Impact of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
115 cities become Open Defecation Free
Gujarat and Chandigarh exceeds Mission target in construction of household toilets
The Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today stated that Gujarat and Chandigarh has already exceeded mission target in respect of construction of household toilets. As against, the five year mission target of construction of 4,06,388 toilets in Gujarat and 6,117 toilets in Chandigarh, 5,06,567 toilets in Gujarat and 18,950 toilets in Chandigarh have been built so far. Other lead performers in respect of construction of household toilets include, Uttar Pradesh- 2,46,484, Tamil Nadu- 2,36,168, Madhya Pradesh- 2,11,734 and Andhra Pradesh- 2,05,772.