Sewerage system does not exist in rural areas of the country. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), for disposal of human excreta, use of safe and eco-friendly onsite sanitation technologies such as twin leach pit toilets is encouraged for most parts of the country. Under this technology, human faeces automatically become manure in 1-2 years. In case of septic tank and single leach pit toilets, it is advised to retrofit them by converting the single pits to twin pits and connecting septic tank with soak pits. For treatment of faecal sludge from the septic tanks and single pit toilets, SBM (G) guideline provide for mechanical emptying of the pits and transportation of faecal sludge to nearby Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) / Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in urban/rural area. Funding provision at the rate of Rs.230 per capita is available under SBM (G) for setting up of FSTP in rural areas.
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP), a World Bank aided project implemented by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has concluded on 30.09.2019.
.This information was given by Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddyin a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) has conducted periodic surveys to ascertain the ground situation of sanitation in rural areas. It has conducted three rounds of National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) from 2017-18 to 2019-20 through an independent verification agency. Each round of NARSS covered 92,040 households in 6136 villages across States and UTs of India. DDWS has also conducted two rounds of Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) in 2018 and 2019 to rank States and districts based on their performance on key quantitative and qualitative sanitation parameters. As per the results of NARSS 2019-20, State/UT-wise details of percentage of population who were having access to toilet, percentage of villages which were sustaining ODF status and percentage of population having some arrangements for solid and liquid waste management (SLWM), are given at Annexure-1.
State Governments project their annual requirement of funds in their Annual Implementation Plans (AIP) consolidating the requirements for all the districts in the State. The same are considered and approved by the National Scheme Sanctioning Committee of the SBM(G). The State/UT-wise details of projected requirement of funds submitted by the State Governments during the last three years are given at Annexure-2. And, the State/UT-wise and year-wise details of funds released during the said period are given at Annexure-3.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Annexure-1
State/UT-wise details of percentage of population who were having access to toilet, percentage of villages which were sustaining ODF status and percentage of population having some arrangements for SLWM, as per NARSS 2019-20
State/UT
Percentage of population who were having access to toilet
Percentage of villages which were sustaining ODF status
Percentage of population having some arrangements for SLWM
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
99.3
96.7
68.2
Andhra Pradesh
95.9
84.5
55.3
Arunachal Pradesh
98.9
82.1
64.1
Assam
97.5
91.9
65.1
Bihar
73.6
71.1
42.0
Chhattisgarh
98.3
91.0
51.4
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
90.2
67.2
64.3
Goa
99.4
–
71.3
Gujarat
97.7
88.3
61.9
Haryana
99.7
95.9
67.1
Himachal Pradesh
99.6
98.0
55.2
Jammu & Kashmir
90.6
67.7
56.4
Jharkhand
93.2
80.0
46.2
Karnataka
93.9
86.4
52.1
Kerala
100.0
98.9
62.5
Madhya Pradesh
96.1
90.0
54.4
Maharashtra
98.5
93.2
58.7
Manipur
100.0
80.0
59.4
Meghalaya
98.2
95.9
66.3
Mizoram
100.0
100.0
61.3
Nagaland
98.7
95.6
65.8
Odisha
89.6
82.9
36.2
Puducherry
89.8
63.6
55.7
Punjab
98.8
88.7
51.8
Rajasthan
99.1
91.0
63.2
Sikkim
100.0
100.0
74.9
Tamil Nadu
99.2
94.8
68.6
Telangana
93.0
89.3
55.8
Tripura
99.9
100.0
59.3
Uttar Pradesh
95.8
92.7
55.0
Uttarakhand
97.6
88.6
67.8
West Bengal
94.9
92.4
45.3
All India
94.4
90.1
54.9
Annexure-2
State/UT-wise details of projected requirement of funds submitted by the State Governments during the last three years
(Rs. in crore)
Sl.
No.
State/UT
Projected funds requirements in AIP
SBM-G Centre share
(SBM-G Centre share + 15th Finance Commission grants*)
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
5.97
17.06
0.98
2
Andhra Pradesh
1277.52
1184.43
1059.73
3
Arunachal Pradesh
46.08
100.98
112.10
4
Assam
681.07
1266.95
1070.18
5
Bihar
4108.69
1740.92
1554.88
6
Chhattisgarh
387.45
408.55
576.31
7
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
12.84
6.63
9.68
8
Goa
0.55
61.09
87.62
9
Gujarat
483.53
1368.24
972.89
10
Haryana
252.47
760.81
627.66
11
Himachal Pradesh
363.06
167.24
491.30
12
Jammu & Kashmir
198.35
670.67
262.37
13
Jharkhand
1226.41
888.03
418.19
14
Karnataka
142.39
1002.81
190.23
15
Kerala
91.82
494.81
310.64
16
Ladakh
–
–
20.41
17
Madhya Pradesh
1340.58
816.32
2903.28
18
Maharashtra
2535.07
1926.82
4870.31
19
Manipur
256.34
92.43
91.44
20
Meghalaya
500.72
329.45
296.30
21
Mizoram
85.79
32.38
23.61
22
Nagaland
128.47
55.99
51.87
23
Odisha
2594.71
636.45
692.29
24
Puducherry
28.73
33.17
19.06
25
Punjab
364.89
435.22
482.29
26
Rajasthan
1382.07
1806.55
2024.45
27
Sikkim
14.01
18.87
31.07
28
Tamil Nadu
242.45
643.28
253.53
29
Telangana
1324.56
1377.25
1242.77
30
Tripura
131.49
127.14
136.47
31
Uttar Pradesh
4069.45
4443.08
4290.65
32
Uttarakhand
398.01
265.17
117.20
33
West Bengal
213.44
1515.22
1420.91
Total
24888.98
24694.01
26712.67
*Under 15th Finance Commission (FC), tied grants for sanitation are being provided to Rural Local Bodies since 2020-21 onwards. 15th FC is not applicable to UTs.
Annexure-3
State/UT-wise and year-wise details of funds released during the last three years
(Rs. in crore)
Sl.
No.
State/UT
Funds released
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
SBM(G)
SBM(G)
15th FC tied grants*
SBM(G)
15th FC tied grants*
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0.00
7.07
NA
0.00
NA
2
Andhra Pradesh
248.11
212.27
656.25
58.26
290.85
3
Arunachal Pradesh
61.01
15.28
57.75
4.10
25.50
4
Assam
545.97
276.81
401.00
95.41
177.90
5
Bihar
1867.38
88.56
1254.50
0.00
556.35
6
Chhattisgarh
138.98
68.43
363.50
0.00
161.25
7
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
0.00
1.65
NA
0.00
NA
8
Goa
0.26
0.23
18.75
15.32
0.00
9
Gujarat
238.45
312.56
798.75
85.68
354.30
10
Haryana
115.39
80.60
316.00
29.95
140.25
11
Himachal Pradesh
33.61
23.62
107.25
41.95
47.55
12
Jammu & Kashmir
139.58
24.89
NA
59.45
NA
13
Jharkhand
473.57
153.31
422.25
0.00
187.35
14
Karnataka
219.80
126.31
804.25
0.00
356.55
15
Kerala
141.40
103.73
407.00
0.00
180.45
16
Ladakh
–
2.71
NA
3.56
NA
17
Madhya Pradesh
242.65
291.48
996.00
126.30
441.60
18
Maharashtra
396.97
276.75
1456.75
0.00
646.05
19
Manipur
55.62
17.51
44.25
12.09
19.65
20
Meghalaya
37.13
65.41
22.75
36.56
0.00
21
Mizoram
10.78
14.05
23.25
8.81
10.35
22
Nagaland
39.49
22.17
31.25
4.51
0.00
23
Odisha
2044.36
58.92
564.50
0.00
250.35
24
Puducherry
2.00
0.11
NA
0.00
NA
25
Punjab
97.18
65.94
347.00
0.00
153.90
26
Rajasthan
390.00
229.26
965.50
275.93
428.10
27
Sikkim
5.44
6.15
10.50
4.49
4.65
28
Tamil Nadu
137.80
162.89
901.75
0.00
399.90
29
Telangana
119.93
46.86
461.75
0.00
204.75
30
Tripura
81.06
24.33
47.75
17.14
21.10
31
Uttar Pradesh
2249.94
800.32
2438.00
370.59
1081.20
32
Uttarakhand
50.23
50.69
143.50
0.00
63.75
33
West Bengal
808.18
261.31
1103.00
0.00
489.15
Total
10992.27
3892.18
15164.75
1250.10
6692.80
* Under 15th Finance Commission (FC), tied grants for sanitation are being provided to Rural Local Bodies since 2020-21 onwards. 15th FC is not applicable to UTs.
Industry leaders from across 30 major sectors participated in job fairs organised across the length and breadth of the country over a period of seven days between 17th – 23rd December, 2021, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Campaign. These job fairs, organised under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) programme by the Ministry of Rural Development, were facilitated by various State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLM) and Project Implementation Agencies (PIA).
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) was started with an ambitious agenda to benchmark wage placement-linked programs to global standards. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) revamped the placement linked skill development program under National Rural Livelihood Mission as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) on the 25th of September, 2014. DDU-GKY is a nationwide placement-linked skill training program funded by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India (GoI).
The program is currently being implemented in 27 States and 4 UTs and has over 2369 Training Centres in 1891 projects, in partnership with over 877 Project Implementing Agencies conducting training across 57 sectors, and over 616 job-roles. A total of 11.15 lakh candidates have been trained and 7.13 lakh candidates trained since inception under the DDU-GKY programme.
Lakhs of job seekers, both trained under the DDU-GKY programme and otherwise, participated in the job fairs. Close to 285 such fairs were organised across the country with participation from about 278 plus organisations. Some of the participating companies include Amazon India, Swiggy, Med Plus, Axis Bank, Kia Motors, Innovsource, Flipkart, Nana Bharat Fertilizers, Reliance Trends, Westside, Spencers, Leela Hotel, JW Mariott, Bengaluru, Teamlease Services etc. to name a few.
The participating organisations belonged to 30 major sectors/trades including retail, construction, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, e-commerce, microfinance, manpower management, IT-ITEs, automobile etc. The job melas were a huge success with thousands of rural youths being provided opportunities to work with some of the most prominent companies of the country.
Job seekers in the age groups of 18-35 years having completed basic schooling between 5th-10th standards and senior secondary or ITI, were provided free counselling at the venues. Eligible candidates were also selected for prior training in various trades with direct employment post trainings. Participating companies were also advised to ensure proper food and stay facilities for candidates selected for employment outside their home states.
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have been playing an important role in purveying agricultural credit, particularly to Small and Marginal Farmers (SF/MF) and weaker sections of the society. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister stated that in terms of the revised guidelines on Priority Sector Lending (PSL) issued by RBI, in respect of RRBs, a target of 18 per cent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) or Credit Equivalent of Off- Balance Sheet Exposure (CEOBE), whichever is higher, is prescribed for lending to Agriculture, out of which a target of 9 per cent is for Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs). PSL guidelines also prescribe a target of 15% of ANBC or CEOBE for lending to Weaker Sections, which, inter-alia, includes SMFs and SCs/STs, the Minister further stated.
Giving more details, the Minister said the RRBs have surpassed the prescribed target of lending to the SMFs & Weaker Sections during the years 2018-2019 to 2020-21 as can be seen in the table below:
(Amount in ₹ crore)
As on
Loans Outstanding of RRBs
Total Loans Outstanding
Small & Marginal Farmers
Weaker Sections
Amount
Share (%)
Amount
Share (%)
31 Mar 2019
2,80,755
1,26,958
45.2
1,58,627
56.5
31 Mar 2020
2,98,214
1,43,103
48.0
1,78,659
59.9
31 Mar 2021
3,34,171
1,56,106
46.7
1,94,315
58.1
Source: NABARD
Listing out the measures taken by the Government and RBI to facilitate the ease of credit flow from RRBs to agriculture sector and SMFs including SC/ST farmers, the Minister stated:
The Master Directions on Priority Sector Lending (PSL) issued by RBI prescribe an enhanced target of 75% for RRBs for lending to the priority sector, as against the target of 40% applicable to Commercial Banks.
Ø Target for SMF is to be raised from 8% to 10% between 2020-21 and 2023-24 in a phased manner.
Government of India implements an interest subvention scheme under which short term crop loans up to Rs.3.00 lakh are provided to farmers at a reduced interest rate of 7% p.a. The scheme provides interest subvention of 2% per annum to Banks on use of their own resources. Besides, additional 3% incentive is given to the farmers for prompt repayment of the loan, thereby reducing the effective rate of interest to 4%.
The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 for issue of KCC to farmers. The scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers to meet their short term credit requirements for cultivation of crops, investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied activities and other needs.
To enhance coverage of small and marginal farmers in the formal credit system, RBI has decided to raise the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.1.6 lakh.
A new scheme for KCC to Animal husbandry and Fisheries farmers has also been introduced through Banks, including RRBs, to meet their working capital requirement. The benefits of KCC along with interest subvention have been extended to Animal Husbandry and Fisheries farmers.
The requirement of ‘no dues’ certificate has also been dispensed with in respect of small loans up to Rs.50,000 availed by small and marginal farmers, share-croppers and the like and, instead, only a self-declaration from the borrower is required.
Small, marginal, tenant farmers, oral lessees, etc. are to be brought into the fold of institutional credit, Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) promoted by banks.
NABARD extends refinance at concessional rate of interest to RRBs for supplementing their resources for short-term and long-term lending. Refinance is expected to increase ground level credit and boost capital formation in agriculture.
During 2020-21, NABARD disbursed total refinance of ₹44,975 crore to RRBs, which included Long Term refinance of ₹15,157 crore and Short-Term refinance of ₹29,818 crore.
