Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] was launched on 2nd October, 2014 with the goal to make the rural areas of the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2nd October, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by providing access to toilets to all the rural households. All the villages had declared themselves ODF by 2nd October, 2019. Having achieved the ODF status, Phase-II of SBM(G) has been launched with effect from 1st April 2020 for a period of 5 years with the objectives to sustain the ODF status and to make arrangements for solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) in all villages, i.e. to convert the villages from ODF to ODF Plus, by 2024-25. In SBM(G) Phase-II, provision for incentive for construction of individual household latrines (IHHLs) for any left out household and new households has been kept. SBM(G) is a demand driven scheme, hence no specific targets of construction of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) can be set. However, it has been estimated that during the SBM-G Phase-II period, about 30 lakh household will require IHHLs annually.
As SBM(G) is a demand driven programme, no specific year-wise targets of construction of IHHLs could be set. The year-wise details of IHHLs constructed from 2014-15 to 2019-20 under SBM(G) Phase-I, as reported by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), are given below:
|
Financial Year |
No. of IHHLs constructed |
|
2014-15 |
56,64,911 |
|
2015-16 |
1,21,92,316 |
|
2016-17 |
2,11,72,522 |
|
2017-18 |
2,86,61,777 |
|
2018-19 |
2,35,15,140 |
|
2019-20 |
1,18,94,031 |
|
Total |
10,31,00,697 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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