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Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen): toilet incentive (SBM toilet)

Money for village families to build a toilet at home.

What you get

₹12,000 to build a toilet at home (villages)

🔗 Direct official links

These open the government website in a new tab. Applying there is free; never pay anyone for a form.

✅ Benefits

₹12,000 incentive for an individual household toilet.
Paid into your bank account after the toilet is built and checked (with a geo-tagged photo).
Apply online or through your gram panchayat.

👤 Who can apply

Rural families that don't have a toilet at home.
BPL families, and APL families that are SC/ST, small or marginal farmers, landless labourers with a house, persons with disability or women-headed families.

📄 Documents needed

📝 How to apply

Apply online on sbm.gov.in (Citizen → application form for a household toilet) or at your gram panchayat.
After approval, build the toilet.
The panchayat checks it and uploads a geo-tagged photo.

₹12,000 incentive for an individual household toilet.
Paid into your bank account after the toilet is built and checked (with a geo-tagged photo).
Apply online or through your gram panchayat.

Rural families that don't have a toilet at home.
BPL families, and APL families that are SC/ST, small or marginal farmers, landless labourers with a house, persons with disability or women-headed families.

Apply online on sbm.gov.in (Citizen → application form for a household toilet) or at your gram panchayat.
After approval, build the toilet.
The panchayat checks it and uploads a geo-tagged photo.
₹12,000 is sent to your bank account.

Last checked against the official website: 26 Sept 2026

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