**Summary:**
This document summarizes the response provided by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri V. Somanna, to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1847 regarding delays in payments for model toilet construction under the Swachhata Mission in the Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency. The Government of Rajasthan has acknowledged that payments for model toilets constructed in Gram Panchayats of the Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency were not made within the stipulated timeline by the concerned District Authorities.
The response also provides an update on the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBMG). SBMG was launched on October 2, 2014, with the objective of eliminating open defecation in rural areas by October 2, 2019, a goal which was achieved. Phase II of SBMG is currently being implemented from 2020-21 to 2025-26. The focus of Phase II is on Open Defecation Free (ODF) sustainability and ensuring all villages implement solid and liquid waste management systems, transitioning villages from ODF to ODF Plus Model status. As of the date of the response (July 31, 2025), 472,076 villages have been declared as ODF Model Villages.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: A ministry of the Government of India.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation: A department under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
SHRI AMRA RAM: Member of Parliament who raised the question in Lok Sabha.
Swachhata Mission: A mission focused on cleanliness and sanitation, under which model toilets were constructed.
Gram Panchayats of Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency: Local governing bodies in the Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency, Rajasthan, responsible for the construction of model toilets.
Rajasthan: The state in India where the Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency is located.
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen: A rural sanitation program launched in India to eliminate open defecation and improve waste management.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1847
ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025
DELAY IN PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MODEL TOILETS
†1847. SHRI AMRA RAM:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether the payment for construction of model toilets under the Swachhata Mission has not
been made even after seven years by the Gram Panchayats of Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency
and if so, the reasons therefor and the authority responsible for the same; and
(b) the current status of Swachh Bharat Mission across the country?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) As informed by the Government of Rajasthan, payments for model toilets constructed in
Gram Panchayats of Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency could not be made within timeline by the
concerned District Authorities.
(b) Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] was launched on 2nd October, 2014 with the
aim to eliminate open defecation in rural areas by 2nd October, 2019. All the villages of the
country declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2nd October, 2019. 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). So far, 4,72,076 Villages have been declared as ODF Model Villages.
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