Aiming to meet the goal of making the country free of open defecation by 2019, the Government on Tuesday said it will dole out enhanced amount for construction of individual household latrines, from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000, and for school toilets Rs 54,000 will be given instead of Rs 35,000.
Similarly, for Anganwadi toilets, the amount will be now Rs 20,000 in place of Rs 8,000 and for Community Sanitary complexes, the amount proposed is Rs 6 lakh from the existing Rs 2 lakh.
Union Minister for Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that a Cabinet note has been prepared in this regard for its approval.
Gadkari also announced the decision to delink the MNREGA from toilet construction programme, saying that the scheme started by the previous UPA government did not work well on the ground.
He called for fast decisions and sought support of all sections of society to achieve the goal of open defecation free India in the next four and half years.