public dilip national vizag survekshan took swachh teacher youth university indore prime city infrastructure visakhapatnam india initiative high universities cities 2023 ls special drive dumping toilet citizens ahead education waste

Articles for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

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 …

India Change Water Behavior Sanitation Bharat Sbm
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 …

Health India Cleanliness Hygiene Facilities Sanitation Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi Turns 72: A look at flagship schemes rolled out by his government
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Narendra Modi Turns 72: A look at flagship schemes rolled out by his government

Firstpost  

From Make in India to PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, here are five flagship schemes started by the Modi government Since coming to power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a number of social welfare programs and initiatives aimed at benefiting the people living in the society. From Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to the Make In India campaign, the PM …

India Pm Modi Jan Bharat Narendra Modi Kisan Samman Nidhi Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
With Budget 2022, Finance Minister Must Show the Elephant Too Can Dance - News18
2 years, 11 months ago

With Budget 2022, Finance Minister Must Show the Elephant Too Can Dance - News18

News 18  

The economic growth of India is often compared with its blow hot-blow cold neighbour China. To actualise the dream, the country must consistently achieve double-digit growth, a feat not achieved in past; manufacturing sector must gallop from its measly 17 per cent contribution to GDP with a low 11 per cent employment contribution; exports must grow exponentially; agriculture must transform …

Finance India Growth China Infrastructure Cities Indian
Mann ki Baat: Sanskrit helps nurture knowledge, strengthens national unity, says PM Modi
3 years, 4 months ago

Mann ki Baat: Sanskrit helps nurture knowledge, strengthens national unity, says PM Modi

India TV News  

Urging the citizens to cherish and preserve Sanskrit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the language helps nurture knowledge and strengthens national unity. Addressing the 80th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi said, "Through its thoughts and medium of literary texts, Sanskrit helps nurture knowledge and also national unity, strengthens it. PM Modi hails …

Tamil Nadu Bihar National Unity Prime Swachh Bharat Prime Minister Minister
Meet Ram Lalit, Fawda Man of Mirzapur; unsung hero of PM Modi’s historic Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
5 years, 2 months ago

Meet Ram Lalit, Fawda Man of Mirzapur; unsung hero of PM Modi’s historic Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

India TV News  

On 2nd October this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India open defecation free, five years after he gave the call to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in 2014. Ram Lalit belongs to Premapur village in Mirzapur, a 36 KM drive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi Parliamentary constituency Varanasi. Ram Lalit’s effort earned him the title of ‘Fawda Man of Mirzapur’ from …

Work Man Mission Village Swachh Mirzapur This Mission
India's manual scavengers: Ugly truths of unsanitary sanitation work an open secret, law needs better enforcement
5 years, 7 months ago

India's manual scavengers: Ugly truths of unsanitary sanitation work an open secret, law needs better enforcement

Firstpost  

The perils of manual scavenging will stay unaddressed in India till the casteist attitude of washing their feet or trying to fix this problem from an economic perspective alone remain. *** An open secret Even today, the very existence of manual cleaning of sewers, septic tanks and manholes in our country, along with the alarming death rate among these workers, …

India Deaths Data Work Workers Sanitation State
Bezwada Wilson: ‘Clean your mind, not our feet’
5 years, 9 months ago

Bezwada Wilson: ‘Clean your mind, not our feet’

The Hindu  

BEZWADA WILSON, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner and convener of the Safai Karmachari Andolan, is steadfast in his efforts to end manual scavenging. Excerpts from the interview he gave Frontline : At the end of five years of the Modi government, what is your assessment of its performance as far as manual scavenging is concerned? Aft er his government came to …

Constitution Prime Aadhaar Sanitation State Minister Central
Make In India, Ayushman Bharat, Swachh Bharat: NDA campaign likely to showcase flagship programmes to attract voters
5 years, 10 months ago

Make In India, Ayushman Bharat, Swachh Bharat: NDA campaign likely to showcase flagship programmes to attract voters

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched many schemes and policies since BJP came to power in 2014. In his five year tenure, Modi launched many beneficiary programmes including the Jan Dhan Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana and the latest addition in the list being his pet healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat. Among the primary schemes that were introduced …

India Delhi Uttar Pradesh Campaign Swachh Bharat Lok Sabha Crore
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has become people's movement: Jaitley
6 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has become people's movement: Jaitley

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 15 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday described the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as "the most successful" scheme of the Modi government which has become a "people's movement". The Minister said SBM has witnessed a "phenomenal increase" in rural sanitation from 39 per cent to 92 per cent in the last four years. Pointing out that initially, people …

Finance India Sbm Jaitley Open Defecation Swachh Bharat Abhiyan His Blog
Centre seeks report from Bengaluru civic body over reports of diversion of funds meant for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
6 years, 5 months ago

Centre seeks report from Bengaluru civic body over reports of diversion of funds meant for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Firstpost  

The Centre has sought a report from the BBMP over allegations that a large portion of funds meant for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was not being used for the purpose. The central government has sought a report from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike over allegations that a large portion of funds meant for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was not being …

Bengaluru Report Swachh Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
An Indian woman spends about Rs 300 per month in buying sanitary pads
6 years, 5 months ago

An Indian woman spends about Rs 300 per month in buying sanitary pads

Deccan Chronicle  

With a vision towards empowering today’s women with basic menstrual hygiene, DEA Corp recently launched its premium menstrual cups. The thought process behind DEA menstrual cup is to empower women by giving them an alternative product that can last as long as 10 years, thereby assisting them in saving money as well as to have a stress free and active …

India Women Hygiene Indian Dea Cup Product