MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) & (b): Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is under implementation in 572
rural districts of the country. In rural areas, it is being implemented with the
district as the unit of implementation. Funds under the Campaign are meant for
the construction of individual household toilets; schools toilets; community
complexes for women; toilets for Anganwadis and Balwadis, Production Centres
and Rural Sanitary Marts, as well as taking up awareness generation among the
people. The main goal of Government is to eradicate the practice of open
defecation by the year 2012.
(c): A list indicating State-wise the number of districts covered under TSC
is at the Annexe.
(d) & (e): Release of funds under the TSC is a continuous process in
accordance with the utilization made by the districts. The proposals received
from various districts for the release of subsequent instalments are received
and processed regularly to release grants to them.
ANNEXURE
Sl.No. State No. of Project
1. ANDHRA PRADESH 22
2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH 14
3. ASSAM 22
4. BIHAR 38
5. CHATTISGARH 16
6. D & N HAVELI 1
7 GOA 1
8. GUJARAT 25
9. HARYANA 20
10. HIMACHAL PRADESH 12
11. JAMMU & KASHMIR 14
12. JHARKHAND 22
13. KARNATAKA 27
14. KERALA 14
15. MADHYA PRADESH 45
16. MAHARASHTRA 33
17. MAHIPUR 5
18. MEGHALAYA 6
19. MIZORAM 8
20. NAGALAND 9
21. ORISSA 30
22. PONDICHERRY 1
23. PUNJAB 16
24. RAJASTHAN 32
25. SIKKIM 4
26. TAMILNADU 29
27. TRIPURA 4
28. UTTAR PRADESH 70
29. UTTARAKHAND 13
30. WEST BENGAL 19 STATE TOTAL 572