Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in his 124th 'Mann Ki Baat' episode, focusing on the importance of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' in ensuring cleanliness and waste management.

The government's Swachh Bharat Mission has helped save lives of three lakh children in the country according to a WHO report, Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. He said under the government's Open Defecation Free (ODF) policy, around 12 crore toilets have been constructed across the country and 60 crore beneficiaries have benefitted from the scheme so far. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the scheme has helped ensure cleanliness and also women safety as now they need not wait till evening for defecating in the open. "In the first five years, 10 crore toilets were constructed. In the second phase another two crore toilets were constructed and a total of 12 crore toilets have now been built. But the total number of beneficiaries under the scheme are 60 crore. "This has also ensured women safety as women would now not have to wait all day long for going in the open for defecation. A WHO report has sta

For the 2023-24 financial year, Rs 7,192 crore was allocated for the rural sector, while Rs 5,000 crore was earmarked for urban areas

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday launched a special cleanliness drive at Chandni Chowk here as part of the Swachh Bharat campaign, which aims to collect 1 crore kg of plastic waste across the country. The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sports and Youth Affairs had launched the month-long campaign, being conducted across 744 districts of the country, at Prayagraj on October 1 through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and National Service Scheme affiliated institutions. "We have already collected 84 lakh kg of plastic waste in a matter of 18 days and are set to surpass the target," Thakur told reporters after participating in the cleanliness drive near Town Hall in old Delhi. He urged the youth to dedicate two days coinciding with the Diwali festival to keep the surroundings clean. The minister also asked them to participate in the 'plog run' during the 'Run for Unity' on October 31, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The objectives of the Swachh Bhara

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will launch a 15-day campaign on September 17 to mark the completion of eight years of the Swachh Bharat Mission, a statement said on Friday. The campaign, 'Swachh Amrit Mahotsav', will focus on mobilising citizen action and commitment towards the vision of building garbage-free cities. Its launch will coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. "To mark completion of 8 successful years of PM @narendramodi Ji's visionary #SwachhBharatMission on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti this year, @MoHUA_India will launch #SwachhAmritMahotsav, a fortnight long intensive campaign to make our cities #GarbageFree from 17 Sept 2022," HUA minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted. In another tweet, the minister said September 17 will be observed as 'Sewa Divas' when 'Swachh Amrit Mahotsav' will start in the form of 'Indian Swachhta League' -- a youth-led competition. In a statement, the ministry said Puri released the official logo for 'Swachh Amrit

The Swachh Survekshan awards 2020, the fifth annual cleanliness survey of the country were announced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The week-long campaign to free India of garbage will be till August 15

In both Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu around 15,550 metric tonnes of waste is collected on a daily basis, of which of which 58 per cent is processed in UP and 62 per cent in TN

As Malegaon's residents queue up to vote for the Assembly polls on Monday, an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 of them are unified in their concern for survival of the fledgling industry

The Hindutva leader further said an MP should be told to do work befitting a parliamentarian

A report found that across rural Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, 23% of people who have a toilet continue to defecate in the open

Flood-prone areas get twin-pit toilets, not Ecosans, all to meet Swachh Bharat Mission targets

'Billboards emblazoned with slogans of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and newly constructed outdoor toilets were visible in many houses', writes the author

An initiative aimed at better upkeep under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, according to an official document

To improve civic amenities and solid waste management, a more aware citizenry can do its bit

Money given by Mata Amritanandamayi Math was much more than some of India's biggest corporate houses

Under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, 4,17,796 toilets were constructed in 2,61,400 elementary and secondary government schools between August 2014 and August 2015

State comes out with new law in order to discourage open defecation, make Swachh Bharat a resounding success

Finance Ministry and the Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) will meet next week to deliberate on ways to mobilise more funds for the Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK). Established in November 2014 under the Finance Ministry, SBK has been set up to attract CSR funds and contributions from individuals and philanthropists in response to the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2014 to achieve the objective of 'Clean India' (Swachh Bharat) by 2019. "Finance Secretary will chair a meeting on July 12 with me, which will also include heads of 40-50 PSUs to explore ways to get more contributions for SBK," Ministry of DWS Secretary Parameswaran Iyer told reporters here. Total fund mobilised under the SBK as on January 31, 2016 stood at Rs 369.74 crore. Companies contributed more than Rs 42 crore towards SBK as part of their CSR activities in 2014-15. Addressing a press conference, Iyer enumerated the contributions made by ministries of mines, corporate affairs and

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been approached by the Centre to be the "face" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet 'Swachh Bharat' programmme. This comes months after reports that there was a rethink on the part of the government to sign up the actor for Incredible India campaign after the exit of another Bollywood actor Aamir Khan following his controversial remarks on perceived intolerance. However, Bachchan's name was ruled out after it appeared in Panama papers. The Urban Development ministry had sent a letter to the Bollywood heavyweight on June 20 to "lend his voice and person" and help promote a specific part of the campaign, i.E sale of city compost for use as fertilisers in order to reduce waste being transported to landfill sites, an official said. He said they were awaiting the actor's response. According to the letter written by Mission Director Praveen Prakash, the government was stepping up efforts to encourage converting bio-degradable waste into compost, .