As nearly 90 per cent of its population resides in rural areas, when these areas became open defecation free (ODF), Himachal Pradesh became the second state...
A total of 331 villages of 62 panchayats became open defecation free after the construction of 84,614 individual household latrines (IHHLs) under the Swachh Bharat Mission(Grameen)...
After four years of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, all the urban local bodies in Jharkhand and 94 per cent of the rural areas in the state have...
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...
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...
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....
The campaign that will continue till October 2 has roped in 135 workers of NGO Adarsh Seva Samiti who will be raising awareness against open defecation
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...
Rural and urban areas in Rajasthan were declared ODF in 2018, but the state will need to ensure all toilets built are actually used by people...