Lok Sabha Question No. 730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3-12-2015

## Swachh Bharat Mission

## 730. SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA: COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

(a) the objectives and salient features of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM);

(b) the details of the amount spent on the SBM during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether some States/UTs have not fully utilised the funds released under SBM during the said period and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of the mechanism put in place for creating awareness and ensuring implementation of SBM including the manner in which it functions; and

(e) whether any concrete steps are being taken for monitoring of the SBM and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) In respect of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), the objectives are as under:

-  Bring  about  an  improvement  in  the  general  quality  of  life  in  the  rural  areas,  by promoting cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation.
-  Accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas to achieve the vision of Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October 2019.
-  Motivate  Communities and  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  to  adopt  sustainable  sanitation practices and facilities through awareness creation and health education.
-  Encourage  cost effective and appropriate technologies for ecologically safe and sustainable sanitation.
-  Develop where required, Community managed sanitation systems focusing on scientific Solid & Liquid Waste Management systems for overall cleanliness in the rural areas.

In  the  new  SBM-G  programme,  funding  has  been  delinked  from  MGNREGA.  Incentive  for individual latrine has been increased by Rs. 2000 from Rs.10000 to Rs. 12000 for all the BPL households and identified  Above  Poverty  Line  (APL)  households(SC/ST,  Small  and  Marginal Farmers, Landless Labourers with Homestead, Physically Handicapped, Women-headed households) to provide for water availability, including for storing, hand-washing and cleaning of  toilets.  Besides,  fund  is  also  provided  for  Solid  and  Liquid  Waste  Management  (SLWM) subject  to  a  ceiling  of  Rs.  7/12/15/20  lakh  to  be  applicable  for  Gram  Panchayats  having  upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households. School and Anganwadi toilets are now to be done by M/o Human Resource Development and M/o Woman and Child Development respectively for greater  focus.  Under  the  new  SBM(G),  the  focus  is  on  behavior  change.  Community  based collective behavior change has been mentioned as the preferred approach, although the States are free  to  choose  the  approach  best  suited  to  them.  There  is  also  a  greater  focus  on  creation  of complete open defecation free (ODF) villages .

The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Urban)  aims  at  making  India  free  from  open  defecation  and achieve  100%  scientific  management  of  municipal  solid  waste  in  4041  towns/cities  in  the country.  The  targets  sets  set  for  the  Mission  are  as  under  which  have  to  be  achieved  by  2 nd October, 2019 :-

- (i) Construction of 1.04 crore Individual household toilets
- (ii) Construction of 2.52 lakh community toilet(CT) seats
- (iii) Construction of 2.56 lakh public toilet(PT) seats; and
- (iv) Achieving  100%  door  to  door  collection  and  scientific  management  of  municipal solid waste (MSW)

(b) The Swachh Bharat Mission has been launched on 2 nd October, 2014. State/UT-wise, Central share released from 2nd October, 2014 to 30th November, 2015 under SBM(G)  is at Annexure1.

State/UT-wise, Central released from 2nd October, 2014 to 31 st October, 2015 under SBM(U)  is at Annexure-2.

(c) Low utilisation of funds has been reported in some States. The reasons may be multiple such as inadequate implementation capacities, lesser focus on behaviour change etc.

(d) Under SBM(G), 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 crossshare learning amongst different States are also being held. The Government of India has also undertaken direct training of Collectors and more than 200 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 focused and an expert committee under Dr R.A.

Mashelkar  has  been  constituted  to  examine  new  innovations;  and  quarterly  exhibitions  are organised to spread these technologies amongst the States and other stakeholders.

In respect of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), in a bid to reenergize the Swachh Bharat Mission and provide a renewed impetus towards making it a 'Jan andolan', the of Urban Development launched an intensive national sanitation drive from 25 th September to 14 th October, across all towns and cities in India. Following the conclusion of the anniversary fortnight celebrations of Swachh  Bharat  Mission  from  25 th September-14 th October,  special  thematic  drives  have  now started across various Ministries and line Departments.

(e)  In  respect  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin),  the  on-line  monitoring  (IMIS)  has  been strengthened and transparency increased in the implementation of the SBM(G) by making all the data  including  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  beneficiaries  of  Individual  Household  Latrines (IHHLs) available in the public domain / on-line monitoring system. A Mobile application for uploading photographs of toilets constructed after 2.10.2014 has been launched. The IMIS also includes module for monitoring of open defecation free (ODF) status now. The monitoring is also strengthened through regular field visits and interactions with State officials through review meetings/video  conferencing.  Third  party  monitoring  has  also  been  strengthened  through agencies such as NSSO.

In respect of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), since the implementation of the Mission has to be carried  out  by  the  State  and  the  urban  local  bodies,  hence  the  Ministry  is  continuously handholding the states through teleconferences and video conferences to remove bottlenecks and ensure that the targets of the Mission are met. The Government has taken a number of measures for  effective  implementation  of  the  mission  such  as  notification  of  solid  waste  management linked  equipment  in  DGS  &  D  rate  contracts  to  facilitate  procurement,  empanelment  of consultants to assist states with project preparation and sharing of model  Request  for Proposals(RFPs) on the Swachh Bharat Urban portal for the various components of the mission. The  Ministry  has  launched  an  E-learning  platform  for  interactive  learning  and  exposure  to municipal functionaries.

Annexure-1

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.730 due for reply on 3-12-2015

## State/UT -wise Central  share released from 2.10.2014 to 30-11-2015 under SBM(G)

| S.N.   | STATE/UT          |   Central share released from 2.10.2014 to 30-11-2015 (Rs. in crore) |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                                               159.01 |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                                16.58 |
| 3      | ASSAM             |                                                               373.46 |
| 4      | BIHAR             |                                                               261.16 |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                                                61.66 |
| 6      | D &NHAVELI        |                                                                 0    |
| 7      | GOA               |                                                                 1.05 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |                                                               165.89 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |                                                                35.46 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                                82.14 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                                                70.08 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |                                                                67.83 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |                                                               555.15 |
| 14     | KERALA            |                                                                42.47 |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                                               220.28 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |                                                               432.13 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |                                                                17.37 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |                                                                22.47 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |                                                                 3.32 |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |                                                                10.83 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |                                                               209.49 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                                 2    |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |                                                                 9.15 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |                                                               643.19 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |                                                                 5.82 |
| 26     | TAMILNADU         |                                                               240.03 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |                                                               176.64 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |                                                                66.04 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                                               771.44 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                                                79.64 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |                                                               880.05 |
| Total  |                   |                                                              5681.83 |

Annexure-2 Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.730 due

## for reply on 3-12-2015

## State/UT-wise, Central released from 2nd October, 2014 to 31st October, 2015 under SBM(U)   (Rs. in Crore)

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   Funds released (Rs. in crore) |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                           70    |
| 2      | A &NISLAND        |                            0.14 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                           10.57 |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                            0.23 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                           37.72 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH        |                            1.7  |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH      |                           30.79 |
| 8      | DAMAN&DIU         |                            0    |
| 9      | D &NHAVELI        |                            0    |
| 10     | NCT OF DELHI      |                           63.36 |
| 11     | GOA               |                            3.81 |
| 12     | GUJARAT           |                           86.62 |
| 13     | HARYANA           |                           29.01 |
| 14     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                            6.92 |
| 15     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                           14.75 |
| 16     | JHARKHAND         |                           15.27 |
| 17     | KARNATAKA         |                          110.87 |
| 18     | KERALA            |                           19.18 |
| 19     | MADHYAPRADESH     |                           86.42 |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA       |                          179.6  |
| 21     | MANIPUR           |                           11.21 |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA         |                            4.05 |
| 23     | MIZORAM           |                            9.79 |
| 24     | NAGALAND          |                           10.52 |
| 25     | ORISSA            |                           12.76 |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY        |                            1.95 |
| 27     | PUNJAB            |                           41.4  |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN         |                           84.44 |
| 29     | SIKKIM            |                            3.08 |
| 30     | TAMIL NADU        |                          118.46 |
| 31     | TELANGANA         |                           58.1  |
| 32     | TRIPURA           |                            0    |
| 33     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                          168.3  |
| 34     | UTTARAKHAND       |                            6.34 |
| 35     | WEST BENGAL       |                           64.01 |
|        |                   |                         1361.37 |