(a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to construct
toilets in the rural areas of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of toilets constructed under the sanitation scheme
during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether this has been as per the target fixed in this regard;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the
Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF
DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a) and (b) Government of India has given high priority to rural
sanitation. Efforts of the State Governments for promoting rural
sanitation were supplemented from 1986 till 1999 by the Central
Government under the centrally sponsored Rural Sanitation Programme
(CRSP) and thereafter from 1999 under the Total Sanitation Campaign
(TSC). Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was launched as demand driven,
community led programme with major IEC inputs to make sanitation a
felt need of the people.
To accelerate the progress of Sanitation coverage TSC was revamped as
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.
Under NBA, following steps have been taken :
# A shift from motivating individual household toilet construction to
covering whole communities in a Gram Panchayat saturation mode for
holistic sanitation outcomes.
# The scope of providing incentives 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/- from the earlier
amount of Rs 3200/-.under NBA. In addition upto Rs. 4500/- can be spent
under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for
construction of the toilet. Along-with beneficiary contribution of
Rs. 900/-, the total unit cost of toilet is now Rs. 10000/-.
(Rs. 10500/- for Hilly and difficult areas)
# More emphasis on Information Education Communication (IEC).with
earmarked 15% of the total outlay of district projects for IEC activities.
With a view to give thrust to a new approach towards IEC, the Ministry has
launched a Communication and Advocacy Strategy (2012-2017).
# Conjoint approach with National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)
to ensure water availability for sanitation in Gram Panchayats. Focused
convergence of rural sanitation with associated Ministries including Health,
School Education, Women and Child Development with NBA.
# 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)
& Anganwadi workers for promoting sanitation. Self Help Groups, Women’s
Groups & NGOs of repute are to be encouraged by states to participate in
sanitation promotion.
# The component of Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) has been
prioritized by focussed funding.
(c) As per data available through online monitoring system, the number
of toilets constructed under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) formerly known
as Total Sanitation Campaign(TSC) during each of the last three years
and the current year, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-1.
(d) Since NBA is demand driven schemes, hence annual targets are not being fixed.
(e) and (f) Does not arise.