21 toilets built every minute, what is the total number of toilets in India since October 2, 2014

New Delhi: After coming into government in 2014, PM Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan vigorously. This mission was launched 11 years ago on October 2, 2014, on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Due to the Swachh Bharat Mission, there has been a significant change in the cleanliness of the country during the 11 years of PM Modi’s tenure. The objective of the mission was to eliminate open defecation, improve solid and liquid waste management and maintain the dignity and health of citizens, especially women and the rural poor. Know in this article how Swachh Bharat Mission changed the picture of India?

How did India achieve ODF target?

Under Phase-1, India achieved 100 percent sanitation coverage in rural areas by 2019, with construction of more than 10 crore individual household latrines. After this all the villages declared themselves open defecation free i.e. ODF. ODF stands for Open Defecation Free.

What work was done on waste management?

Subsequently, Phase-2 was launched in April 2020. Focus was on maintaining ODF status in the open and achieving ODF Plus through better solid and liquid waste management i.e. SLWM. By March 17, 2025, more than 5.64 lakh villages out of 5 lakh 86 thousand villages declared themselves open defecation free. These include 1 lakh 12 thousand aspirational, 7 thousand 337 rising and 4 lakh 44 thousand model villages. At the same time, 5 lakh 3 thousand villages implemented solid waste management.

How to build 21 toilets every minute?

If we talk about how many toilets were built in the last 11 years, then the answer is 12 crores. Apart from this, 2 lakh 53 thousand public toilets were also built. If we do the math of building 12 crore toilets in 11 years, it comes to light that according to this, 21 toilets were built every minute in India. Due to this, the problem of open defecation ended and the health and hygiene of the people improved.

How much money does the government and the state spend?

It is worth noting that both the Central Government and the State Government have to spend money on the scheme of constructing toilets in every household. The distribution of funds in the North-Eastern and Himalayan states is 90:10. In all other states, the Center has to provide 60 percent funds and the state government has to provide 40 percent funds.

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