Swachh bharat mission

Enhancing the cleanliness standards of the Amarnath Yatra, initiatives are being taken to ensure a clean and waste-free environment for the yatris, under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. Robust waste management systems along with clean sanitation facilities, awareness campaigns on cleanliness and responsible waste disposal are being implemented as part of the mission. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, these measures have significantly enhanced the cleanliness standards of the Amarnath Yatra, transforming it into an environmentally conscious pilgrimage for devotees. The holy cave at Amarnath Yatra in South Kashmir witnesses a large number of devotees every year between July and August, leading to a considerable amount of waste generation, necessitating effective waste management strategies to maintain the sanctity of the pilgrimage site. During the Amarnath Yatra in 2022, the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) installed and maintained a total of 127 toilet seats, 119 urinals, and 40 bathing units along the route to improve sanitation, the Ministry maintained. Additionally, the ULBs maintained over 780 toilets installed for the yatra. To achieve 100 per cent waste collection, the ULBs utilised 10 twin compartment vehicles on a daily basis. They also installed 145 twin bins at all camps to facilitate waste segregation. Designated black dustbins were placed at female toilet facilities for the disposal of sanitary waste. Nearly 150 MT of wet waste, 130 MT of dr...

Ensuring Sustainability of Sanitation Services On 2nd October 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India celebrated the end of the first phase of the five-year Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the world’s most extensive ever programme aimed at eliminating open defecation. The country had the remarkable achievement of providing toilet access at home to over 105 million additional rural households in just five years, which meant that over 500 million people across 630,000 villages had the opportunity to be pulled out of the practice of open defecation. This feat is something that all can be proud of, and UNICEF is pleased to be a partner in the effort. While keeping the success in view, there is, however, a need to ensure equity and sustainability in sanitation services and to leave no one behind. Work towards changing behaviours and beliefs and addressing myths around toilets remain crucial to ensuring sustained open defecation-free (ODF) status in all communities across India. This makes it imperative that adequate follow-up activities are put in place once a community is declared open defecation-free (ODF) and to ensure that households that have newly embraced the social norm of toilet use do not regress into their former practice of open defecation. Consistent government focus through vibrant flagship programmes, sustained budgetary provisions, institutional strengthening within Government; participatory planning; involvement of local governments in infrastru...

Slogan One step towards cleanliness. Country India Key people Launched 2October 2014 ;8 years ago ( 2014-10-02) Status Phase 1 completed, phase 2 launched Website .mygov .in Swachh Bharat Mission ( SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2009 that failed to achieve its intended targets. Phase 1 of the Swachh Bharat Mission lasted till October 2019. Phase 2 is being implemented between 2020–21 and 2024–25 to help cement the work of Phase 1. Initiated by the Government of India, the mission aimed to achieve an " The second phase of the mission aims to sustain the open defecation free status and improve the management of solid and liquid waste, while also working to improve the lives of sanitation workers. The campaign's official name is in At a rally in The mission was split into two: rural and urban. In rural areas "SBM - Gramin" was financed and monitored through the As part of the campaign, volunteers, known as Swatchhagrahis, or "Ambassadors of cleanliness", promoted the construction of toilets using a popular method called Community-Led Total Sanitation The government provided subsidy for construction of nearly 90 million toilets between 2014 and 2019, See also: In 2011, the Census revealed that sanitation coverage as measured by the number of households owning toilets was just 34 per cent in rural India. An estimated 600 million people defecated in the open, Previous sanitation ca...

On October 2, 2021, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) celebrates its seventh anniversary. It was Nation-wide sanitation programmes in past According to the Census, the rural sanitation coverage in India The first nationwide programme with a focus on sanitation was the Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP), which was By 2001, only 22% of the rural families had In comparison to rural sanitation, On October 2, 2014, the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched with two components: Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), to focus on rural and urban sanitation, respectively. While the rural component of the Mission is implemented under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the urban one is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. In 2015, the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan under NITI Aayog had Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin (SBM-Gramin) The Sub-Group of Chief Ministers (2015) had F igure1: Expenditure on Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin during 2014-22 Note: Values for 2020-21 are revised estimates and 2021-22 are budget estimates. Expenditure before 2019-20 were from the erstwhile Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Sources: Union Budgets 2014-15 to 2021-22; PRS. The expenditure towards Swachh Bharat – Gramin saw a steady increase from 2014-15(Rs 2,841crore) to 2017-18 (Rs 16,888 crore) and a decrease in the subsequent years. Moreover, during 2015-18, the expenditure of the scheme exceeded the budgeted amo...

The combination of adequate water and sanitation facilities, correct behavioural practices and education is critical for securing the good health, learning, and overall development of children. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools has been widely recognized for its significant contributions to achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) – particularly those related to providing access to primary education, reducing child mortality, improving water and sanitation, and promoting gender equality. When schools have clean, age-appropriate toilets for both boys and girls, access to clean water, and handwashing facilities and hygienic behaviours, it not only prevents the transmission of communicable diseases, it contributes to more children attending school and learning. The latest data from the Government of India’s Management Information System (MIS) for the Ministry of Education shows that nearly half of all schools, in both rural and urban areas in India, lack in basic hand washing facilities in schools. Furthermore, the presence of separate toilets and menstrual hygiene management facilities can help girls stay in school and reduce school drop-out and absenteeism, which further reduces the risk of early marriage and pregnancy. Studies have shown that a quarter of all girls in school in India took time off when menstruating because of inadequate gender-specific toilets, non-availability of sanitary pads in schools. (Liverpool School of Tropical Med...