Parliament Question: Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen in Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3154 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025 SWACHH BHARAT MISSION-GRAMEEN IN UTTAR PRADESH †3154. SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen (SBM-G) being implemented in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government has succeeded in achieving its goal of making every village including Mau district of Uttar Pradesh Open Defecation Free;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the time by which the Government is likely to achieve its goal of making every village including Mau district of Uttar Pradesh Open Defecation Free? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) 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). Out of the total number of 96,174 villages in Uttar Pradesh, 93484 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus (Model) upto 04.08.2025 as per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission

(Grameen)[SBM-G].

(b) to (d) Yes, Sir. Government of Uttar Pradesh has succeeded in achieving its goal of making every village including the villages of Mau district Open Defecation Free. According to the base line survey done in the year 2012, the State had a target to construct about 2.76 Crore of individual house hold latrines to make all villages of the State Open Defecation Free including the villages of district Mau. By 2nd October 2018, State has achieved 100 percent of its target and declared itself Open Defecation Free.

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