Important Facts and Figures of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
– The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched with a sanitary run organised at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 2nd October 2014
– The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was implemented in whole India in two parts as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Rural and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Urban.
– The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Rural areas is operated by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
– The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Urban areas is operated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
– Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is actually restructured Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan implemented in the previous government.
– The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is seen as the largest cleanliness program in India by now with over three million government employees and students participating in the cleanliness drives.
– The chief objectives of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan were to remove the open defecation by constructing 9 million toilets, effective waste management, proper removal of open dumping, recycling me plastic waste and segregation of solid, liquid and dry wastes etc
– Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was estimated to cost about 62 thousands crore.
– Under the Mission, a family constructing the household toilets would be provided an assistance of Rs. 12000 by the Government.