Tag Archives: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) is not merely a programme, it’s a behaviour change mission.” said Anupriya Patel, MoS (Health & Family Welfare) during the observance of ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Anupriya planted a sapling to initiate ... Read More »

The community sanitation complex includes 11 toilets for men, 6 toilets for women, 2 toilets for children and 2 for differently abled individuals. Residents have to submit copies of their ration, aadhaar and voter identification cards to get a smart ... Read More »

The Government of India is seized of this exacerbating problem, more so having embarked on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) and the Smarts Cities Mission (SCM) to turn things around by driving growth to improve the quality of life through ... Read More »

Moving forward from the cleaning initiatives, the Indian Railways is planning to conduct checking on cleanliness of tracks on busy routes using an external independent organisation and rank its 16 zones based on their cleanliness. Similar survey of 407 stations, ... Read More »

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The Government may introduce new solar-powered trash cans that sound alert when full with garbage, under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. These cans, designed by Big Belly based in the US, forms a part of the Smart City concept. If implemented ... Read More »

Change of Perception There is a total change in the perception on how cleaning should be carried out and how consistent cleaning can be achieved efficiently. We have taken initiatives to develop mechanized solution for the cleaning of automobile reducing ... Read More »

“Swachh Bharat Mission is the mother of all Missions” says the Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu.  Started last year on October 2, 2014, as the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan today completes one year, Naidu gives an account of physical performance on ... Read More »

As part of its business diversification activity Stone India Ltd has now designed and developed Unique Aerobic Biological Toilets supported and funded by Ministry of Science and Technology. This unique biological toilet has now been approved for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, ... Read More »

Driven by the stringent safety standards, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, growing urbanisation and investments under Make in India, the Indian market for Industrial and Institutional Cleaning Chemicals is growing at around 14.5% against the 4.7% globally. Growing at an even faster ... Read More »

Taking cognisance of the PM’s recall to make India ODF, Manda Mhatre, MLA-Belapur, Navi Mumbai recently announced to construct 30 toilets in her constituency under the MLA fund. Given the fact that there are no urinal facilities particularly for women ... Read More »

Jubilant FoodWorks Limited (JFL), a Food Service Company has envisioned “Be The Change” – a nationwide attempt to inspire behavioural change aimed at supporting the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, starting with the immediate vicinity of own restaurants. The announcement was made ... Read More »

Andrés Hueso, WaterAid’s Senior Policy Analyst – Sanitation, looks at the potential of mobile monitoring to reduce over reporting in the Swachh Bharat Mission. The new sanitation campaign in India, the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), is about to bring some ... Read More »

As a part of its mission to scale up the sanitation and hygiene behaviour change education needed to realize the health and development gains of improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, Unilever’s ‘Help A Child Reach 5’ ... Read More »

The Ministry of Urban Development has partnered with LocalCircles, India’s leading Community Social Media to build online citizen communities for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at the National level and for urban neighbourhoods and constituencies across India. The unique initiative will ... Read More »