(a) whether the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation proposes to build biotoilets in
villages in collaboration with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO);
(b) if so, the details and the number thereof including the funding pattern of Scheme between
Union and State Governments;
(c) the number of gram Panchayats likely to be covered across the country under the scheme
State-wise; and the estimated expenditure to be incurred thereon;
(d) whether the Government has named these toilets as `Bapu` bio-toilets as a tribute to the
vision of the Father of the Nation on the sanitation needs of rural India;
(e) if so, the details thereof;
(f) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory for the NGOs and self-help groups
being aided by the Government to spend a part of the grants for installation of`Bapu` bio¬toilets in rural areas; and
(g) if so, the details thereof?