Page 2 - Swachh Bharat

Govt's clean diktat to airlines: Promote Swachh Bharat, get flying rights

This is part of Swachh Bharat Pakhwada - a 15-day drive organised by all government ministries to promote cleanliness and sanitation

Letter to BS: Swachh Bharat could have been more than building toilets

The government may also consider introducing bio-toilets on long-distance trains

Letter to BS: Govt deserves applause for sustaining 'Swachh Bharat'

The slogan for the scheme 'one step towards cleanliness' gives us confidence that the government will now set more measurable targets for other aspects of cleanliness

A laudable achievement

But Swachh Bharat could have been more than building toilets

Explained in numbers: How govt saved on costs by building toilets

The economic benefits of having a toilet

Swachh Bharat tackled stigma attached with toilets head on: Expert

When the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) began, India was at just 39 per cent sanitation coverage, and in only five years, over 100 million rural toilets have been built

Modi and Gandhis to battle for the Mahatma's legacy on October 2

PM to launch campaign against 'single use plastic'; Congress to take out padyatras to rededicate itself to Mahatma's ideals

Uttarakhand bypassed

The Kumaon hills are setting new standards in dirt and poor solid waste management

Indore gets India's cleanest city award for the third straight year

Indore was Wednesday adjudged India's cleanest city for the third straight year in the central government's cleanliness survey. The Swachh Survekshan awards 2019 were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony here. While the New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the 'Cleanest Small City' award, Uttarakhand's Gauchar was adjudged the 'Best Ganga Town' in the central government survey. The cleanliness awards are given by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Congratulating Indore, Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted, "Absolutely Brilliant! Indore is India's Cleanest City for 3rd year running. My heartiest congratulations to the Swachhagrahis of Indore for their unmatched dedication & participation in transforming Swachh Bharat into a Jan Andolan.

Unicef praises PM Modi for investing political time in 'Swachh Bharat'

Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore said public policy makes a difference in a developing economy

Cleaner India

But Swachh Bharat mission has a long way to go

Swachh Bharat: In midst of a toilet revolution, India drowns in garbage

The government's psychological onslaught on Indians to make them adopt clean habits hasn't been backed by adequate sanitation infrastructure

Built at whopping cost of Rs 9 mn, Mumbai opens its costliest public toilet

Shiv Sena's youth wing leader Aditya Thackeray inaugurated the six-block toilet

Not just open defecation, Swachh Bharat should also end India's caste mess

In addition to mechanising sanitation systems, Swachh Bharat should strictly enforce the anti-manual scavenging law, including against government officials who engage in caste discrimination

Why expenditure on 'Swachh Bharat' is worthy and needs to be increased

For every rupee spent on sanitation, the society gets Rs 6.4 in social benefit

Bengaluru 216th in Swachh Bharat rankings, mayor questions methodology

Indore was first, followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh in second and third place

The economics of sanitation

Swachh Bharat Mission is not only bringing about improvements in the health of communities but also providing economic returns

1 year left for Swachh Bharat deadline; 54% rural families defecate in open

More than 49 million households in India have toilets-up from 38.7% in 2014 to 69.04% in 2017

Swachh Bharat: Kerala best-performing, BJP-ruled states fail the clean test

Left-ruled Kerala is the best performer in building toilets for the households without those, but a closer look at numbers might tell a different story

Relying on schemes like Swachh Bharat alone won't meet India's social goals

How smaller, decentralised solutions can help India meet its social-development goals