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• One of the missions is to eliminate open defecation and construct toilets all
over India. For this, the government has planned an expenditure of 90 million
dollars.
• Another mission is to ensure proper water and sanitation systems across
the country.
• Cleaning of Rivers of India is one of the milestones to be achieved.
• Even Digital India is planned to be linked with this mission by making use of
ideas such as solar-powered trash cans!

What has been done so far?

• The government has a website sbm.gov.in that gives us a clear picture of
where we stand and how far we need to go.
• Around 68791019 toilets have been built in the country under this drive.
• We now have 14 states that are defecation free.
• Various NGOs all over the country have come forward to support the Prime
Minister’s vision of a clean India.
• Cleanliness drives and awareness programmes are being carried out in
different cities. Campaigns like: Run to Clean: New Delhi, Go Green: Trichy,
Vision Carbon Neutral Trek: Combaitore etc are some of the drives that have
succeeded in encouraging a sense of responsibility amongst the crowd.
• The Youth of India is taking initiatives to make this project a success. Many
of the college students are taking Swachh Bharat activities as their summer
internships and the University Grants Commission has decided to give them 2
extra credits for showing this zeal!
• Separation and treatment of solid and liquid wastes are given special
attention to make sure these are disposed of properly.
• Huge amounts are being spent on advertisements to engage more and more
people in this drive. Various cities and panchayats are asked to rank
themselves on 1-10 scale based on their cleanliness scores.
• We have various brand ambassadors of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The
Prime Minister appointed Kapil Sharma, Kiran Bedi, Sourav Ganguly and other

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