Fact Check: PM Announced “100% Girls Toilet Complete”
Background
On 13th November, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Wembley speech announced“In India many girls drop out of schools because they don’t have separate toilets. This government has completed the work of building girls’ toilets in each and every school in India.” (Translated from Hindi speech)
Do 100% schools have girls’ toilet?
YES
As of 22nd November, near 100% girls toilets have been built under the Swachh Vidyalaya mission.
So, exactly where are we?
The only states where 100% toilet construction status has not been achieved are Chattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh.