Lok Sabha Question No. 4279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Success of SBM
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: VEENA DEVI, CHANDU LAL SAHU

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11-08-2016

## Success of SBM

## †4279. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI: SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) whether  the Government  proposes  to  adopt  25  new  points for compliance  by  the implementing  agencies  with  a  view  to  make  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)more successful;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of those 25 points;
- (c) the manner in which these points are proposed to be implemented;
- (d) whether the Government has changed the criteria/definition of Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Villages/districts  based  on  usage  of  toilets  and  not  mere  construction  of  toilet,  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  change  the  mindset  of  people  and  create  awareness about reducing open defecation and the funds spent thereon in the last two years for the purpose, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) Does not arise.
- (d)  The  term  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  has  been  defined  nationally  to  have  uniform  standards across the country. It is defined as the termination of faecal-oral transmission, defined by:
- no visible faeces found in the environment/village; and
- every household as well as public/community institutions using safe technology option for disposal of faeces.

The usage of toilets is implicit in this definition.

- (e) The SBM(G) focuses on behavioural change and community engagement. For this, capacity building of key stakeholders such as State Officials/Collectors/CEO of Zilla Panchayats/Chairman, Zilla Panchayat is being carried out. Up to 8% of total resources can be spent on Information, Education and Communication (IEC) - of these 5% are to be spent at the State and district levels. The States have been advised to spend at least 60% of IEC funds for inter-personal communication  (IPC)  activities. Many  States are  focusing  on  community approach,  wherein  the  people  are  directly  triggered  and  made  aware  about  the  importance  of sanitation and hygiene using triggering tools. Besides, conventional IEC tools are also used to educate the people. State-wise, central expenditure incurred on IEC during each of the last two years is at Annexure-1.

## Statement referred in part (e) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.4279 due for reply on 11-8-2016

## State-wise, central expenditure incurred on IEC during each of the last two years

Rs. In crore

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | A &NIlands        |      0    |      0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |     14.48 |      4.19 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |      0.61 |      2.13 |
| 4      | Assam             |      2.76 |      2.73 |
| 5      | Bihar             |     14.69 |     10.06 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |      1.52 |      3.82 |
| 7      | D &NHaveli        |      0    |      0    |
| 8      | Goa               |      0    |      0    |
| 9      | Gujarat           |      5.21 |      2.19 |
| 10     | Haryana           |      2.56 |      3.06 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |      1.58 |      1.34 |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    |      0.05 |      1.05 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |      7.4  |      4.7  |
| 14     | Karnataka         |      4.99 |      6.51 |
| 15     | Kerala            |      2.12 |      3.52 |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |      7.96 |      4.48 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |      8.78 |      7.17 |
| 18     | Manipur           |      0.83 |      0.42 |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |      2.2  |      4.77 |
| 20     | Mizoram           |      1.24 |      0.22 |
| 21     | Nagaland          |      1.24 |      1.69 |
| 22     | Odisha            |      4.31 |      4.11 |
| 23     | Puducherry        |      0    |      0    |
| 24     | Punjab            |      0.72 |      1.12 |
| 25     | Rajasthan         |      3.7  |      4.24 |
| 26     | Sikkim            |      1.01 |      0.18 |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        |      3.15 |     10.21 |
| 28     | Telangana         |      1.67 |      2.73 |
| 29     | Tripura           |      1.17 |      1.29 |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     |     12.56 |      5.49 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       |      1.73 |      0.73 |
| 32     | West Bengal       |     10.98 |     15.01 |
|        |                   |    121.22 |    109.16 |