(a) whether the Government has undertaken sanitation campaign under
the Panchayati Raj.
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of districts in which the above campaign is being conducted,
State-wise;
(d) the names of the districts for which the respective State Governments
have requested the Union Government to release the next instalment of
Centre’s share under the campaign; and
(e) the action taken by the Union Government in this regard?
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