Lok Sabha Question No. 1201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Public Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03-03-2016

## Public Toilets

1201. SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) the number of community and public toilets in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the number of community and public toilets in the country is inadequate and if so, the details and reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that people particularly women are facing great difficulty due to inadequate community and public toilets in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to construct community and public toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission; and
- (e) if so, the number of toilets constructed thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) State/UT-wise, the number of community sanitary complexes in the rural areas as reported by the States on the Online Monitoring System maintained by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is at Annexure-1.

(b) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), the States can plan for Community/public toilets, wherever required. Since operation and maintenance of such toilets is important, the States are advised to ensure that there is adequate water availability for these and also mechanism for their operation and maintenance. In rural areas, from point of view of maintenance, convenience and sustainability,  individual  toilets  are  promoted.  Community/Public  toilets  may  however  be required in bigger, peri-urban villages or villages with floating population.

(c)  Under  Swachh  Bharat Mission (Gramin), the issue of inadequate access to toilets is being addressed. There is a provision of incentive for construction and usage of individual toilets. The individual toilet at home addresses the concern of women/household more comprehensively than a community toilet.

(d)  Yes. A grant of Rs. 2 lakh is available under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).

(e)  State/UT-wise,  Community  sanitary  complexes  constructed  during  the  last  three  years  and current  year  as  reported  by  the  States  on  the  Online  Monitoring  System  maintained  by  the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is at Annexure-2.

## Annexure-1

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1201 due for reply on 3-3-2016

## State/UT-wise, the number of community sanitary complexes in the country

| S.N.   | State/UT Name     |   Community Sanitary Complex |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                          958 |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                          386 |
| 3      | ASSAM             |                           97 |
| 4      | BIHAR             |                         1045 |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      |                          309 |
| 6      | D &NHAVELI        |                            1 |
| 7      | GOA               |                            0 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |                         1776 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |                         1297 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                         1233 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                         1227 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |                          366 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |                         1203 |
| 14     | KERALA            |                         1147 |
| 15     | MADHYAPRADESH     |                         1238 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |                         7140 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |                          327 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |                          373 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |                          575 |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |                          331 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |                          161 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |                           30 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |                          107 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |                          811 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |                         1164 |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU        |                         2040 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |                           75 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |                          324 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                         2426 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |                          142 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |                         1794 |
|        | Total             |                        30103 |

## Statement referred in part (e) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1201 due for reply on 3-3-2016

State/UT-wise, Community Sanitary Complexes constructed during last 3 years and current year

| S.N.   | State/UT Name     |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (upto 26-2-2016) |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |         6 |         3 |         0 |                          4 |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |        35 |        36 |       139 |                         59 |
| 3      | ASSAM             |        11 |         0 |         8 |                         26 |
| 4      | BIHAR             |       214 |        36 |        20 |                          0 |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      |        24 |         7 |         4 |                          0 |
| 6      | D &NHAVELI        |         0 |         0 |         0 |                          0 |
| 7      | GOA               |         0 |         0 |         0 |                          0 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |         7 |         1 |         1 |                          0 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |        11 |         7 |         8 |                          0 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |       163 |       148 |        82 |                        173 |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |       127 |        39 |        23 |                        116 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND         |        43 |        42 |        35 |                         19 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |       131 |        88 |       122 |                         17 |
| 14     | KERALA            |        49 |        36 |        44 |                         20 |
| 15     | MADHYAPRADESH     |        88 |       112 |        36 |                          0 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |       728 |       319 |        62 |                          7 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |        11 |        12 |         1 |                          6 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |        36 |        18 |        63 |                         93 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |        12 |        14 |         1 |                          7 |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |         7 |        12 |         0 |                         99 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |         8 |        25 |        13 |                          4 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |         0 |         0 |         0 |                          0 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |        34 |         0 |         0 |                          7 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |        70 |        99 |        74 |                         63 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |         0 |       192 |        36 |                         23 |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU        |        27 |        52 |       228 |                          8 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |         6 |        16 |        11 |                         25 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |         0 |        46 |         5 |                         24 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |        34 |         7 |         3 |                          3 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |        14 |         3 |        11 |                         22 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |        99 |       160 |        79 |                        446 |
|        | Total             |      1995 |      1530 |      1109 |                       1271 |