It's not Japan: Anand Mahindra praises India's 'role model' state, hopes such discipline gets valued without foreign comparisonsAnand Mahindra praised Sikkim after sharing a travel video that highlighted the state's clean streets, orderly parking and strong civic dis...
18 Nov, 2025, 11.15 PM IST
Sikkim govt starts charging Rs 50 as entry fees for touristsFrom October 2025, the Sikkim government has implemented a Rs 50 entry fee for tourists. The fee, collected during hotel check-ins, support...
14 Mar, 2025, 09.48 PM IST
Garbage bags now must for tourist vehicles entering SikkimAs per the official order, it will be the responsibility of the tour operators, travel agencies and vehicle drivers to inform the traveller...
21 Jul, 2024, 09.23 AM IST
Centre releases Rs 167 crore to 9 states for border developmentThe states which will benefit include Rajasthan and Punjab, both having international border with Pakistan, and West Bengal and Assam, whic...
26 Dec, 2017, 02.24 PM IST
India expected to be open defecation free by Oct, 2019: Rajnath SinghThe home minister said for cleanliness, the central government was implementing a Rs 12,000-crore action plan through 76 ministries and dep...
15 Sep, 2017, 03.08 PM IST
Cleanliness at iconic places has improved up to 60 per cent: GovernmentNarendra Singh Tomar said the government's efforts are to ensure that the campaign runs positively and no negativity comes into it.
24 Jul, 2017, 10.30 PM IST
Government to set up centre to monitor Swachh Bharat MissionSwachhata Kendra will be set up by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation at Rajghat, Delhi to monitor the progress of the Swachh Bh...
03 May, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
75% villages along banks of Ganga are open defecation-free: PM ModiModi said since the government launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014, over 1,80,000 villages across 130 districts have been de...
11 Apr, 2017, 01.53 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
Follow Sikkim model and make India Swachh, says CM Pawan Chamling"My idea is to make Sikkim the first BPL-free state in India by 2019-20. And by 2018, Sikkim will be the first state to have only pucca hou...
06 Oct, 2016, 05.17 PM IST
How Sikkim became the cleanest state, and is working towards becoming poverty-free in four yearsThe model has evolved over the years to ensure citizens abide by the rules — breaking them fetches stiff fines. Urinating in a public place...
25 Sep, 2016, 06.44 AM IST
Sikkim adjudged cleanest state by 'Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2016' reportSikkim scored 100 per cent marks on a scale of 100 in the ranking given on the basis of using household/community toilet out of household h...
13 Sep, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
Modi government mobilises Rs 370 crore under Swachh Bharat KoshJaitley said, so far, proposal for Rs 405,51 crore have been received for construction of toilets against which funds to the extent of Rs 3...
11 Mar, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Centre may impose cess on petrol, diesel, telecom services to fund PM Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat AbhiyanThe government may issue Swachh Bharat bonds and impose a cess on automobile fuels, telecom services and mineral waste to fund PM Modi’s pe...
15 Oct, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Modi government may levy cess on petrol, diesel and telecom services to fund Swachh BharatGroup of chief ministers, headed by Chandrababu Naidu, submitted a detailed report to PM Modi on Wednesday dovetailing the ways to mobilise...
15 Oct, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission meet: Congress CMs attend, BJP’s give a missAll the three Congress CMs in the sub-group set up by Modi to finalise the implementation of the Swachh Bharat mission, were present for th...
25 Jun, 2015, 09.59 AM IST
NITI Aayog's CM panel moots greater private participation in Swacch Bharat AbhiyanLaunched on October 2, 2014 by the PM Modi, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan has fixed the target of making India free from open defecation by 20...
11 Jun, 2015, 01.21 PM IST