Currently, 87,666 villages have been declared ODF, besides 1,544 villages in Namami Gange areas. Overall, 24 districts and one state, Sikkim, have achieved ODF status with Kerala, Haryana, Gujrat and Maharashtra potentially achieving ODF status in the near future. According to Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar, one lakh villages will achieve ODF status by October 2 this year.