Close to 30L latrines built under Swachh Bharat drive: Govt

Nearly 30 lakh individual household latrines have been constructed so far as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the cleanliness drive which was launched in October last year by the NDA government, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
In a written reply to the Upper House, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ram Kripal Yadav, said that 29,74,455 individual household latrines have been constructed up to March 4 this year after the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) on October 2 to coincide with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
About Rs 1,157.52 crore central share has been spent as reported on online monitoring system maintained by the ministry, he added.

Responding to another question, the minister said that the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) aims to accelerate sanitation coverage in the country so as to realise by 2019 its goal of 'Swachh Bharat' by providing access to toilet facilities in all rural households and taking up solid and liquid waste management activities in gram panchayats.