Lok Sabha Question No. 3130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Review of Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-08-2016

## Review of Swachh Bharat Mission

## 3130. SHRI JOSE K. MANI: SHRI SHIV KUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  new  strategy  to  make  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (SBM) successful, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government convened a review meeting on the progress under SBM and if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (c) whether SBM is struggling to bring in behavioural change in the rural population, and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether SBM  is  facing challenges such as inadequate funds, lack of capacity of municipalities & panchayats etc.; and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to meet the said challenges in an effective manner and to accelerate various programmes under SBM?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) was launched on 2 nd October, 2014. The programme lays more focus on behaviour change and usage of toilets and suggest community led approach as the preferred approach. The States have been given flexibility in implementation.  The focus on capacity building has been increased.
- (b) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation regularly reviews the SBM(G) programme. There is a spurt in the progress made under the programme. Against the expected outcome of 50 lakh for  individual  latrines  for  the  year  2014-15, 58,54,987 latrines  were  constructed,  which  is  an achievement  of 117% of  the  target.  During  2015-16, 127.41  lakh toilets  have  already  been

constructed against target of 120.00 lakh . For the year 2016-17 , against the expected outcome of 1.5 crore individual latrines, 3319451 individual latrines (22.13%) have been constructed as on 01-08-2016. Since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) on 2 nd October, 2014, 210.09 lakh toilets  have  already  been  constructed  under  SBM(G)  as  on 01.08.2016. Sanitation Coverage, which was 42.05% on 2.10.2014 , has increased to 53.60% on 0 1.8.2016 .

(c) to (e) Sanitation is a behavioral issue. It involves change of mindset amongst people to stop open defecation and to adopt safe sanitation practices. This requires engagement of community and skill in facilitation and 'triggering'. There is constraint of these capacities. Also, since lack of change of behavior on part of even few members of community can put entire community to risk,  another  challenge  is  to  saturate  the  entire  village.  The  scale  of  issue  is  also  a  major challenge.  Another  challenge  is  sustaining  behavior  change.    In  order  to  address  these  issues, there  is  increased  focus  on  behavior  change  and  engagement  of  community  for  sustainable results.  Capacity  building  of  key  stakeholders  such  as  Collectors/CEO,  Zilla  Panchayats, Chairman, Zilla Panchayat is being carried out. The monitoring has been strengthened to capture outputs(toilet construction) and outcomes (toilet usage). Key Resource Centres (KRCs) are roped in  for  capacity  building  and  supporting  the  district  administration.  State  level  workshops involving  all  the  key  stakeholders  such  as  Collectors,  CEO,  Zilla  Panchayats,  Chairmen  Zilla Panchayats etc. have been held in different States. The Government of India has also undertaken direct training of Collectors and more than 302 district Collectors from across India have been trained  so  far.  The  Centre-State  coordination  has  been  increased  through  increased  visits  to States, coordination meetings, and reviews.

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