villages and number of ODF Plus villages in Gujarat upto 7.8.2023 are as under:

|         | No. of   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   |
|---------|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| State   | villages | Aspiring                   | Rising                     | Model                      |
| Gujarat | 18,288   | 11,431                     | 3,076                      | 3,717                      |

Total number of villages and number of ODF Plus villages in Bhuj, Abdasa, Gandhidham, Rapar, Mandavi and Anjar blocks under Kachchh Parliamentary Constituency upto 7.8.2023 are as under :

| Block      | No. of villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   |
|------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|            |                   | Aspiring                   | Rising                     | Model                      |
| Bhuj       | 168               | 116                        | 18                         | 34                         |
| Abdasa     | 145               | 115                        | 12                         | 18                         |
| Gandhidham | 7                 | 2                          | 0                          | 5                          |
| Rapar      | 92                | 74                         | 2                          | 16                         |
| Mandvi     | 88                | 26                         | 29                         | 33                         |
| Anjar      | 60                | 4                          | 3                          | 53                         |

## Source: Data reported by the States of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G).

(b) to (d) Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, since August, 2019, in partnership with States, to make provision of potable tap water supply in adequate  quantity,  of  prescribed  quality  and  on  regular  &  long-term  basis  to  every  rural household in the country. 'Water' being a state subject planning, approval and implementation of drinking water supply schemes, lies with State/UT governments.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. As reported by States/UTs as on 07/08/2023, more than 9.51 crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 07/08/2023, out of 19.41 Crore rural households in the country, more than 12.75 Crore (65.69%) rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, as per existing guidelines, Bureau of Indian Standards' IS:10500 standard is to be adopted for ensuring safe drinking water supply. States/UTs have been advised to carry out testing of water quality on a periodic basis, i.e. once in a year for chemical and physical parameters, and twice in a year for bacteriological parameters and take remedial action wherever necessary, to ensure that the water supplied to households is of prescribed quality.

To  enable  States/  UTs  to  test  water  samples  for  water  quality,  and  for  sample  collection, reporting,  monitoring  and  surveillance  of  drinking  water  sources,  an  online  JJM  -  Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal has been developed. As reported by States/ UTs on WQMIS, more than 62.81 lakh water samples have been tested in the water testing laboratories and 107.92 lakh water samples using FTKs during the year 2022-23. The State-wise details of water quality test reported through WQMIS are available in public domain on JJM Dashboard and can also be accessed at:

## https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report

As  reported  by  States/UTs,  as  on  date,  there  are  2,087  drinking  water  quality  testing laboratories  at  different  levels  viz.  State,  District,  sub-division  and/  or  block  level  in  the country. To encourage water quality testing to ensure potable drinking water supply, States/ UTs have opened water quality testing laboratories to general public for testing of their water samples at a nominal rate.

States/  UTs have been advised to identify and train 5 persons, preferably women, in every village to conduct water quality testing using Field Testing Kits (FTKs)/ bacteriological vials at village level and report the same on the WQMIS portal. So far, as reported by States/UTs, more than 22.56 lakh women have been trained for testing water using FTKs.

As reported by State/ UTs, as on 07/08/2023, the State/ UT-wise details of villages wherein women trained for water quality testing  using  FTKs  and  water  quality  testing  using  FTKs reported during 2022-23 is at Annexure.

As reported by State Government, there are no drinking water quality affected habitations in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh States.

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## Annexure

## State/ UT-wise detail of villages wherein women trained for water quality testing using FTKs and water quality testing using FTKs reported during 2022-23

(As on 07/08/2023)

| S. No.   | State Name        | No. of Villages   | No. of Villages wherein Women trained   | No. of Women Trained   | No. of villages wherein, water quality testing using FTKs reported during 2022-23   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 266               | 212                                     | 1,045                  | 64                                                                                  |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 18,357            | 17,720                                  | 92,878                 | 16,517                                                                              |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5,509             | 4,155                                   | 19,710                 | 1,821                                                                               |
| 4.       | Assam             | 25,243            | 20,322                                  | 97,241                 | 9,224                                                                               |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 38,902            | 214                                     | 378                    | 1,398                                                                               |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 19,663            | 19,660                                  | 1,04,629               | 17,853                                                                              |
| 7.       | DNH&DD            | 96                | 69                                      | 75                     | 10                                                                                  |
| 8.       | Goa               | 378               | 228                                     | 241                    | 35                                                                                  |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 18,152            | 17,757                                  | 91,568                 | 15,829                                                                              |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 6,713             | 6,713                                   | 39,579                 | 6,676                                                                               |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 18,066            | 17,773                                  | 70,540                 | 15,984                                                                              |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 6,778             | 6,244                                   | 32,370                 | 952                                                                                 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 29,595            | 27,061                                  | 1,31,664               | 12,786                                                                              |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 28,333            | 28,224                                  | 1,50,451               | 26,454                                                                              |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 1,578             | 1,123                                   | 5,041                  | 637                                                                                 |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 250               | 250                                     | 1,434                  | 174                                                                                 |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | 10                | 7                                       | 35                     | NR                                                                                  |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 51,415            | 46,196                                  | 2,21,764               | 28,944                                                                              |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | 40,327            | 40,262                                  | 2,02,235               | 37,116                                                                              |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 2,556             | 2,550                                   | 12,884                 | 1,335                                                                               |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 6,492             | 4,966                                   | 24,442                 | 1,219                                                                               |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 677               | 617                                     | 3,014                  | 247                                                                                 |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 1,548             | 1,519                                   | 7,835                  | 1,475                                                                               |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 47,274            | 37,368                                  | 81,130                 | 39,469                                                                              |
| 25.      | Puducherry        | 246               | 220                                     | 1,099                  | 1                                                                                   |
| 26.      | Punjab            | 11,900            | 11,817                                  | 62,567                 | 10,816                                                                              |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         | 42,006            | 25,080                                  | 92,535                 | 8,542                                                                               |
| 28.      | Sikkim            | 439               | 439                                     | 2,337                  | 428                                                                                 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        | 12,525            | 12,525                                  | 62,906                 | 12,525                                                                              |
| 30.      | Telangana         | 10,452            | 1,658                                   | 7,659                  | 8                                                                                   |
| 31.      | Tripura           | 1,176             | 1,176                                   | 5,604                  | 444                                                                                 |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 96,363            | 96,313                                  | 5,47,276               | 70,653                                                                              |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand       | 15,030            | 9,180                                   | 43,697                 | 5,626                                                                               |
| 34.      | West Bengal       | 39,158            | 18,383                                  | 38,361                 | 26,988                                                                              |
| Total    | Total             | 5,97,473          | 4,78,001                                | 22,56,224              | 3,72,250                                                                            |

NR: Not Reported

Source: JJM-IMIS