Lok Sabha Question No. 793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Open Defecation
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 793 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-7-2016

## Open Defecation

†793. SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

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

- (a) the number and percentage of districts declared as open defecation-free(ODF) in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the time by which the remaining districts are likely to be made ODF;
- (c) the details of the monitoring mechanism to check open defecation in the country for effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission;
- (d) whether the Government has spread awareness and made efforts to bring behavioural change among the people by publishing advertisements to encourage them to use toilets and, if so, the details thereof and the expenditure incurred thereon during each of the last three years and the current  year,  State-wise  and  the  extent  to  which  the  practice  of  open  defecation  has  been discouraged; and
- (e) whether the Union Government has recently instructed the State Governments to impose fine on those caught defecating/urinating in the open and if so, the details thereof and the response of the States thereon?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) State-wise, the number and percentage of districts declared as open defecation-free (ODF) is at Annexure-1.

(b) All districts are likely to be made ODF by 2 nd October, 2019.

(c) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has issued Guidelines for Open Defecation Free (ODF)  verification  vide  letter  No-S-11011/3/2015-SBM  dated  3rd  September,  2015.  State Governments  are  conducting  ODF  verification  using  different  processes.  Some  States  are conducting ODF verification through inter-district teams. ODF declared and verified Villages are being  entered  on  Online  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  maintained  by Ministry,  which  is  in  public  domain.  There  is  also  a  provision  of  3 rd Party  verification  by Ministry for ODF villages.

(d)  The focus of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is on behaviour change of people to adopt safe  sanitation  and  hygiene.  In  order  to  educate  the  people,  the  programme  lays  emphasis  on community involvement.  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. Sanitation Coverage, which was 42.05% on 2.10.2014 , has increased to 53.18% on 18.7.2016 .State-wise, central expenditure  incurred  on  IEC  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  at Annexure-2.

(e) No, Madam.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.793 due for reply on 21-7-2016

State-wise, number and percentage of districts declared as open defecation-free (ODF)

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   Total Districts |   ODF Declared districts |   %ODF districts |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
| 1      | A &NIlands        |                 3 |                        0 |             0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |                13 |                        0 |             0    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |                16 |                        0 |             0    |
| 4      | Assam             |                27 |                        0 |             0    |
| 5      | Bihar             |                38 |                        0 |             0    |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |                27 |                        0 |             0    |
| 7      | D &NHaveli        |                 1 |                        0 |             0    |
| 8      | Goa               |                 2 |                        0 |             0    |
| 9      | Gujarat           |                33 |                        1 |             3.03 |
| 10     | Haryana           |                21 |                        0 |             0    |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |                12 |                        2 |            16.67 |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                22 |                        0 |             0    |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |                24 |                        0 |             0    |
| 14     | Karnataka         |                30 |                        1 |             3.33 |
| 15     | Kerala            |                14 |                        0 |             0    |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |                51 |                        1 |             1.96 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |                34 |                        1 |             2.94 |
| 18     | Manipur           |                 9 |                        0 |             0    |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |                 7 |                        0 |             0    |
| 20     | Mizoram           |                 8 |                        0 |             0    |
| 21     | Nagaland          |                11 |                        0 |             0    |
| 22     | Odisha            |                30 |                        0 |             0    |
| 23     | Puducherry        |                 2 |                        0 |             0    |
| 24     | Punjab            |                22 |                        1 |             4.55 |
| 25     | Rajasthan         |                33 |                        4 |            12.12 |
| 26     | Sikkim            |                 4 |                        4 |           100    |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        |                31 |                        0 |             0    |
| 28     | Telangana         |                 9 |                        0 |             0    |
| 29     | Tripura           |                 8 |                        0 |             0    |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     |                75 |                        0 |             0    |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       |                13 |                        0 |             0    |
| 32     | West Bengal       |                20 |                        2 |            10    |
|        |                   |               650 |                       17 |             2.62 |

## Statement referred in part (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.793 due for reply on 21-7-2016

## State-wise, central expenditure incurred on IEC during each of the last three years and the current year

Rs. In crore

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | A &NIlands        |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |     18.22 |     14.48 |      4.19 |      0.35 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |      2.27 |      0.61 |      2.13 |      0    |
| 4      | Assam             |      3.18 |      2.76 |      2.73 |      0.01 |
| 5      | Bihar             |     18.97 |     14.69 |     10.06 |      0.01 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |      3.2  |      1.52 |      3.82 |      2.03 |
| 7      | D &NHaveli        |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 8      | Goa               |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 9      | Gujarat           |      5.44 |      5.21 |      2.19 |      0.08 |
| 10     | Haryana           |      0.88 |      2.56 |      3.06 |      0.05 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |      1.58 |      1.58 |      1.34 |      0    |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    |      2.05 |      0.05 |      1.05 |      0    |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |      6.75 |      7.4  |      4.7  |      0.04 |
| 14     | Karnataka         |      5.94 |      4.99 |      6.51 |      0    |
| 15     | Kerala            |      1.91 |      2.12 |      3.52 |      0.26 |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |     22.49 |      7.96 |      4.48 |      0.46 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |     11.07 |      8.78 |      7.17 |      0.25 |
| 18     | Manipur           |      0.26 |      0.83 |      0.42 |      0    |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |      3.05 |      2.2  |      4.77 |      0.37 |
| 20     | Mizoram           |      0.54 |      1.24 |      0.22 |      0.05 |
| 21     | Nagaland          |      3.09 |      1.24 |      1.69 |      0.16 |
| 22     | Odisha            |      3.03 |      4.31 |      4.11 |      0.52 |
| 23     | Puducherry        |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 24     | Punjab            |      0    |      0.72 |      1.12 |      0    |
| 25     | Rajasthan         |      2.2  |      3.7  |      4.24 |      0.17 |
| 26     | Sikkim            |      0.43 |      1.01 |      0.18 |      0    |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        |     17.49 |      3.15 |     10.21 |      0    |
| 28     | Telangana         |     12.7  |      1.67 |      2.73 |      0.01 |
| 29     | Tripura           |      0.75 |      1.17 |      1.29 |      0    |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     |     11.07 |     12.56 |      5.49 |      0.01 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       |      1.63 |      1.73 |      0.73 |      0    |
| 32     | West Bengal       |     15.33 |     10.98 |     15.01 |      0    |
|        |                   |    175.48 |    121.22 |    109.16 |      4.83 |