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"We will declare the state ODF on the basis of 2012 survey figures for the time being. "Declaring the state ODF by using survey data selectively will be misleading," said an official. "April 2017 onwards, 1.41 crore toilets have been built and coverage on October 4, 2018 is 97.07%. We have declared 30 districts ODF. He said that the government is conducting another survey to identify families that were left out of the one in 2012, after which it expects that about 30 lakh to 40 lakh families would be added to the target..