Lok Sabha Question No. 1958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Defunct Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, DUSHYANT SINGH

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1958 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5-5-2016

## Defunct Toilets

## †1958. SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of defunct toilets, Statewise/ Union Territory-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that in majority of cases the arrangement of sewage, waste disposal and water availability have not been taken care of;
- (c) the details of the remedial measures proposed to be taken to solve the said problem and to make Swachh Bharat Mission a success;
- (d)  whether large number of toilets are defunct/non-functional for reasons like poor quality of construction, incomplete structure, non-maintenance, etc.;
- (e) if so, the State-wise details of such defunct/non-functional toilets; and
- (f)  the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  deal  with  the  above shortcomings and hence providing adequate sanitation facilities for all on a sustainable basis?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a)  Statewise/  Union  Territory-wise,  the  number  of  defunct  toilets  as  per  Baseline  Survey conducted in 2012-13 is at Annexure-1.

(b) and (c)  Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) is one of the integral components of SBM(G)  and  under  this  component,  activities  like  compost  pits,  vermin  composting,  biogas plants, low cost drainage, soakage channels/ pits, waste stabilization ponds system reuse of waste water  and  system  for  collection,  etc.  can  be  taken  up.  Funds  for  Solid  and  Liquid  Waste Management  activities  with  a  cap  of  Rs.  7/12/15/20  lakh  are  available  for  Gram  Panchayats having upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households.

To  ensure  adequate  availability  of  water  for  toilets,  under Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin) {SBM-G}, the incentive for individual toilet has been increased from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000, to provide for water availability, including for storing water for hand-washing and cleaning.

(d) and (e) Statewise/ Union Territory-wise, the number of defunct toilets as per Baseline Survey conducted in 2012-13 is at Annexure-1.

(f) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), the incentive for individual toilet has been increased from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000 to construct good quality toilets. The Swachh Bharat Mission is also laying more focus on behaviour change and usage of toilets. The focus on capacity building has  been  increased,  since  there  is  a  need  to  improve  skills,  especially  those  pertaining  to community processes and triggering for collective behaviour change.  In order to expand these skills  and  train  the  key  stakeholders,  State  level  workshops  involving  all  the  key  stakeholders such  as  Collectors,  CEO,  Zilla  Panchayats,  Chairmen  Zilla  Panchayats  etc.  are  being  held  in different  States.  Regional  workshops  to  cross-share  learning  amongst  different  States  are  also being held. The Government of India has also undertaken direct training of Collectors and more than  260  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.  There  is  also  a  renewed  focus  on  IEC  and  a  360  degree  media  campaign  is  being envisaged  to  further  boost  it.  The  social  media  -  twitter  (@swachbharat),  Facebook  (Swachh Bharat Mission) and WhatsApp/HIKE - are being extensively used for sharing innovative ideas and  cross  learning.   A  National  Rapid  Action  and  Learning  Unit  has  been  constituted  to institutionalise learning from the field and provide quick feedback. The technology aspect is also being  focussed  and  an  expert  committee  under  Dr  R.A.  Mashelkar  has  been  constituted  to examine new innovations; and exhibitions are organised to spread these technologies amongst the States and other stakeholders.

Statement  referred  in  part  (a)  and  (e)  of  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question

No.1958 due for reply on 5-5-2016

## State/UT-wise number of defunct toilets as per Baseline Survey-2012-13

| S.N.     | State/UT Name     |   No. of defunct toilets |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | A &NILANDS        |                      801 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                   207951 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                    21891 |
| 4        | ASSAM             |                   637264 |
| 5        | BIHAR             |                  1754253 |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH      |                  1031760 |
| 7        | GOA               |                        0 |
| 8        | GUJARAT           |                   565377 |
| 9        | HARYANA           |                    19785 |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                    58939 |
| 11       | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                    40799 |
| 12       | JHARKHAND         |                   949971 |
| 13       | KARNATAKA         |                   127303 |
| 14       | KERALA            |                   189842 |
| 15       | MADHYA PRADESH    |                   822556 |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA       |                   705732 |
| 17       | MANIPUR           |                    57767 |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA         |                    20504 |
| 19       | MIZORAM           |                     1614 |
| 20       | NAGALAND          |                     3278 |
| 21       | ODISHA            |                   474063 |
| 22       | PUDUCHERRY        |                      110 |
| 23       | PUNJAB            |                    25966 |
| 24       | RAJASTHAN         |                   766704 |
| 25       | SIKKIM            |                        0 |
| 26       | TAMILNADU         |                  1301898 |
| 27       | TELANGANA         |                    42220 |
| 28       | TRIPURA           |                   112668 |
| 29       | UTTAR PRADESH     |                  3259065 |
| 30       | UTTARAKHAND       |                   110501 |
| 31       | WEST BENGAL       |                  1154448 |
| Total :- |                   |                 14465030 |