Lok Sabha Question No. 3567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Toilets in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, C.R. CHAUDHARY, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, JAGDAMBIKA PAL, CHIRAG PASWAN, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2015

## Toilets in Schools

## †3567.   SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN:

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of toilets constructed for boys and girls in the schools in the country during the last one year under Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan along with the expenditure incurred in the country, State/ UT-wise including Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of primary, secondary and senior secondary schools in the country that are not having separate toilet facility for girls, State/UT-wise and the time by which the separate toilet facility for girls is likely to be provided in all the schools in the country;
- (c) whether water and proper drainage system are also provided in school toilets and if so, the details  thereof  including  measures  taken  to  ensure  regular  water  supply  in  all  toilets, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether all the toilets built under the Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan have followed the 1:40 ratio of toilets to students and if not, the reasons therefor and the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  in  response  to  the  call  made  by  the Prime Minister on 15 August, 2014, launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative in partnership with the  State  Governments,  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)  and  Private  Corporates,  to provide separate toilets for boys and girls in all government schools within a year. As a result of this  initiative,  4,17,796  toilet  blocks  have  been  constructed  or  made  functional  in  2,61,400 elementary and secondary schools within one year from 15.8.2014 to 15.8.2015.  State-wise details of funds released under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

(RMSA) programmes for the approved activities including construction of school toilets during the last year and the current year are at Annexure-I. State-wise release of funds from Swachh Bharat Kosh for construction of toilets under the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative is at Annexure-II. CPSUs and private corporates also funded construction of 1,45,102 school toilets.

(b): All government schools now have gender segregated toilets for girls and boys.  Also, all States and Union Territories, excluding Jammu and Kashmir, have been advised to ensure that all the schools in the respective State, including those under the non-Government sector (private, aided schools etc.) comply with the provision contained in Schedule to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  which  states  that  every  recognized  school  should  have separate toilets for boys and girls.

(c): State Governments, local authorities, School Management Committees and school administration ensure availability of water supply in the school as well as outlet drainage system in convergence  with  central  and  state  schemes  and  programmes.  Government  of  India  financially supports  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs),  for  creation  and  improvement  of  infrastructural facilities  in  schools  including  construction  of  toilets  and  drinking  water  facilities,  under  Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA).    RMSA  also provides for provision of proper drainage system in secondary schools.

(d): The  requirement  of  infrastructural  facilities  in  schools  are  worked  out  every  year  by  the respective State/Union Territory on incremental basis depending on their need and priority and this is reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) based on which Government of India releases  funds  to  State  Governments  for  the  approved  activities  including  construction  of  new toilets  as  per  enrolment  of  children  in  schools.  Since  the  inception  of  SSA  in  2000-01  till 30.09.2015,  10.14  lakh  school  toilets  in  elementary  schools  have  been  sanctioned  to  States  and UTs.  Under RMSA, 66,441 school toilets have been sanctioned for secondary schools from 200910 till date in States and UTs.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3567  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST DECEMBER,  2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER, SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, PROF. K.V. THOMAS, SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN, SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL REGARDING 'TOILETS IN SCHOOLS'

Statement showing State-wise details of central share released under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  programmes  for  the  approved  activities  including construction of school toilets during the last year and current year

( ₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16                | 2015-16                 |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | SSA        | RMSA      | SSA (as on 17.11.2015) | RMSA (as on 31.10.2015) |
| 1         | A &NIslands       | 147.21     | 65.00     | 0.00                   | 48.68                   |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 154566.68  | 8671.00   | 44702.95               | 10533.82                |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 33607.83   | 137.57    | 11549.11               | 2126.43                 |
| 4         | Assam             | 97782.17   | 15981.06  | 61985.94               | 9377.02                 |
| 5         | Bihar             | 216336.05  | 14484.50  | 174379.03              | 2101.01                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 3893.53    | 181.20    | 1286.12                | 289.18                  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 92705.34   | 19018.66  | 46851.63               | 10455.91                |
| 8         | Dadra &N. Haveli  | 911.74     | 49.80     | 462.00                 | 152.67                  |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        | 72.77      | 51.44     | 78.38                  | 45.58                   |
| 10        | Delhi             | 6223.73    | 2114.07   | 3184.24                | 802.79                  |
| 11        | Goa               | 1310.38    | 323.15    | 560.36                 | 135.50                  |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 78476.48   | 9600.80   | 45196.01               | 6738.29                 |
| 13        | Haryana           | 42110.65   | 15018.76  | 26816.32               | 7228.00                 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 12547.30   | 3609.39   | 8529.54                | 6122.19                 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 51276.51   | 11544.16  | 46008.43               | 1744.06                 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 75775.18   | 11120.31  | 38631.98               | 176.91                  |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 66213.52   | 30351.27  | 15056.64               | 2988.59                 |
| 18        | Kerala            | 21844.02   | 3991.25   | 6289.18                | 2385.59                 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 58.83      | 2.12      | 33.55                  | 0.00                    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 149094.91  | 21010.77  | 62928.25               | 18803.34                |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 58288.54   | 23451.85  | 25993.98               | 10116.31                |
| 22        | Manipur           | 21465.80   | 6242.42   | 3526.43                | 1733.02                 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 20404.51   | 58.62     | 5005.32                | 40.08                   |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 14739.69   | 2802.65   | 6189.83                | 1368.08                 |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 20568.72   | 363.88    | 0.00                   | 5326.42                 |
| 26        | Odisha            | 66695.31   | 20100.26  | 59829.94               | 16406.49                |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 100.00     | 75.43     | 94.60                  | 50.57                   |
| 28        | Punjab            | 36215.98   | 9938.55   | 16931.92               | 1127.78                 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 248041.55  | 34421.25  | 125653.40              | 10584.47                |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 4526.13    | 1118.81   | 2138.81                | 486.74                  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 135819.79  | 33364.51  | 55209.42               | 15923.73                |
| 32        | Telangana         | 81406.88   | 8289.07   | 5116.38                | 6397.54                 |
| 33        | Tripura           | 19800.13   | 599.04    | 11389.00               | 328.00                  |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 449867.53  | 14228.11  | 347261.98              | 8922.62                 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 22880.56   | 5825.84   | 10263.48               | 3513.94                 |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 97240.30   | 10743.70  | 52202.46               | 2909.39                 |
|           | Total             | 2403016.25 | 338950.27 | 1321336.61             | 167490.74               |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3567  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST   DECEMBER, 2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJESH  KUMAR  DIWAKER,  SHRI  C.R.  CHAUDHARY, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, PROF. K.V. THOMAS, SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN, SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL REGARDING 'TOILETS IN SCHOOLS'

Statement showing State-wise release of funds from Swachh Bharat Kosh for construction of toilets under the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Amount released ( ₹ in lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |                         183.83 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                         329.12 |
| 3         | Gujarat           |                         189    |
| 4         | Haryana           |                          91.25 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh  |                          25    |
| 6         | Jammu &Kashmir    |                        1572.25 |
| 7         | Jharkhand         |                         745.92 |
| 8         | Karnataka         |                         162.5  |
| 9         | Kerala            |                         204    |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh    |                        1225.36 |
| 11        | Manipur           |                         916.5  |
| 12        | Mizoram           |                         677.5  |
| 13        | Nagaland          |                        1009.18 |
| 14        | Odisha            |                         938.4  |
| 15        | Punjab            |                         435.05 |
| 16        | Sikkim            |                          51    |
| 17        | Telangana         |                         709.3  |
| 18        | Tripura           |                          58.05 |
| 19        | Uttrakhand        |                         787.19 |
| 20        | Chhattisgarh      |                         986.62 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                       11297    |