Punjab to spent Rs. 20 crore to construct toilets in rural area

Chandigarh, July 1, 2014: The Punjab Government has sanctioned Rs. 20 crore to construct toilets free of cost in rural areas for the families living under below poverty line.

A spokesman of the Rural Development and Panchayat Department has said that the proposal of the Department has been approved by the Punjab Government with an aim to provide sanitation facilities to needy class of the society.

Earlier Rs. 94.50 crore has also been spent by the Punjab Government to construct 80689 toilets in villages. He said that the Department has set an ambitious target to provide toilets to all families under BPL till December 2015 and the department has sought the reports from all BDPOs about the needs to construct toilets in villages falls under their jurisdiction. Calling the sanitation facilities critical to ensure human development as well as a step towards women safety, the spokesman has also said that all BDPOs has also been asked to ensure quality construction under their personal supervision.