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Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II

Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II
Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II

Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II


Phase – II of the SBM(G) will focus on sustaining the gains made under the programme in last five years in terms of toilet access and usage, ensuring that no one is left behind. It will ensure that effective solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) is instituted in every Gram Panchayat of the country.

The Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) component of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus, ODF Plus, will be monitored on the basis of output-outcome indicators for four key areas: plastic waste management, bio-degradable solid waste management (including animal waste management), greywater management and fecal sludge management.

The SBM-G Phase II will continue to generate employment and provide impetus to the rural economy through construction of household toilets and community toilets, as well as infrastructure for SLWM such as compost pits, soak pits, waste stabilisation ponds, material recovery facilities etc.

As part of the workshop and in the run up to International Women’s Day on 8th March, the Union Minister released a study done by the UNICEF and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on the impact of the SBM(G) on rural women. 
The study - Impact of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) on the convenience, safety and self-respect of women in rural India – surveyed 6,993 women across the 5 states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, in February, 2020, and indicated that the increased access to household toilets has led to the improvement in the Suvidha, Suraksha and Swabhimaan of women in rural India.

Key findings:

  • 93% women feel safer from assault by not going out in the open to defecate
  • 91% women save up to one hour of their day, earlier spent on walking to defecation sites
  • 88% of women are proud to own a toilet

Earlier, Union Cabinet on 19th February, 2020 approved the SBM Phase II which will help rural India in effectively handling the challenge of solid and liquid waste management and will help in substantial improvement in the health of the villagers in the country. Since the launch of the SBM-G in 2014, over 10 crore toilets have been built in rural areas; over 5.9 lakh villages, 699 districts, and 35 States/UTs have declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF).(pib)

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