Toilet, ek pain katha in Jharkhand villagesIn Kulhi, 98 out of every 100 households have a toilet, but 51 out of 100 residents still defecate in the open.
22 Jan, 2018, 11.06 AM IST
Swachh China now! Xi follows Modi, orders a 'toilet revolution' in villagesIn a move that resembles Modi's Swachh Bharat campaign, Xi has called for improving toilets across China, especially in rural areas.
29 Nov, 2017, 02.29 PM IST
Swachh Bharat 3 years later: Toilets a success; trash - not yetThe Modi government had set an ambitious target of building 65.82 lakh individual household toilets and five lakh community and public toil...
29 Sep, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
Live up to 100 years if you want to avoid property tax!Wahi claimed that the schemes to provide mobile phones to sanitation workers and construct toilets will be accomplished in the current fisc...
21 Jan, 2017, 11.33 AM IST
Government may request citizens to give up Rs 4,000 subsidy for building toiletsThe Centre gives a subsidy of Rs 4,000 to every household without a toilet to construct one – states are open to give an additional incenti...
25 Nov, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
No more subsidy for constructing toilets in Haryana: GovernmentNavraj Sandhu said efforts will be made to change the mindset of the people so that they could feel the need to have a toilet in their hous...
20 Jul, 2016, 08.21 PM IST
Govt asks banks to pitch in to make India open defecation freeRural Development Minister Birender Singh said to achieve universal coverage, there is need for easy financing by banks and other financial...
09 Feb, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Survey reveals not even half the toilets built being used; government withheld findingsIn rural areas, surveyors found homes using toilets for storing grains and still going to the fields early in the morning to relieve themse...
24 Nov, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Major gaps in Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan implementation in Rajasthan: CAG reportMajor gaps in the implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) were noticed in the audit of CAG on local bodies.
22 Sep, 2015, 11.38 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi for involving spiritual leaders in 'Swachh Bharat' missionPM Modi also underlined that construction of toilets in habitations on the banks of River Ganga should receive the highest priority.
15 Jun, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
Realtime monitoring system of toilets to be launched tomorrowA nationwide "realtime monitoring" system of toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will be launched tomorrow, government today sa...
31 Dec, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
Swachh Bharat will fail unless the Modi government totally redesigns UPA’s sanitation programmeCentral government programmes — the central rural sanitation programme 1986-99, total sanitation campaign (TSC) 1999-2012, and the ongoing ...
06 Oct, 2014, 11.41 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari attacks Jairam Ramesh's move to converge MNREGA, NBAGadkari today targeted initiative taken by Ramesh, saying a convergence between MNREGA and toilet construction programme did not work well.
25 Aug, 2014, 09.15 PM IST
67 per cent rural households don't have access to toilets: GovernmentThe NBA is administered by the government through states to ensure sanitation facilities in rural areas including construction of toilets.
17 Jul, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
Over 67% rural households are without toilet accessOver 67 per cent of rural households do not have access to toilets, according to government data.
19 Aug, 2013, 06.42 PM IST
- More funds for government sponsored toilets in rural India
Government is planning to double the money it provides for the construction of toilets in villages under its campaign for total sanitation.
25 May, 2012, 09.07 PM IST
- Little innovation, lots of success
It is an oft-repeated argument that despite the passage of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment mandating state governments to devolve powers ...
07 Jul, 2006, 02.32 AM IST