Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

10 years of Swachh Bharat: Over 82% households had toilet access in 2019-21

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

Minister Anurag Thakur launches special cleanliness drive at Chandni Chowk

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

8 yrs of Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt to launch 15-day campaign on Sept 17

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

India's clean cities in pics: Indore on top for 4th time in row; see list

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

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: PM launches week-long drive to free India of garbage

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

Chhattisgarh most efficient in waste management, big states lag behind

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

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Malegaon recycles the 'unrecyclable' ahead of polls

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

Didn't become MP to get your drains or toilets cleaned: BJP's Pragya Thakur

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

Stragglers in Swachh Bharat

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

How Swachh Bharat Mission's pit toilets failed to help flood-prone areas

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

The 'call' of the fields

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

Soon, unique IDs for urban public toilets for better maintenance

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

How to clean up the mess

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

Rs 100 cr: Kerala-based spiritual organisation biggest donor to Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan project

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

13.58 crore children have access to gender segregated toilets

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

MP passes Bill to discourage open defecation

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

Govt exploring ways to mobilise funds for Swachh Bharat Kosh

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

Dropped from Incredible India, Big B now onboard Swachh Bharat

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, .

Centre asks Prasar Bharati to compose song on 'Swachh Bharat'

Centre has asked Prasar Bharati to compose a special melody on 'Swachh Bharat Mission' to be aired by national broadcaster, AIR, as part of government's effort to make the flagship programme a 'people's movement'. In a letter to Prasar Bharati, the Urban Development Ministry has asked it to play the "special musical composition" on its channels. "...I would like to request your kind intervention in preparing a special musical composition by the Vadya Vrind Orchestra, around Swachh Bharat Mission, which may be played on your channels for popularising SBM among citizens," Joint Secretary in the UD ministry and Mission Director (SBM) Praveen Prakash said in a letter to Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sircar. Vadya Vrind is the orchestra wing of All India Radio, which is a part of Prasar Bharati. "I understand that the music for the same will be composed by Johar Ali Khan, who would also be on the violin, and who has earlier composed the music for Festival of India, (in) Indonesia in ...

Swachh Bharat cess funding Modi advertisements: Digvijay

Taking a dig at the Swachh Bharat cess, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today alleged that the money collected through the campaign is only going into publishing advertisements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "What is the basic function of a municipal corporation? Cleanliness. Cleanliness should be there. Narendra Modi talks about 'Swachh Bharat'. 'Swachh Bharat' tax is also collected. Where this tax is going? This whole money is going into publishing the advertisements of Modiji. It is not going into any 'Swachh Bharat' campaign," he said. The AICC General Secretary was speaking at a training camp organised here for Congress functionaries, including representatives of civic bodies. Alleging that it is not clear as to what is a 'smart city', another flagship programme of the NDA Government, he said the Centre can develop 'smart cities', but it has to first ensure the cities and towns are free from garbage. Training his guns on BJP-RSS, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister ...