Improvement of sanitation facilities in rural areas has made Northeast India one of the best performing regions in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, though the urban performance...
Madhya Pradesh, where 72 per cent of the population resides in rural areas plans to go open defecation free by October 2, 2018. The urban areas...
Taking the cue from Anil Kapoor-starer 'Nayak - the Real Hero', Shahjahanpur District Magistrate (DM) challenges villagers to become the DM for a day with an...
From composing songs on benefits of toilets in his native language to helping his fellow villagers build toilets at home, here’s how Sadhu Manjhi from Fatehpur...
Districts of Dhanbad, Khunti, Bokaro, Sahibganj and Purbi Singhbhum in Jharkhand were declared open defecation free by Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on September 27. The state...
With all the urban and rural areas in Uttarakhand Open Defecation Free (ODF), the state is now moving towards its next swachhta goal of ODF Plus...
After construction of over 2 lakh toilets in urban areas and 37.76 toilets in rural areas, the Swachh Andhra Corporation races to become India’s first ODF...
Lack of access to sewer lines, space constraints and tenancy laws that demand a ‘No Objection Certificate’ to construct toilets are some of the issues that...
Speaking at the public awareness program under the 'Cleanliness Service-2018' at Jharkhand, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu shared achievements of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and sectors that...
With only a year left for India to become 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF), only 2 out of 30 districts and four out of...
West Bengal’s sanitation drive pre-dates Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and its rural sanitation coverage is one of the highest among eastern zone states in India
31 of 32 districts and 490 out of 654 urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu have been declared free from open defecation under Swachh Bharat Mission....
Women can now get sanitary napkins at a subsidised rate from vending machines installed at 14 public toilets in South Delhi markets, the area's civic body...
With rural Punjab’s open defecation free status complete, urban parts of the state to join the ODF list by October
The Gujarat government spent Rs. 2,893 crore on construction of over 32 lakh toilets since 2014 but the officials say that shortages of toilets are expected...