## Policy Summary: ODF Plus Village under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
This policy outlines the criteria and process for declaring villages in India as Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). An ODF Plus village sustains its ODF status, manages solid and liquid waste, and maintains visual cleanliness.
The policy defines three progressive stages of ODF Plus villages:
* **ODF Plus Aspiring:** Sustains ODF status and has arrangements for either Solid Waste Management OR Liquid Waste Management.
* **ODF Plus Rising:** Sustains ODF status and has arrangements for BOTH Solid Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management.
* **ODF Plus Model:** Sustains ODF status, manages solid and liquid waste, maintains visual cleanliness (minimal litter, minimal stagnant wastewater, no plastic waste in public places), and displays ODF Plus Information, Education, Communication (IEC) messages.
Villages self-declare as ODF Plus at a Gram Sabha meeting. Mandatory third-party verification is required within 90 days of the initial ODF Plus declaration, specifically for ODF Plus Model villages. Supervisory verification may be conducted by Block/District/State level officers for all three ODF Plus categories.
Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBMG), implemented from 2020-21 to 2025-26, focuses on ODF sustainability and extending coverage to include solid and liquid waste management in all villages, upgrading them from ODF to ODF Plus Model status. Construction of new Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) remains a priority under Phase II, addressing the needs of emerging and migrant households.
As of August 13, 2025, data reported by States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBMG indicates the following:
| State/UT | Total ODF Villages | Total ODF Plus Villages | Aspiring | Rising | Model |
| -------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------- | -------- | ------ | ------ |
| A & N Islands | 265 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 15,995 | 15,964 | 7,675 | 55 | 8,234 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 5,134 | 4,956 | 3,153 | 847 | 956 |
| Assam | 25,368 | 25,186 | 1,363 | 876 | 22,947 |
| Bihar | 37,138 | 35,011 | 1,842 | 234 | 32,935 |
| Chhattisgarh | 19,643 | 18,713 | 972 | 34 | 17,707 |
| D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 98 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| Goa | 373 | 368 | 58 | 2 | 308 |
| Gujarat | 17,973 | 17,764 | 3,514 | 919 | 13,331 |
| Haryana | 6,618 | 6,518 | 2,678 | 86 | 3,754 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17,618 | 16,118 | 1,280 | 386 | 14,452 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6,216 | 5,996 | 20 | 17 | 5,959 |
| Jharkhand | 29,322 | 26,666 | 18,409 | 555 | 7,702 |
| Karnataka | 26,484 | 26,402 | 18,161 | 263 | 7,978 |
| Kerala | 1,435 | 1,381 | 6 | 5 | 1,370 |
| Ladakh | 240 | 240 | 10 | 0 | 230 |
| Lakshadweep | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 51,043 | 50,772 | 247 | 4 | 50,521 |
| Maharashtra | 40,247 | 38,300 | 4,865 | 98 | 33,337 |
| Manipur | 2,567 | 68 | 41 | 1 | 26 |
| Meghalaya | 6,466 | 5,447 | 4,727 | 244 | 476 |
| Mizoram | 646 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 618 |
| Nagaland | 1,425 | 1134 | 512 | 69 | 553 |
| Odisha | 46,928 | 45,083 | 833 | 11 | 44,239 |
| Puducherry | 91 | 90 | 53 | 0 | 37 |
| Punjab | 11,977 | 11,782 | 9,701 | 69 | 2,012 |
| Rajasthan | 43,463 | 42,781 | 281 | 83 | 42,417 |
| Sikkim | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| Tamil Nadu | 11,739 | 11,569 | 535 | 25 | 11,009 |
| Telangana | 9,773 | 8,933 | 535 | 0 | 8,398 |
| Tripura | 765 | 765 | 8 | 0 | 757 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 96,174 | 94,636 | 1,054 | 80 | 93,502 |
| Uttarakhand | 14,967 | 14,917 | 52 | 1 | 14,864 |
| West Bengal | 38,343 | 37,178 | 4,357 | 241 | 32,580 |
| **Total** | **5,86,944** | **5,66,068** | **86,942** | **5,205** | **4,73,921** |
The Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri V. Somanna, provided this information in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on August 18, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
Swachh Bharat Mission: A nationwide campaign in India for cleanliness.
Open Defecation Free ODF: Status achieved by a village ensuring complete sanitation.
Open Defecation Free ODF Plus: An enhanced version of ODF status, including solid and liquid waste management.
Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen SBMG: The second phase of the rural component of the Swachh Bharat Mission, focusing on ODF sustainability and waste management from 2020-21 to 2025-26.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation: An department that provides Financial technical support to States on sanitation
Gram Sabha: Village assembly.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
ODF PLUS VILLAGE UNDER SWACHH BHARAT
MISSION
Posted On: 18 AUG 2025 2:47PM by PIB Delhi
The key criteria and process being used to declare all the villages in the country as Open Defecation Free
(ODF) Plus are as under: -
An ODF Plus village is defined as a village which sustain its Open Defecation Free (ODF) Status,
ensures solid and liquid waste management and is visually clean. There are 3 progressive stages of
ODF Plus villages:
ODF Plus Aspiring: A Village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for Solid Waste
(cid:108)
Management OR Liquid Waste Management
ODF Plus Rising: A village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for BOTH Solid
(cid:108)
Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management
ODF Plus Model: A village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for both Solid
(cid:108)
Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management; observes visual cleanliness, i.e., minimal litter,
minimal stagnant wastewater, no plastic waste dump in public places; and displays ODF Plus
Information, Education & Communication (IEC) messages
A village that has met all the ODF Plus criteria will self-declare themselves ODF Plus at a Gram
Sabha meeting. The District must ensure mandatory third-party verification of a village, within 90
days of ODF Plus declaration for the first time. The mandatory third party verification will be
undertaken for ODF Plus (Model) villages only. However, supervisory verification may be done for
the ODF Plus villages across all the three categories (Aspiring/Rising/Model) by the officers
responsible in chain of command at Block/District/State levels.
State/UT-wise number of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus declared villages under SBM(G) as on
13.08.2025, as per the data reported by the States/UTs on online Integrated Management
Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G) is given below.
Sanitation is State subject, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation provides Financial &
technical support to States. Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] is being
implemented during the period from 2020-21 to 2025-26, with the focus on Open Defecation Free
(ODF) sustainability and to cover all the villages with solid and liquid waste management i.e.
converting the villages from ODF to ODF Plus (Model). Realising that the task of constructing toilets
is a continuous process and not a one time activity, as there are continuously new emerging
households, migrant households etc. which will require Toilets, construction of new Individual
House Hold Latrines (IHHLs) continues to be the first charge on SBM(G) funds under Phase-II of
SBM(G) and states are advised continuously to plan for the left out toilets and address this gap on
priority.
This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA in
a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
MAM/SMP
(Rajya Sabha US Q2804)State/UT-wise, No. of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus villages as on 13.08.2025
Total
ODF
State/UT Total ODF Plus Villages
S. No. Plus
Name Village
villages
Aspiring Rising Model
A & N
1 265 0 0 208 208
Islands
Andhra
2 15,995 7,675 55 8,234 15,964
Pradesh
Arunacha
3 5,134 3,153 847 956 4,956
l Pradesh
4 Assam 25,368 1,363 876 22,947 25,186
5 Bihar 37,138 1,842 234 32,935 35,011
Chhattisg
6 19,643 972 34 17,707 18,713
arh
D & N
Haveli
7 and 98 0 0 94 94
Daman &
Diu
8 Goa 373 58 2 308 368
9 Gujarat 17,973 3,514 919 13,331 17,764
10 Haryana 6,618 2,678 86 3,754 6,518
Himachal
11 17,618 1,280 386 14,452 16,118
Pradesh
Jammu &
12 6,216 20 17 5,959 5,996
Kashmir
Jharkhan
13 29,322 18,409 555 7,702 26,666
d
Karnatak
14 26,484 18,161 263 7,978 26,402
a
15 Kerala 1,435 6 5 1,370 1,381
16 Ladakh 240 10 0 230 240
Lakshad
17 10 0 0 10 10
weep
Madhya
18 51,043 247 4 50,521 50,772
Pradesh
Maharash
19 40,247 4,865 98 33,337 38,300
tra
20 Manipur 2,567 41 1 26 68
Meghala
21 6,466 4,727 244 476 5,447
ya
22 Mizoram 646 0 0 618 618
23 Nagaland 1,425 512 69 553 113424 Odisha 46,928 833 11 44,239 45,083
Puducher
25 91 53 0 37 90
ry
26 Punjab 11,977 9,701 69 2,012 11,782
27 Rajasthan 43,463 281 83 42,417 42,781
28 Sikkim 400 0 0 400 400
Tamil
29 11,739 535 25 11,009 11,569
Nadu
Telangan
30 9,773 535 0 8,398 8,933
a
31 Tripura 765 8 0 757 765
Uttar
32 96,174 1,054 80 93,502 94,636
Pradesh
Uttarakha
33 14,967 52 1 14,864 14,917
nd
West
34 38,343 4,357 241 32,580 37,178
Bengal
5,86,944 86,942 5,205 4,73,921 5,66,068
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