(a) the percentage of toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission which remain unused due to unavailability of water, State-wise;
(b) whether a number of people in the rural areas prefer to defecate in open despite having toilets; and
(c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to solve this issue?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION
(SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)
(a) to (c) 80.65% of rural households have access to toilets in rural areas. A recent independent survey found that 93.2% of households with access to toilets used them. State-wise details of percentage of persons using the toilets is annexed.