(a) whether rural sanitation and hygiene level is very low in Rajasthan;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the same?
(a) whether rural sanitation and hygiene level is very low in Rajasthan;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the same?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF
DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a)&(b):Yes Madam, As per Census 2011, only 20.10% rural households have access to
sanitation facility in Rajasthan.
(c): The following steps have been taken by the Government to improve rural
sanitation & hygiene in the country including in Rajasthan.
To accelerate the progress of sanitation in rural areas, Government of India has
designed a paradigm shift in Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) which is now called the
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), in the XIIth Five Year Plan. The objective of NBA is to
achieve sustainable behavior change with provision of sanitary facilities in entire
communities in a phased, saturation mode with `Nirmal Grams` as outcomes. The new
strategy is to transform rural India into `Nirmal Bharat` by adopting community
saturation approach. NBA goal is to achieve 100% access to sanitation for all rural
households by 2022. The provision of incentive for individual household latrine units has
been widened to cover all APL households who belong to SCs, STs, small and marginal
farmers, landless labourers with homesteads, physically challenged and women headed
households along-with all BPL households. Financial incentive for construction of toilets
has been raised for all eligible beneficiaries to Rs. 4600 under NBA. In addition upto Rs.
4500 to be booked under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme for construction of the toilet is permitted and a beneficiary contribution of Rs.
900, taking the total unit cost of toilet to Rs. 10000/-. Conjoint approach with the scheme
of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) has been adopted to address the
issue of availability of water in the Gram Panchayats for sustaining sanitation facilities
created. Funds for capacity building of all stakeholders including Panchayati Raj
Institutions (PRIs) and field level implementers have been earmarked under the revised
strategy. Convergence with other State Departments like Health, Women & Child
Development and Panchayati Raj is being focused upon. Provision has been made for
incentivizing Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Anganwadi workers for
promoting sanitation. Self Help Groups, Women`s Groups and Non Government
Organisations of repute are to be encouraged by States to participate in sanitation
promotion. The component of Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) has also
been prioritized through focused funding.
Fund released to Rajasthan during the last three years and current year is as
under:-
S.No. Year Fund released (Rs. in crore)
1 2009-10 43.52
2 2010-11 56.70
3 2011-12 54.24
4 2012-13 68.85 (Upto Nov, 2012)