Swachh Bharat Mission

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October 4, 2021 Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
April 13, 2021 There is a need for long term sustained engagement of the skilled workforce for water and sanitation
Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)
Mahila Milan's toilets stand out in Wadala
Posted on 07 Jun, 2016 09:27 AM
Mahila Milan collective seeks to ensure proper housing and sanitation in Mumbai slums
Leaders of Mahila Milan collective in Mumbai understand the importance good sanitation and have taken it upon themselves to ensure that women in slums have a hy
Breaking the silence: World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Posted on 30 May, 2016 08:43 PM
World Menstrual Hygiene Day - May 28
Aimed at breaking myths and taboos surrounding menstruation, May 28 is celebrated as Menstrual Hygiene Day across the world.
Economic losses close to 6% of India's GDP mainly due to sanitation deficit: World Bank
Posted on 23 May, 2016 11:00 PM
India's all-round sanitation deficit results in overall losses worth close to 6% of GDP 
With India contributing 60% to the world’s open defection, the World Bank has estimated that the country’s sanitation deficit leads to losses worth roughly
Lucknow to sport more public toilets soon
Posted on 16 May, 2016 08:27 AM
Lucknow district administration to construct 97 public toilet complexes
Taking cognizance of the issue of insufficient public toilets in Lucknow, the administration has decided to construct 97 public toilet complexes across the city.
Revised septage management rules to be implemented across Bhubaneswar
Posted on 10 May, 2016 12:26 AM
Bhubaneswar administration to implement revised septage management rules across the city
Swachhta status: Keeping latrines clean and functional
Posted on 30 Apr, 2016 09:07 AM
Availability of accurate data is crucial for monitoring the real progress of any initiative. The advance of an exercise as colossal as the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) cannot be audited and amended without regular monitoring and meticulous collection of relevant data.
J&K's Anantnag among India's best in construction school toilets
Posted on 26 Apr, 2016 08:49 AM
Anantnag wins Prime Minister's award for large-scale construction of school toilets
School toilet construction slows down across the country compared to last year
Posted on 18 Apr, 2016 10:55 AM
8,240 school toilets and 1,337 Anganwadi toilets constructed in 2015-16: Swachhta Status Report 2016
The latest edition of the Swachhta Status Report brought out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has revealed that the
Exempt people living in slums from submitting registered sale deed copies for releasing sewerage connections: HMWSSB
Posted on 12 Apr, 2016 10:30 AM
HMWSSB wants people living in Hyderabad slums to be exempted from producing sale deed copies for releasing sewerage connections
Due to increased instances of open defecation in urban slums, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has urged the 
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