The State Government has targeted to construct a total of 79,81,973 household toilets by 2019 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) drive. By now, 1
9.22 per cent of households have toilets and 1,102 villages have 100 per cent household toilets.
Rural Development Minister Badranarayan Patra informed this in the Assembly on Tuesday in a written reply to a question of Congress MlA Tara Prasad Bahinipati.
Patra said the Government set the target on the bases of the Base line Survey conducted in 20103.
“To expedite execution of the toilet projects, training programmes are being undertaken under the District Water and Sanitation Missions (DWSMs). Besides, efforts are on to
change pPeople’s behaviour for use of toilets through saturation mode and ClTS approach in block and gram panchayat levels,” the
Minister said.
The Minister said an incentive of Rs 12,000, which includes Cetnre’s 60 per cent contribution of Rs 7,200 and the State’s 40 per cent contribution of Rs 4,800, is given to each selected household for construction of a toilet under the mission.
The State Government had received Rs 6583.50 lakh from the Union Government under the scheme, the Minister said.
The Government has no proposal to increase the incentive amount over Rs 12,000, the Minister said.