GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION 

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. * 2 (2nd Position)

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02-02-2017

ODF Villages 

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: 

(a) the total number of villages declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF), State/UT-wise;

(b) whether any mechanism exists for proper disposal of human excreta collected in the toilets in those ODF villages and if so, the number of villages where such provisions have been made;

(c) the number of those villages which still lack proper disposal system;

(d) the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Union Government for safe disposal of human excreta from ODF villages in the country; and

(e) whether the Government is aware of non-availability/shortage of water supply and also poor maintenance of toilets constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission and if so, the details thereof along with corrective action taken thereon? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.