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आवरण
Many people from villages come
to cities in the hope of a better life.
Their standard of living remains
in difficult condition even in the
villages. This is like a double
whammy for them. One they are
away from home, and they have
to live in such abject situation.
Babasaheb's great emphasis
was on changing this situation,
on removing this inequality. The
next phase of the Swachh Bharat
Mission and Amrut Mission is also
an important step towards fulfilling
the dreams of Babasaheb
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
troubles. We have to build an India that is clean,
prosperous, and guides the world towards a
better life.”In line with the vision of the Prime
Minister, the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 and
AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to fulfill the
aspiration of making all our cities 'Waste Free'
and 'Water Safe'. Both these missions mark a n from 18% in 2014 to 70% today. This is assisted
step forward towards effectively addressing the
challenges of rapid urbanization in India and will
help in achieving the Sustainable Development
Goals 2030.
कथा
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION-URBAN
2.0 AIMS FOR GARBAGE FREE CITIES
BEFORE
MISSION TO BECOME A MASS
MOVEMENT IN FUTURE
n In the year 2014, the country had taken a
resolution, on the 150th birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi, in 2019 to become open
defecation-free.
n When the country took a pledge, cleanliness
became a mass movement, and with the
construction of more than 10 crore toilets, every
family in India saved about 53 thousand rupees.
Between 2015 and 2020, India's open defecation-
free campaign was most successful.
In
70 3,300
lakh houses, Cities more than 65,000
community, and public toilets constructed.
public toilets
have been The problems of more
than 2 crore citizens have
constructed. been resolved through the
Swachhata App.
3000 cities and more than 950
cities have been certified
as ODF+ and ODF++
respectively.
n Cities competed to lead in the cleanliness rankings.
The Country realized a 100-year-old dream of Bapu.
But without becoming complacent country moved
resolutely from open defecation-free to emphasis
on public toilets and thereafter started a campaign
in the direction of waste management.
Waste processing in India has increased four times
through 100% door-to-door garbage collection in
97% of the wards and source segregation of waste
by citizens in 85% of the wards.
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