India Celebrates Milestone with 75% of Villages Declaring ODF Plus Status

India Celebrates Milestone with 75% of Villages Declaring ODF Plus Status

• India’s Jal Shakti minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, recently announced a significant achievement in the country’s sanitation efforts. He reported that 75% of Indian villages, totaling about 4.4 lakh, have attained the coveted ‘Open Defecation Free Plus’ (ODF Plus) status. This milestone signifies a crucial step toward fulfilling the goals of the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin by 2024-25.
• An ‘ODF Plus’ village is one that has not only maintained its Open Defecation Free (ODF) status but has also successfully implemented either solid or liquid waste management systems.
• Villages in 14 states and Union Territories (UTs) have achieved ODF Plus Status.
• Four among them have been declared as ‘ODF Plus Model’ villages.

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Published date : 26 Sep 2023 04:55PM