Lok Sabha Question No. 4131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Gaps in SBM
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, B. SREERAMULU, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4131 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

## GAPS IN SBM

No. 4131

SHRI KAMAL NATH

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU

SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

## Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently found several gaps in
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  a  high  powered  committee  has  been  constituted  by the Government to map and monitor the communication strategy  and  the  implementation  of  the  SBM  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which high powered committee is going to ensure proper implementation of the programme;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in SBM  and if so, the
- details thereof; and
- (e)whether these inventions have brought some behavioural
- changes at ground level and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) :  Progress  of  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  is  reviewed  from  time  to time. On the basis of these reviews the rate of Central Assistance to the State Governments has been enhanced for various components of the Mission viz Community Toilets and Solid Waste Management. Provision of assistance for Public Toilets and Urinals has also been introduced.
- (b)& (c): Yes, Madam. A High Powered Committee has been constituted to coordinate and monitor intensive multimedia campaigns for
- dissemination,  outreach  and  advocacy  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  and

Ganga  Rejuvenation.  Composition  of  the  High  Powered  Committee  is annexed.

(d)&(e): Information, Education and Communication (IEC) is a continuous and on-going process.  A variety of IEC initiatives have been taken  till  date  through  citizen  engagement,  thematic  drives,  brand ambassadors  engagement,  social  media  engagement,  nukkad  nataks, poster/banners etc. The Centre/State Govts./UTs have spread awareness  and  made  efforts  to  bring  behavioural  change  among  the people  through  these  initiatives.    As  a  result  115  cities/towns  have become ODF.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 4131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016 REGARDING GAPS IN SBM:

## The Composition of High Powered Committee (HPC):

|   1. | Hon'ble Minister, M/o Information & Broadcasting                          | Chairman         |
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|    2 | Minister, M/o Drinking Water & Sanitation                                 | Member           |
|    3 | Minister, M/o Urban Development                                           | Member           |
|    4 | Minister, M/o Water Resource & Ganga Rejuvenation                         | Member           |
|    5 | Minister, M/o Women & Child Development                                   | Member           |
|    6 | Minister, M/o Human Resource Development                                  | Member           |
|    7 | Minister of State, M/o Information & Broadcasting                         | Member           |
|    8 | Secretary, M/o Information & Broadcasting                                 | Member           |
|    9 | Secretary, M/o Drinking Water & Sanitation                                | Member           |
|   10 | Secretary, M/o Urban Development                                          | Member           |
|   11 | Secretary, M/o Water Resource & Ganga Rejuvenation                        | Member           |
|   12 | Secretary, M/o Women & Child Development                                  | Member           |
|   13 | Secretary, D/o School Education & Literacy                                | Member           |
|   14 | Joint Secretary (Policy & Administration), M/o Information & Broadcasting | Member Secretary |

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