**Executive Summary**
This document outlines the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)], reporting that 5,67,873 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus as of 04.12.2025. It details the criteria and process for declaring villages as ODF Plus under Phase-II, including third-party verification within 90 days. The document also specifies the incentive for Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) construction and highlights State/UT-wise allocation and expenditure for SCs and STs under SBM(G) for 2025-26.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **ODF Plus Status:**
* Definition: A village sustaining its ODF status, ensuring solid and liquid waste management, and maintaining visual cleanliness.
* Progressive Stages: Aspiring, Rising, and Model.
* **ODF Plus Categories Criteria:**
* ODF Plus Aspiring: Sustaining ODF status with arrangements for Solid Waste Management OR Liquid Waste Management.
* ODF Plus Rising: Sustaining ODF status with arrangements for BOTH Solid Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management.
* ODF Plus Model: Sustaining ODF status with arrangements for both, observing visual cleanliness (minimal litter, stagnant wastewater, no plastic waste), and displaying ODF Plus Information, Education & Communication (IEC) messages.
* **Verification Process:**
* Villages meeting ODF Plus criteria self-declare at a Gram Sabha meeting.
* Mandatory third-party verification by the district within 90 days of ODF Plus declaration for the first time.
* Third-party verification is mandatory for ODF Plus (Model) villages only.
* Supervisory verification may be done for all three categories (Aspiring/Rising/Model) by officers at Block/District/State levels.
* **Financial Provisions:**
* Incentive of Rs. 12000/- for construction of one unit of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) to all BPL households and identified APL households, including SC/ST households.
* Preference for SC/ST households for IHHL incentive under SBM(G).
* **Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs):**
* CSCs are constructed under SBM(G) to cater to the sanitation needs of all communities.
* Priority to locations with predominant SC/ST habitations.
* **State/UT-wise Allocation:**
* Annexure provided for State/UT-wise allocation and expenditure for SCs and STs under SBM(G) for 2025-26.
**Impact Analysis**
**Villages:**
* **Impact:** Requirement to meet and maintain ODF Plus criteria (Aspiring, Rising, Model) which involves implementation and sustenance of solid and liquid waste management programs, along with maintenance of overall cleanliness. They would need to display ODF Plus Information, Education & Communication (IEC) messages.
* **Action Required:** Implement and maintain solid and liquid waste management practices, self-declare ODF Plus status at a Gram Sabha meeting.
**District Administration:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for ensuring third-party verification of ODF Plus villages.
* **Action Required:** Conduct mandatory third-party verification within 90 days of the village's self-declaration, especially for ODF Plus (Model) villages.
**Block/District/State Level Officers:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for supervisory verification of ODF Plus villages across all three categories (Aspiring/Rising/Model).
* **Action Required:** Perform supervisory verification of ODF Plus villages.
**BPL and Identified APL Households (including SC/ST):**
* **Impact:** Receiving incentive for the construction of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs).
* **Action Required:** Construct IHHLs.
**SC/ST Communities:**
* **Impact:** Locations with predominant SC/ST habitations receive priority for construction of Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs).
* **Action Required:** Facilitate and participate in the construction and usage of CSCs.
**States/UTs:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for State/UT-wise allocation and expenditure for SCs and STs under SBM(G) for 2025-26.
* **Action Required:** Properly allocate and expend funds for SCs and STs under SBM(G) for 2025-26, as per the provided annexure.
Key Entities Referenced
Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)]: A nationwide sanitation campaign to improve cleanliness and sanitation in rural areas, aiming to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and effective waste management.
Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus: The next stage of the ODF initiative, focusing on sustaining ODF status and ensuring solid and liquid waste management.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The central government ministry responsible for water resources and sanitation, overseeing the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).
Villages: Rural localities designated as the primary unit for achieving and maintaining ODF Plus status under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).
Ministry of Jal Shakti
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (GRAMEEN)
प्रव तथ: 08 DEC 2025 3:08PM by PIB Delhi
5,67,873 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus (Aspiring-75,892, Rising-3,958,
Model-4,88,023) under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] upto 04.12.2025, as per the data
reported by the States/UTs on online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G). The
key criteria and process being used to declare all the villages in the country as Open Defecation Free
(ODF) Plus under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II are as under:
An ODF Plus village is defined as a village which sustains 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 Management OR Liquid Waste Management
ODF Plus Rising: A village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for BOTH
Solid Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management
ODF Plus Model: A village which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for both Solid
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.
Under SBM(G), this Department provides an incentive of Rs. 12000/- for the construction of one unit of
Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) to all BPL households and identified APL households, including
SC/ST households. As per SBM(G) Phase II guidelines, among APL households, first preference is given
to SC/ST households for providing IHHL incentive under SBM(G).
Further, Community assets such as Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs) are also constructed under
SBM(G) which cater to the sanitation needs of all communities. However, for the construction of CSCs, as
per SBM(G) Phase II guidelines, priority shall be given to the locations with predominant SC/ST
habitations, among others. State/UT-wise allocation and expenditure for SCs and STs under SBM(G) for
2025-26 is given at Annexure.
The 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.
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AMK/ND(Rajya Sabha USQ 896)
Annexure
State/UT wise Allocation and Expenditure FY 2025-26 for SCs and STs
Rs. In Lakhs
Sr. No. State/UT SCs STs
Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure
Centre
1 Andhra Pradesh 5042.10 1085.26 1025.69 207.97
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 701.22 0.00
3 Assam 2393.47 516.76 3031.30 612.51
4 Bihar 16029.27 1688.11 838.02 62.74
5 Chhattisgarh 1837.29 226.66 3283.33 469.50
6 Goa 5.55 2.68 32.15 0.00
7 Gujarat 2153.07 744.39 4671.41 1754.05
8 Haryana 2936.00 143.22 0.00 0.00
9 Himachal Pradesh 1628.50 717.76 236.85 76.46
10 Jammu & Kashmir 1938.26 484.57 3900.00 975.00
11 Jharkhand 2466.24 0.00 3809.93 217.14
12 Karnataka 3914.67 583.56 1116.28 222.43
13 Kerala 407.13 160.59 60.67 6.33
14 Madhya Pradesh 4097.36 142.12 4400.42 242.04
15 Maharashtra 10352.24 2915.64 7679.78 3013.24
16 Manipur 43.30 0.00 459.67 0.0017 Meghalaya 83.63 0.00 9473.20 4.81
18 Mizoram 1.51 0.32 919.76 341.93
19 Nagaland 0.00 0.00 2358.90 1075.59
20 Odisha 3484.06 1369.65 3118.31 1187.42
21 Puducherry 161.74 3.28 0.00 0.00
22 Punjab 2446.67 444.94 0.00 0.00
23 Rajasthan 3621.07 1169.15 2050.56 705.32
24 Sikkim 76.25 4.19 398.72 26.77
25 Tamil Nadu 8318.68 5494.24 364.01 162.00
26 Telangana 2471.46 0.00 1088.78 0.00
27 Tripura 1421.84 204.06 2287.24 312.62
28 Uttar Pradesh 37515.60 1525.46 707.79 18.86
29 Uttarakhand 833.82 184.19 92.21 26.27
30 West Bengal 19808.24 10157.16 3482.81 2097.32
Total 135489.00 29967.97 61589.00 13818.32
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