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Swachh Bharat Mission
साल
10 Years of the World’s Largest Jan Andolan for Swachhata
If we look around, we will In the 114th Episode of ‘Mann
find that in every part of the
country, some unique effort or ki Baat’, the Prime Minister
the other is definitely going on, applauded the citizens of the
associated with ‘cleanliness’. country, as the mission was
Just a few days later, on the to complete a decade on 2nd
2nd of October, the Swachh October, since its inception in
Bharat Mission is completing
10 years. This is an occassion to 2014.
commend those who turned it In 2014, when the Swachh
into such a big mass movement Bharat Mission was announced
in Indian history. It is also a from the ramparts of the Red Fort
befitting tribute to Mahatma
Gandhi, who dedicated his in Delhi, few could have foreseen
entire life to this cause. the transformative journey that
lay ahead. The launch of ‘Swachh
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bharat Mission’ was far more than
(in 'Mann ki Baat' address)
a routine public announcement;
it was a passionate clarion call,
a heartfelt request, and a bold
vision statement given to the
“Traditionally, sanitation was nation by the Prime Minister of
a topic shrouded in stigma India, Shri Narendra Modi during
- not openly discussed in his first Independence Day
households or communities. address.
SBM changed this narrative The mission is divided
by turning cleanliness into a
into SBM-Gramin for villages
public discussion topic and
and SBM-Urban for cities,
a collective responsibility.
implemented by the Ministry of
It fostered a ‘Jan Andolan’
Drinking Water and Sanitation
where the entire nation, from
schoolchildren to village elders, and the Ministry of Housing and
from business leaders to Urban Affairs, respectively.
celebrities, came together with As of September 2024, over
a singular vision.” 5.87 lakh villages across India
-M Hari Menon have achieved ODF Plus status,
Country Director, India & with over 3.92 lakh villages
Lead, Bill & Melinda Gates implementing solid waste
Foundation management systems and over
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