India crosses a milestone of 50,000 ODF+ villages

[GS Paper 2 – Issues arising out of design and implementation of policies]

The country has crossed a milestone of 50 open defecations-free (ODF) Plus villages. Telangana is among the top-performing states followed by Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.

Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin Phase-II was launched in February 2020 with the aim to ensure that all villages in the country can declare themselves as ODF Plus by the end of 2024.

Key Highlights

• It was the aim of Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin Phase-II to declare all villages countrywide as ODF plus by late 2024.

• The Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin Phase-II was launched in February 2020.

• As per the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the mission toward fetching ODF Plus Villages has several components comprising:

1. Greywater management
2. Plastic waste management
3. Biodegradable waste management
4. Fecal Sludge management

• DF Plus villages have been divided into 3 categories: Aspiring, Rising, and Model.

• The Ministry Has uncovered that more than one crore people across 22,000-gram panchayats participated in various sanitation activities.

• Hence it reveals the implementation of “Sampoorn Swachhata”

Swachh Bharat Gramin Mission Phase-II:

• The implementation of Swachh Bharat grammar mission phase two was approved by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in February 2020.

• The major aim of the program was on Open Defecation Free Plus which includes ODF sustainability and solid and liquid waste management system.

• This program was emphasized because of the success of phase one.

• Under this program, adequate facilities were supplemented for solid, liquid, and plastic waste management across rural India.

• This program spans from 2020-21 to 2024-25. It has a financial outlay of Rs. 1,40,881 crores

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