Lok Sabha Question No. 3046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3046 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## SWACHH BHARAT MISSION IN MADHYA PRADESH

## 3046. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has achieved commendable progress in the construction of toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) especially in the State of Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  insufficient  sewage  treatment  infrastructural capacity and lack of faucal sludge management technology in the districts of Katni, Panna and the town of Khajuraho in the Khajuraho Lok Sabha Constituency;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d)  the  measures  being  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  to  address  the  issue  of  faucal  sludge management and improve sewage treatment infrastructure in these areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a)  11.91  crore  Individual  Household  Latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed in the country under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Grameen)  [SBM-G]  from  2.10.2019  to  04.08.2025  as  per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G). Of these, 77.64 lakh IHHLs have been constructed in Madhya Pradesh under SBM(G).

(b)  to  (d)  As  per  information  received  from  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  State  have assessed  the  situation  of  Faecal  Sludge  in  rural  areas  and  have  made  district  Faecal  Sludge Management (FSM) Plan by mapping villages with urban infrastructure wherever feasible and planned new Rural Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs) as per requirement in Katni and Panna  districts.  Construction  of  1  FSTP  in  Katni  and  Panna  each  is  planned  to  fulfill  the requirement of FSM in the villages.

As per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs,  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), launched in the year 2015 in 500 selected cities across the country, was focused on the development of basic urban infrastructure in the sectors of water supply, sewerage and septage management, etc. AMRUT 2.0 launched in the year  2021  in  all  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/Cities  of  the  country,  focusses  on  making  the cities  'self-reliant'  &  'water  secure'.  Providing  universal  coverage  of  sewerage  &  septage management  in  500  AMRUT  cities  is  one  of  the  major  focus  areas  under  AMRUT  2.0. States/UTs are empowered to select, appraise, prioritise and implement the projects within the broad framework of Mission guidelines.

A total of 02 sewerage and septage management projects (24.5 MLD capacity)  worth Rs.121.57 crore have been taken up in Khajuraho Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh under AMRUT. Under AMRUT 2.0, so far, the State has taken up 02 sewerage and septage management  projects  (39.59  MLD  capacity)  worth  Rs.220  crore  in  Khajuraho  Lok  Sabha Constituency.

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