Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Open Defecation
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25-02-2016

## Open Defecation

361. SHRI KESINENI NANI: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

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

- (a) whether India has the highest number of people in the world defecating in open;
- (b) if so, the details and percentage thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  number  of  people  defecating  in  open  has  decreased  after  implementation  of Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (SBM)  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and  the  study undertaken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) the target fixed by Government to minimize open defecation in the country; and
- (e) whether any district in the country has become entirely open defecation-free since the launch of SBM and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) Yes. As per Joint Monitoring Programme Report, 2015, 59.43% of people defecating in open in the World are from India.
- (b)  State/UT-wise,  percentage  of  rural  households  defecating  in  open  as  on 19-02-2016, as reported  by  States/UTs  on  the  Online  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS) maintained by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Govt. of India is at Anexure-1.
- (c) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) was launched on 2 nd October, 2014. As per the data submitted  by  the  State/UTs  on  online  IMIS,  the  percentage  of  rural  households  defecating  in open  was 57.95% on  2 nd October,  2014.  This  has  decreased  to 50.05% as  on 19-02-2016. State/UT-wise details is at Annexure-2.
- (d) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has a goal to achieve Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October, 2019.
- (e)  The  districts  of  Nadia-West  Bengal,  Indore-Madhya  Pradesh  and  Bikaner-Rajasthan  have been  declared  Open  Defecation  Free    by  the  respective  State  Governments  after  launch  of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) on 2 nd October, 2016.

## Annexure-1 Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.361 due for reply on 25-2-2016

State/UT-wise, %Rural households defecating in open as on 19-02-2016

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   %Rural households defecating in open as on 19-02-2016 |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NILANDS        |                                                   46.23 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                                   57.98 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                   37.31 |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                                                   46.69 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                                                   76.25 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                                   52.88 |
| 7      | GOA               |                                                   24.93 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |                                                   33.82 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |                                                   14.27 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                    5.49 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                                   67.68 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |                                                   64.42 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |                                                   44.64 |
| 14     | KERALA            |                                                    3.69 |
| 15     | MADHYAPRADESH     |                                                   58.15 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |                                                   38.98 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |                                                   24.75 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |                                                   23.12 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |                                                   19    |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |                                                   36.43 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |                                                   77.16 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                   49.99 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |                                                   23    |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |                                                   48.27 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |                                                    0.1  |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU        |                                                   41.52 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |                                                   63.57 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |                                                   28.36 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                                   58.31 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                                   20.63 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |                                                   26.79 |
|        |                   |                                                   50.05 |

## Statement referred in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.361 due for reply on 25-2-2016

## State/UT-wise, %Rural households defecating in open as on 02-10-2014 and 19-02-2016

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   %Rural households defecating in open as on 02-10-2014 |   %Rural households defecating in open as on 19-02-2016 |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NILANDS        |                                                   46.23 |                                                   46.23 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                                   64.03 |                                                   57.98 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                   49.23 |                                                   37.31 |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                                                   56.44 |                                                   46.69 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                                                   77.69 |                                                   76.25 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                                   58.36 |                                                   52.88 |
| 7      | GOA               |                                                   39.28 |                                                   24.93 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |                                                   44.15 |                                                   33.82 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |                                                   19.5  |                                                   14.27 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                   11.77 |                                                    5.49 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                                   71.23 |                                                   67.68 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |                                                   69.85 |                                                   64.42 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |                                                   58.65 |                                                   44.64 |
| 14     | KERALA            |                                                    4.31 |                                                    3.69 |
| 15     | MADHYAPRADESH     |                                                   67.85 |                                                   58.15 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |                                                   47.03 |                                                   38.98 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |                                                   39.81 |                                                   24.75 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |                                                   38.33 |                                                   23.12 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |                                                   21.92 |                                                   19    |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |                                                   42.57 |                                                   36.43 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |                                                   87.98 |                                                   77.16 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                   49.99 |                                                   49.99 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |                                                   24.66 |                                                   23    |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |                                                   70.32 |                                                   48.27 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |                                                    7.83 |                                                    0.1  |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU        |                                                   50.59 |                                                   41.52 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |                                                   69.19 |                                                   63.57 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |                                                   36.66 |                                                   28.36 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                                   61.98 |                                                   58.31 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                                   25.66 |                                                   20.63 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |                                                   39.85 |                                                   26.79 |
|        |                   |                                                   57.95 |                                                   50.05 |