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Swachh Bharat Mission: Gram Panchayats get more funds under 15th finance commission
The GoI approved the implementation of second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission in February 2020. The Mission is to focus two crore projects during its second phase. It includes Open Defecation Free Plus and solid and liquid waste management. During this phase, the primary focus is to be provided on gram panchayats Fund Allocation Every ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: 15th Finance Commission • Gram Panchayats • MGNREGA • ODF plus • Open Defecation Free • Swachh Bharat
Union Cabinet approves Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the Phase II of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) till the financial year 2024-25. The second phase will be implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25, with main focus on Open Defecation Free sustainability and Solid and Liquid Waste Management, collectively called as ODF ..
Topics: Open Defecation Free • Swachh Bharat Mission • Union Cabinet
Cabinet approves Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission
On February 19, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved on implementing the phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission. The phase II of the mission will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus. Highlights The budget allocated for phase II of the mission is Rs 52,497 crores. The mission in this phase is to converge with Jal Jeevan ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Gram panchayat • Jal Jeevan mission • MGNREGA • Mission Swachh Bharat • ODF • ODF plus • Open Defecation Free • open defecation in India • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Union Cabinet Decisions
Results of Swachh Survekshan League, 2020 released
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on December 31, 2019, released Swachh Survekshan League in New Delhi. Around 4,372 cities participated in the league. It is a cleanliness survey that helps in competitive federalism. Highlights In the category of 10 lakh plus population, Indore secured first place. Indore has remained in first place for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Cleanliness • competitive federalism • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Open Defecation Free • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Swachh Survekshan • Swachh Survekshan League • Swachh Survekshan Survey • Waste management
Swachh Bharat Mission achieves its urban target
On December 23, 2019, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that urban areas of 35 states have been declared Open Defecation Free. It includes 4,167 cities. The target has been achieved through third party verification. Highlights According to the ministry, the target has been achieved by constructing 65.81 lakh househols toilets as against the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Clean India Campaign • Garbage • Ministry of Urban Affairs • Mission Swachh Bharat • Open Defecation Free • Plastic Waste Management • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
NSO report: Rural India yet to become Open Defecation Free
The NSO under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducted survey on drinking water, hygiene, sanitation and housing condition between the period July 2018 and December 2018. According to the survey one fourth of the households had no access to toilets. The main objective of this survey was to gather information about sanitation along with ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Drinking water • drinking water safety • Garbage dumps • Garbage-Free Cities • National Statistical Office (NSO) • Open Defecation Free • rural sanitation • Rural Sanitation Survey • Survey on sanitation • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan