A financial outlay of Rs 1,41,600 cr has been finalized for SBM-U 2.0, including central share of Rs 36,465 for period 2021-22 to 2025-26 which is over 2.5 times the financial outlay of Rs 62,009 cr in last phase of the Mission, the statement added.
According to WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, 900 million people region-wide lack basic sanitation and more than 500 million practise open defecation.
WHO further noted that India's commitment and progress towards the outcomes are reflected in the fact that household sanitation coverage has dramatically increased from an estimated two per cent per year before the initiative to more than 13 per cent annually between 2016 and 2018.
Pratapgarh(UP): BJP President Amit Shah today appealed the people to join Swachh Bharat campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.After dedicating a newly-constructed Sheetla Devi Dham temple here to public, Shah said, ‘Sheetla Maa' was
Vijayawada: Municipal corporations in the countries should share their financial status with citizens so as to allow them to make an informed decision on kind of civic services they should expect, Union Minister M Venkaiah
New Delhi: BJP leader Kiran Bedi today stuck to her stand saying she had not “lost” the Assembly elections considering her efforts despite the circumstances and the “number of days” given to her.Her remarks come
Fatehpur (UP): Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Rajiv Shukla today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the good days promised by him were not visible and the “dreams” shown by him about “bringing
Hyderabad: Noted singer S.P. Balasubramaniam Monday sang a song highlighting the importance of cleanliness as part of his efforts to promote the Swachh Bharat campaign.Backing the 'clean India' campaign, Balasubramaniam sang a song in Telugu
New Delhi: Trains will soon have user-friendly dustbins designed by NID in all coaches as Railways has stepped up efforts to keep its premises clean in line with the Swachh Bharat campaign.Barring AC and a
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Centre was committed to provide excellent medical services to the people of the country. “The government will ensure that maximum facilities are available in the country.
Barabanki: Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma today charged the Narendra Modi Government with not doing any welfare work for the country's citizens and said it has only handed them “jhaadu” (broom) in the name of
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday appreciated Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for taking up the broom and cleaning a street in Srinagar, saying it was a “wonderful effort” which will strengthen
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday praised Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for joining the "Swachh Bharat" campaign and hoped it will be an inspiration for others."The effort by Salman Khan is a significant, one
New Delhi: BJP today took a dig at Congress for removing Shashi Tharoor as spokesperson, saying the step reflects “intolerance” as the party cannot digest somebody doing good work.“It is their internal matter. But certainly,
Thiruvanathapuram: Incensed by Shashi Tharoor's pro-Modi stand the Congress party today sacked him from the post of official spokesperson of the party.The disciplinary action committee of Congress took this extreme step after the Kerala Pradesh
New Delhi/Kannur (Kerala): The report of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee seeking action against party MP Shashi Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under the consideration of the disciplinary panel of All India Congress
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said he is being targeted by people within his party because he is an outsider and decried criticism of his response to Narendra Modi's call to support the
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Congress leaders in Kerala warned Shashi Tharoor against praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party organ attacked the former Union minister today, raising questions on his loyalty to the organisation.A stinging
Mumbai: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nomintaion as one of the ‘ambassadors' of ‘Swachh Bharat' campaign by sweeping a road here with a broom in hand.Tendulkar, dressed in a white
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party volunteers led by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today undertook a cleaning exercise on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Kejriwal, who took up the cleaning of a choked drain
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