While toilets were used by 53% of Indians, only a few villages and districts were declared ODF. This was due to 595 million Indians who were openly defecating. Village or district will get recognised as ODF only after a considerable lag to the change seen in the general population. Thus slowness of village ODF numbers does not indicate adversity (1.95% of villages become ODF in 54 days or just 44% of target). Govt's target for ODF districts was "80 more by 31/3/2017" (see 1). In 54 days, just 4 districts were added! On a positive note, as Sikkim, Kerala & HP reach 100% status, a minimum of 30 ODF districts will be added. Five small states with over 80% coverage can add another 62 districts (see link 2).

Status @ 23/9/2016 shows village target met was 61.5%; 39 new districts were added by 2/10/2016, giving a district target met of 98%!!! Punjab and Gujarat, with a total of 55 districts, are fairly close to ODF (see link 3). 24.8m toilets were built and another 15m are expected next year (see link 4).

July 28th Sept 20th Additions
Districts 17 21 4
Villages 69,087 80,282 11,195
Toilets 20 m 24 m 4 m
Interval 54 days

Target Gross Additions since July 28th
Districts forecast 687 80
@ 03/2017 246 days

Villages target 638k 568.9k
@ 2/10/2019 1215 days

Toilets target 120 m 100 m
@ 2/10/2019 1215 days
ODF post: https://plus.google.com/100789863972538583352/posts/RroH8N4rSC3

Iconic places: 100 iconic sites for "exemplary sanitation" has many benefits. There are direct benefits, tourism, feel good and positive image for India. Sanitation work is widely promoted, and skills created for other projects locally.

Clean cities mission: Clean cities and green targets like waste collection, waste-to-compost & waste-to-energy (see comment 2).

100 per cent toilets constructed in over 80,000 villages: Narendra Singh Tomar - The Economic Times