Punjab builds toilets for 3300,000 rural families

Chandigarh: Punjab government claims to have built 3300,000 toilets for people in the rural areas, under the 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan'. A government spokesperson said the total budget earmarked for this purpose was Rs 9.37 billion and added that 792,000 families would be covered during the next three years. Punjab is set to acquire the status of an open defecation-free state with 100 per cent toilet access by October 2017, he added. Rs 15,000 has been provided to each beneficiary under this unique project.