India is fast becoming Open Defecation Free under Swachh Bharat Mission
6 years, 5 months ago

India is fast becoming Open Defecation Free under Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

In 2015, a UNICEF Report mentioned that as many as 524 million people in India are forced to defecate in open due to lack of sanitation infrastructure. Another 2015 report by UNICEF and World Health Organization also classified country’s progress in reducing open defecation as “moderate” and cited that in India there has been “very little change in last 20 years”. Government’s relentless focus under Swachh Bharat Mission ensured that sanitation coverage started improving dramatically year after year. Swachh Bharat Mission by Government of India has so far delivered remarkable progress in just 4 years – 78 million toilets constructed 4 lakh Villages, 417 districts and 19 States / Union Territories declared Open Defecation Free As per the data are shown above, more toilets were built in 4 years of current BJP government than in 67 years of all previous governments. The planned target of Swachh Bharat Mission is to make India 100% Open Defecation Free by October 2019.

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Transforming Rural India: A Decade of the Swachh Bharat Mission
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Transforming Rural India: A Decade of the Swachh Bharat Mission

Hindustan Times  

A decade of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has yielded unprecedented gains in India, with the country achieving a significant milestone of 100% rural sanitation coverage. The mission, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, has transformed India's sanitation landscape, leading to a significant reduction in open defecation and improved public health. The SBM has also had a positive …

Swachh Bharat Mission: Creating jobs, transforming lives
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Swachh Bharat Mission: Creating jobs, transforming lives

Hindustan Times  

In 2014, India took a collective pledge to ensure cleanliness, health, and hygiene for all its citizens through the Swachh Bharat Mission. By promoting sustainable waste management practices, the mission has empowered communities, improved public health, and sparked a cultural shift towards hygiene. Swachh Bharat Mission {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While the impact of SBM on public health has been …

Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission

Hindustan Times  

Swachh Bharat Mission is set to complete 10 years. But now the Mission faces the more slippery world of solid and liquid waste management, compared to the provision of low flush, twin-pit toilets across needy communities. Only 248 of the cities have broadly reached the parameters of Garbage Free Cities covering aspects of collection, segregation, storage, scientific processing, cleaning of …

Opinion: A vote for mission and vision in Odisha
8 months ago

Opinion: A vote for mission and vision in Odisha

India Today  

General Elections for the 18th Lok Sabha in the world’s largest democracy is underway. If the higher growth rate of Odisha must be sustained, ease of doing business must be improved, workforce must be skilled and be moved to manufacturing and services, MSME and the entrepreneurial ecosystem must be strengthened, exports must be raised and diversified, and labour force participation …

In Surat’s turnaround in sanitation, a story of hope
11 months ago

In Surat’s turnaround in sanitation, a story of hope

Hindustan Times  

The ascendance of Surat as the cleanest city in India, announced last month, has multiple narratives. First, it makes the chaotic task of city sanitation an achievable goal for India’s 5,000 urban local bodies. The cleanest city tag is no longer the exclusive preserve of Indore, which lifted the crown with predictable regularity soon after Swachh Survekshan was instituted by …

Swachh Bharat Mission: Local bodies minister seeks report on utilisation of funds in Ludhiana
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Swachh Bharat Mission: Local bodies minister seeks report on utilisation of funds in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

In the backdrop of Ludhiana city’s poor ranking in the Swachh Survekshan awards 2023, local bodies minister Balkar Singh has instructed the municipal corporation commissioner and additional deputy commissioner to provide a detailed report on the allocation and utilisation of funds under the Swachh Bharat Mission and other associated schemes for development of the city. The directive mentions a comprehensive …

Revolutionising rural sanitation: India's Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
1 year ago

Revolutionising rural sanitation: India's Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

Hindustan Times  

India's sanitation landscape is undergoing a transformative change, with the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase II marking a remarkable achievement: five lakh+ villages have been declared Open Defecation Free Plus. The key to the success of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase I was an effective communication strategy that included mass awareness campaigns, behaviour change communication, and the formation of local …

Embracing Incremental Steps for Monumental Sanitation Reforms
1 year, 1 month ago

Embracing Incremental Steps for Monumental Sanitation Reforms

News 18  

To understand the role of sanitation on our behavior and lives, it is pertinent to know about the broken window theory. The Bharat story, it’s tryst with building a movement around sanitation through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan stems out as a tale of triumph in the war field of mind and habits. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, initiated by our Honorable Prime …

World Toilet Day: An Occasion To Mark India’s Progress
1 year, 1 month ago

World Toilet Day: An Occasion To Mark India’s Progress

News 18  

The World Toilet Day, marked on November 19 every year, is a significant day for India. This was the state of our affairs that led Shri Narendra Modiji to issue a clarion call for sanitation to become the nation’s foremost priority in his first Independence Day address as the Prime Minister. 130 crore citizens rose up in response to script …

From Open Defecation to ODF Plus: Swachh Bharat Mission's Remarkable Journey Towards Total Cleanliness
1 year, 3 months ago

From Open Defecation to ODF Plus: Swachh Bharat Mission's Remarkable Journey Towards Total Cleanliness

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government, during the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission, proudly announced that all of its 95,767 villages had attained the ODF Plus status, marking a remarkable 100 per cent success rate for the state. Over 4.43 lakh villages, which is 75 per cent of all Indian villages, have voluntarily proclaimed their ODF Plus status, marking a …

Despite early gains of Swachh Bharat Mission, toilet use declining since 2018-19: World Bank paper
1 year, 3 months ago

Despite early gains of Swachh Bharat Mission, toilet use declining since 2018-19: World Bank paper

The Hindu  

A departmental working paper by the World Bank on the progress of the Swacch Bharat Mission - Gramin has now found that despite “breathtaking” gains made by the programme to bring toilet access to rural India since 2014-15, when it began, there has been a clear trend of regular toilet use declining in rural India from 2018-19 onwards, with the …

Watch: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ message ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ message ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Hindustan Times  

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'Ek Tareekh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath' campaign for cleanliness, as many as five Indian cricketers, including Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, will participate in a cleanliness drive on Saturday part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in a cleanliness drive video message. In …

Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi calls upon people across nation for cleanliness drive
1 year, 3 months ago

Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi calls upon people across nation for cleanliness drive

Hindustan Times  

Calling upon people across the country to take part in a cleanliness drive on October 1 beginning at 10 am, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Swachh Bharat is a shared responsibility, and every effort counts. Earlier in 2021, PM Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 to make all Indian cities 'Garbage Free' and 'Water Secure'. Swachh Bharat …

Top-notch ‘aspirational’ toilets to usher in change
1 year, 9 months ago

Top-notch ‘aspirational’ toilets to usher in change

The Hindu  

A quarter of all new public restrooms in Indian cities will soon have high-end features such as luxurious bath cubicles, touchless flushing, breast-feeding rooms, and automatic sanitary napkin incinerators. “A directive has been sent to all State governments to ensure that henceforth 25% of public toilet seats added in any city or urban unit are ‘aspirational toilets’,” sources in the …

City-wide inclusive sanitation: Why it is pathway to scaling sustainable and safe sanitation systems
1 year, 11 months ago

City-wide inclusive sanitation: Why it is pathway to scaling sustainable and safe sanitation systems

Firstpost  

Universal access to safely managed sanitation is a human right. Enabling equitable and sustainable service delivery for urban poor communities Ensuring toilet access and improving sanitation services for low-income communities emerged as a priority in Trichy. Customised first-aid training for sanitation workers and DSOs, including sensitisation sessions on the safe disposal of fecal sludge, were also conducted to build capacity …

Mission Swachhta aur Paani: The Real Cost of Sanitation in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Mission Swachhta aur Paani: The Real Cost of Sanitation in India

News 18  

Despite the progress in recent years on sanitation, lack of adequate access to water remains a key barrier for several Indian homes when it comes to maintaining cleanliness and hygiene of their toilets. The study also found that 1.7% of the Indian population still needs improvement with sanitation facilities, and 2.7% needs improvement with hygiene facilities. Upholding the cause of …

SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change
2 years, 3 months ago

SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change

Hindustan Times  

It has been eight years since the Government of India launched the celebrated Swachh Bharat Mission or Clean India Mission to accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage in the country. The unique convergence and collaborative effort would help attain Water, Sanitation and Hygiene service delivery, which are amongst the key components of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin and the …

Swachhata Diwas, Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi's dream of a clean India
2 years, 3 months ago

Swachhata Diwas, Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi's dream of a clean India

Firstpost  

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been one of the most ambitious public initiatives India has ever seen Launched as a campaign in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is India’s largest cleanliness drive to date with three million government employees, school students, and college students from all parts of India participating in 4,041 statutory cities, towns and …

Swachh Bharat or Modi@72: The Prime Minister for Cleanliness on World Cleanup Day
2 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat or Modi@72: The Prime Minister for Cleanliness on World Cleanup Day

Firstpost  

World Cleanup Day is an annual global social action campaign aimed at tackling the global solid waste problem, which even includes marine debris. On 15 September, 2018, more than 17.6 million individuals in 157 countries celebrated; on 21 September, 2019, more than 21.2 million people from 180 countries will participate in World Cleanup Day; on 19 September, 2020, more than …

Decoding India's 100% ODF Status
3 years ago

Decoding India's 100% ODF Status

News 18  

The Central government has recently rolled out Swachh Bharat Mission 2 after an unprecedented success of the first phase. In the first phase of Swachh Bharat Mission over 11 crore toilets were built in rural India in five years from 2014-2019. Today when the country has been declared free from open defecation, challenges like non-functioning toilets, inadequate drainage and sewerage …

Lessons from past sanitation policies for future efforts
3 years, 1 month ago

Lessons from past sanitation policies for future efforts

Live Mint  

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal No. And yet, despite decades of national sanitation policies, data from the fifth National Family Health Survey indicates that India is far from achieving it. It is thus important to understand the evolution of India’s sanitation policies and lessons that will help India frame revised sanitation policies and achieve SDG 6 by 2030. The …

Om Birla at Mission Paani: Make Swachhta Abhiyan a Part of Your Daily Life Like Mahatma Gandhi
3 years, 1 month ago

Om Birla at Mission Paani: Make Swachhta Abhiyan a Part of Your Daily Life Like Mahatma Gandhi

News 18  

Speaking at the Mission Paani initiative by Network18 and Reckitt, Lok Sabha Om Birla said clean water and safe toilets are the citizens’ right as well as their need. Taking the first step towards solving the water crisis, Harpic – News18 Mission Paani is an initiative towards saving water and sustaining it for the generations to come. The Lok Sabha …

Swachh Bharat second phase launched; flagship scheme aims to make cities free of garbage, ensure safe water
3 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat second phase launched; flagship scheme aims to make cities free of garbage, ensure safe water

Firstpost  

Under the new phase, it will be ensured that no untreated drain waste is discharged into any river of the country, Modi said after launching SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 at the Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation …

Survey data again casts doubt over reality of open defecation-free India
4 years ago

Survey data again casts doubt over reality of open defecation-free India

Live Mint  

In late 2019, the Narendra Modi government attempted to delay and then discredit an official survey that showed sanitation coverage was far lower than it was claimed. Another major government survey has now confirmed the trend: in five states, over one-third of the rural population still lack exclusive access to ‘improved’ sanitation for their households. By the end of 2020, …

50K toilets built in J&K under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt
5 years, 1 month ago

50K toilets built in J&K under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt

The Quint  

New Delhi, Dec 4 The Central government has built 45,932 individual and 3,069 community toilets in Jammu and Kashmir under various schemes, said the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Wednesday stressing that 1.17 lakh new sewer connections were also constructed. In a reply to a query in Rajya Sabha, the Centre said it has launched missions and schemes namely, …

Open defecation-free India: National Statistical Office survey debunks Swachh Bharat claims
5 years, 1 month ago

Open defecation-free India: National Statistical Office survey debunks Swachh Bharat claims

The Hindu  

The latest National Statistical Office survey on sanitation debunked the claims of an open defecation-free or ODF India made by the Centre’s flagship Swachh Bharat scheme, although it did record great progress in toilet access and use in rural areas. In Gujarat, which was one of the earliest States declared ODF, back in October 2017, almost a quarter of all …

World Toilet Day 2019: PM Modi applauds nation's efforts towards sanitation
5 years, 1 month ago

World Toilet Day 2019: PM Modi applauds nation's efforts towards sanitation

India TV News  

PM Narendra Modi's personal website and app's Twitter handle celebrate India's extraordinary feat of work in sanitation. November 19 has been marked as the World's toilet day United Nations to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation day. The tweet read, "Today is #WorldToiletDay, a day to remember India’s feats in the domain of safe sanitation that has made it …

CSE questions sustainability of Swachh Bharat Mission's public toilet initiative
5 years, 3 months ago

CSE questions sustainability of Swachh Bharat Mission's public toilet initiative

Firstpost  

The group asked how will these toilets be kept functional and waste generated be disposed of efficiently. The Centre for Science and Environment has questioned the sustainability of the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission and raised concerns over the maintenance of the nearly 100 million toilets constructed under the ambitious programme. India has built 100 million toilets in about six lakh …

Toilet targets: On ending open defecation
5 years, 3 months ago

Toilet targets: On ending open defecation

The Hindu  

India’s declaration on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi that its rural areas are now open defecation-free will be acknowledged around the world as a milestone in its developmental journey. That 110 million toilets were built under this programme since then counts as an achievement in itself, even though many of these structures have been bootstrapped to ramshackle dwellings; …

Experts Question Government’s Claim of India Becoming ODF-Free
5 years, 3 months ago

Experts Question Government’s Claim of India Becoming ODF-Free

The Quint  

CSE director general Sunita Narain said till five years ago, India was home to 60 percent of the world's people who defecated in the open. "If the nation now achieves ODF status, it means a huge leap forward not only for it, but for the world as a whole. It will take the world a long way on its sustainable …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat October 2 episode: Modi fulfills one big promise, an open defecation free India
5 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat October 2 episode: Modi fulfills one big promise, an open defecation free India

India TV News  

More than five years ago, on August 15, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first address to the nation from the ramparts of historic Red Fort, vowed to fulfill Mahatma Gandhi's dream of a clean India on his 150th birth anniversary in 2019. October 2 this year was, in a sense, a day of celebration for Indian womanhood, as …

Prime Minister Modi declares country open defecation-free
5 years, 3 months ago

Prime Minister Modi declares country open defecation-free

The Hindu  

On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the country open defecation-free, claiming success for the government’s initiative under which every household now apparently has access to a toilet. I feel lucky that on this occasion, when India has successfully stopped open defecation, I’m here at the ashram,” the Prime Minister wrote …

Bio-toilets installed in 95 per cent coaches: Railway board chairman
5 years, 3 months ago

Bio-toilets installed in 95 per cent coaches: Railway board chairman

India TV News  

The railways has completed the installation of bio-toilets in 95 per cent of its coaches and in the next three months, the entire network will be covered, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Wednesday. Following the railways adopting the "Swachh Bharat pakhwada", since September 16, over 18 lakh of its employees and their family members had participated in the …

Tamil Nadu 100 per cent free of open defecation, reveals data
5 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu 100 per cent free of open defecation, reveals data

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu has achieved 100 per cent Open Defecation Free status as per data uploaded on the Swachh Bharat Mission website. According to the data, a total of 53,46,613 toilets have been built in the state since after the announcement, an increase of 51.65 per cent in the number of households with toilets. The objectives of the Mission are elimination …

PM Modi continues 'swachhta abhiyan' outside India | Watch
5 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi continues 'swachhta abhiyan' outside India | Watch

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps an eye for cleanliness even outside India, showing to the world that he practises what he preaches. On his arrival at the George Bush Intercontinental airport here on Saturday for the "Howdy, Modi" community event, the prime minister was presented with a bouquet of flowers by an American dignitary, receiving him along with US Ambassador …

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity
5 years, 4 months ago

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity

India TV News  

Launched five years ago, the Swachh Bharat Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge making India a completely open defecation free, enabling people to embrace change and live their lives with dignity. When Modi visits the US later in September, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will honour the success of Swachh Bharat Mission that has …

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity
5 years, 4 months ago

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 15 Launched five years ago, the Swachh Bharat Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge making India a completely open defecation free, enabling people to embrace change and live their lives with dignity. When Modi visits the US later in September, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will honour the success of Swachh …

10 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission: President Ram Nath Kovind
5 years, 4 months ago

10 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission: President Ram Nath Kovind

India TV News  

Around 10 crore toilets have been built under the Swachh Bharat Mission, and with this there has been a change in the attitude of 55 crore people who have ceased the practise of defecating in open, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday. Recalling the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention held in 2018, he said several countries want to learn …

Nearing completion Swachh Bharat Mission sees cut in allocation: Official
5 years, 6 months ago

Nearing completion Swachh Bharat Mission sees cut in allocation: Official

India TV News  

Governments much publicised Swachh Bharat Mission aims to enhance the level of sanitation in India and make the country open defecation free seems to be on its way out making way as other important schemes on solid waste management and drinking water is expected to get higher funding. Swachh Bharat Mission which was an election plank in 2014-15 as a …

'Swachh Bharat' needs to become 'Sundar Bharat': Economic Survey
5 years, 6 months ago

'Swachh Bharat' needs to become 'Sundar Bharat': Economic Survey

The Quint  

New Delhi, July 4 Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - one of the flagship schemes of the Modi government - has been a great success and will take the country towards a 'Sundar' Bharat, according to the Economic Survey. "Going forward, the Swachh Bharat mission needs to incorporate environmental and water management issues for sustainable improvements in the long term," said the …

Economic Survey 2018-19: Private funds needed for Swachh Bharat
5 years, 6 months ago

Economic Survey 2018-19: Private funds needed for Swachh Bharat

The Hindu  

With the Centre claiming that 99.2% of rural India is now open defecation free, the next big goal on the Swachh Bharat journey is the 100% safe and scientific disposal of solid and liquid waste, according to the Economic Survey 2018-19. However, it emphasises that the large resources needed to reach this milestone will need to be met through crowd …

Swachh Bharat Mission improved health and nutrition: Economic Survey
5 years, 6 months ago

Swachh Bharat Mission improved health and nutrition: Economic Survey

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Touting the Swachh Bharat Mission as one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world, the Economic Survey 2018-19 released on Thursday said the programme has significantly reduced still births, diarrheal and malarial deaths. After becoming Open Defecation Free, several villages have witnessed a reduction in deaths due to diarrhoea, malaria especially in under-five children, still births and …

Economic Survey: Many states became open defecation free since launch of Swachh Bharat
5 years, 6 months ago

Economic Survey: Many states became open defecation free since launch of Swachh Bharat

The Hindu  

Many states have achieved 100% open defecation free status and individual household latrine coverage since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission, one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world, the Economic Survey 2018-19 said Thursday. The survey document, tabled in Parliament, said since the launch of the flagship programme in October 2014, over 9.5 crore toilets have been built …

Study by UNICEF reveals considerable reduction in groundwater and soil contamination due to Swachh Bharat Mission
5 years, 7 months ago

Study by UNICEF reveals considerable reduction in groundwater and soil contamination due to Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

A UNICEF study launched on the World Environment Day 2019, has revealed that ‘Swachh Bharat’ initiative under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has considerably reduced groundwater contamination in Open Defecation Free regions. Another study launched on the same day by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation confirmed that ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ scheme had mobilized around Rs 23,000 crore for creating awareness on …

NDA government's 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in villages has reduced groundwater contamination, reveals UNICEF study
5 years, 7 months ago

NDA government's 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in villages has reduced groundwater contamination, reveals UNICEF study

Firstpost  

These studies, commissioned by UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, were launched on World Environment Day and aimed at assessing the environmental impact and communication footprint of the Swachh Bharat Mission respectively. He also said a WHO study conducted in 2018 had estimated that the Swachh Bharat mission will save over three lakh lives by the time India …

Few central government schemes that helped BJP in coming back to power with a greater mandate
5 years, 7 months ago

Few central government schemes that helped BJP in coming back to power with a greater mandate

Op India  

In a historic win, the BJP clinched a total of 303 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and a total of 353 seats for the BJP led NDA. According to the official government website, since 2nd October 2014 more than 9 crore toilets have been built achieving an overall 99.17% of access to toilets in rural households till date. …

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission
5 years, 10 months ago

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

Under the NDA government’s flagship scheme the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, over 93 percent of rural households in India now have access to toilets out of which around 96.5 percent households have used the facility. A national survey, conducted by an Independent Agency under the World Bank support to #SwachBharatMission, has found that 93.4% of households in rural India who have …

Swachh Bharat Mission: How tulsi saplings, rangolis helped Odisha's Ganjam district in ending open defecation
6 years ago

Swachh Bharat Mission: How tulsi saplings, rangolis helped Odisha's Ganjam district in ending open defecation

Firstpost  

The Ganjam district administration, roped in women self-help groups and swacchagrahis to take an innovative way to ward off open defecation. To tackle the localised issue, the district administration, based on the inputs from many locals, roped in women self-help groups and swacchagrahis to take an innovative way to ward off open defecation. Many SHGs soon started planting Tulsi plants …

Open defecation continues unabated
6 years ago

Open defecation continues unabated

The Hindu  

New research on the impact of the Swachh Bharat Mission in the rural parts of four northern States shows that while open defecation has fallen and toilet ownership has increased, the percentage of people who owned toilets but continued to defecate in the open has remained unchanged between 2014 and 2018. A working paper released on Friday shows that approximately …

Nearly 60.50 lakh household toilets built under Swachh Bharat
6 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 60.50 lakh household toilets built under Swachh Bharat

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Nearly 60.5 lakh individual households toilets have so far been constructed across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, around 4.7 lakh public toilet seats have been constructed so far. On the occasion of the “World Toilet Day”, the government also released Standard Operating Procedures …

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