NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Urban Development has so far sanctioned Rs.459.93 cr to ten states as the first installment under Swachh Bharat Mission’ for the year 2014-15. This was stated by the Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri Babul Supriyo in the Lok Sabha in a written reply to Shri M. Murali Mohan, Smt.Hema Malini and five other members.
The details of the sanctions are as below:
|
S.No |
State |
Sanctioned amount (Rs. in crore) |
|
1. |
Maharashtra |
135.00 |
|
2. |
Karnataka |
80.01 |
|
3. |
West Bengal |
64.01 |
|
4. |
Gujarat |
40.95 |
|
5. |
Andhra Pradesh |
40.00 |
|
6. |
Bihar |
37.72 |
|
7. |
Chattisgarh |
30.79 |
|
8. |
Madhya Pradesh |
18.81 |
|
9. |
Manipur |
11.21 |
|
10. |
Odisha |
1.43 |
Shri Babul Supriyo has further informed that under Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas, 1.04 crore household toilets are targeted to be built by 2018.
State-wide targets in respect of household toilets under the Mission : Tamil Nadu-13.95 lakhs, Uttar Pradesh -11.83 lakh, Maharashtra-8.99 lakhs, Karnataka-8.88 lakhs, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana-7.93 lakhs, West Bengal-7.88 lakhs, Madhya Pradesh-7.32 lakhs, Rajasthan-5.62 lakhs, Bihar-5.47 lakhs, Gujarat-4.06 lakhs, Odisha-4.03 lakhs,Chattisgarh-3.51 lakhs, Jharkhand-2.31 lakhs, Haryana-2.16 lakhs, Punjab-1.96 lakhs, Kerala-1.76, Assam-1.46 lakhs and NCT of Delhi-1.25 lakhs etc.