Lok Sabha Question No. 1931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan/Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1931 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## Swachh Bharat Abhiyan/Mission

†1931. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress and achievements made under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan/Mission in the country during the last ten years;
- (b)  whether any award has been presented to Hon'ble Prime Minister in connection with the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan/Mission;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether  the  Government  has  any  details  of  the  achievements  made  in  Khandwa Parliamentary Constituency under the said mission and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] was launched on 2 nd  October, 2014 with the aim  to  achieve  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  status  in  rural  areas  by  2 nd October,  2019  by providing  access  to  toilets  to  all  rural  households.  Under  SBM(G),  sanitation  coverage increased from 39% in 2014 to 100% in 2019 with over 10 crore Individual household Latrines (IHHLs)  constructed  under  Phase-I  of  SBM(G)  and  all  the  villages  of  the  country  declared themselves ODF by 2 nd October, 2019.

Having achieved the ODF status, Phase-II of SBM (G) has been launched with effect from 1st April,  2020,  with  the  focus  on  ODF  sustainability  and  Solid  and  Liquid  Waste  Management (SLWM) in villages i.e. to convert the villages from ODF to ODF Plus by 2024-25. ODF Plus progress is captured in three categories viz. Aspiring and Rising (intermediate categories) and Model  (final  category).  As  per  the  data  reported  by  the  States/UTs  on  online  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G), out of 5,91,531 villages in the country, 5,01,513 villages  have  declared  themselves  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  Plus  ( 3,17,427 Aspiring, 63,075 Rising  and 1,21,011 Model)  and 2,68,112 villages  have  been  covered  with Solid Waste Management (SWM) and 4,30,910 villages have been covered with Liquid Waste Management (LWM) in the Country as on 11-12-2023 .

(b)  & (c) Hon'ble Prime Minister was conferred the 'Global Goalkeeper' Award by Bill and Melinda  Gates  Foundation  for  Swachh  Bharat  Abhiyan,  on  24  September  2019.  The  award ceremony took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York.

(d) District-wise number of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) and Community Sanitary Complexes  (CSCs)  constructed  in  Khandwa  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Madhya  Pradesh under SBM(G) are as under:

|   Sl. No. | District   | No. of IHHLs constructed   |   No. of CSCs constructed |
|-----------|------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Khandwa    | 1,55,480                   |                       321 |
|         2 | Burhanpur  | 78,760                     |                       183 |
|         3 | Dewas      | 1,58,019                   |                       390 |
|         4 | Khargone   | 2,22,980                   |                       458 |

All  villages  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  including  that  of  Khandwa  Parliamentary  Constituency, declared themselves ODF by 2 nd October, 2019.

District-wise  number  of  villages  declared  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  Plus  in  Khandwa Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh under SBM(G) are as under

| District Name   | Total No. of villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   | No. of ODF Plus Villages   |
|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                 |                         | Aspiring                   | Rising                     | Model                      | Total                      |
| Khandwa         | 693                     | 301                        | 2                          | 378                        | 681                        |
| Burhanpur       | 253                     | 0                          | 0                          | 253                        | 253                        |
| Dewas           | 1010                    | 518                        | 1                          | 491                        | 1010                       |
| Khargone        | 1121                    | 50                         | 2                          | 1057                       | 1109                       |

Source: data reported by Madhya Pradesh on IMIS of SBM(G).

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