J-K attains new heights in development, growth after abrogation of Article 370: Amit ShahNoting that sustainability in ODF Plus is not a one-time achievement but a continuous journey, the statement further mentioned it requires ...
02 Oct, 2023, 02.29 PM IST
J&K achieves 'Open Defecation Free Plus Model' statusJammu and Kashmir has achieved the 'Open Defecation Free Plus Model' status, with 6,650 villages declared as such. The administration is no...
02 Oct, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
75 per cent Indian villages declared ODF Plus: Jal Shakti ministerAccording to Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, 75% of India's villages, approximately 4.4 lakh, have achieved the "ODF Plus" st...
23 Sep, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Over 1.8 lakh villages ODF+, govt hoping to double it this year: Official"As we move forward on all these issues, the need for convergence between various sources of funds, especially MGNREGA, Fifteenth Finance C...
12 Feb, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
West Bengal may get ODF tag in November, a year later than the rest of urban IndiaAbout 45 urban local bodies of the state had been standing in the way of urban India being ODF. Despite repeated reminders by the ministry ...
30 Oct, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
December 31 set as new deadline for urban India to get ODF statusOn October 2, PM Modi had declared rural India Open Defecation Free (ODF). However, 40 urban local bodies of West Bengal are standing in th...
01 Nov, 2019, 08.58 AM IST
Urban India to be declared open defecation free tomorrowSpeaking to ET, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) director VK Jindal said, “West Bengal has not participated in Swachh Bharat Mission. We have ...
01 Oct, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
94 local bodies stand in the way of Open Defecation Free IndiaOf the 4,378 urban local bodies, 4,284 have been declared and certified as open defecation free.
14 Aug, 2019, 08.49 AM IST
96% usage of toilets under Swachh Bharat, shows survey by an independent verification agencyThe survey also covered schools, anganwadis and public or community toilets in these villages.
05 Mar, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
IT capital gets that stinking feeling as it slips in SBM rankEven after three years of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), not a single municipal ward in Bengaluru has been declared open defeca...
20 Nov, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
Strict action against incorrect ODF status reporting: AdvisoryThe ministry issued the advisory yesterday directing all states to ensure quality of toilets being built and their subsequent usage under t...
09 Nov, 2017, 04.51 PM IST
All eyes on Bihar as other laggard, UP promises to go swachh by 2018Bihar’s ODF coverage as on date is just 29%, up marginally from 22% on October 2, 2014 when the programme began with a 5-year deadline and ...
01 May, 2017, 01.35 AM IST
Big B on the line! Soon, you may receive a call from Amitabh Bachchan regarding open defecationThis will be a pilot project of the drinking water and sanitation ministry.
11 Feb, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Haryana in race to join Swachh ClubSix districts out of 33 and all 170 towns of Gujarat have gone ODF while five out of the 21 districts in Haryana have turned ODF as on date.
04 Nov, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Kerala becomes open defection free stateThe announcement was made on the state's foundation day today. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim had declared themselves Open Defecation...
01 Nov, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
Modi government infuses fresh urgency into implementation of Swachh Bharat Rural schemeBarely 11% of India's 6.38 lakh villages have turned open defecation free, with only 17 of the 683 districts declared ODF 22 months after t...
28 Jul, 2016, 01.58 AM IST
Union government has given uniform definition given to Open Defecation FreeThe Union Government, which is running a high voltage campaign to free the country from open defecation, has now given a uniform definition...
14 Jun, 2015, 04.40 PM IST