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Open defecation has been an issue in India. A report published by WaterAid stated that India had the highest number of people without access to basic sanitation despite efforts made by the Government of India under the Swachh Bharat Mission. [42] [43] About 522 million people practiced open defecation in India in 2014, despite having access to ...
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, two states that had declared themselves open defecation-free, are yet to achieve that goal. In Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh 63% and 35% respectively were estimated to be defecating in the open. [6] Household toilet construction increased from 43.79% in 2014, to 65.74% in 2016, to 98.53 in 2018. [1]
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India on 2 October 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management and to create Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages.
Open defecation is the practice of defecating out in the open, rather than using a toilet. "Open defecation free" (ODF) is a central term for community-led total sanitation (CLTS) programs. It primarily means the eradication of open defecation in the entire community. However, ODF can also include additional criteria, such as: [7]
China has launched a new development bank and persuaded Britain, Germany and other American allies to join, despite open U.S. opposition. These geopolitical shifts have fueled doubts about whether the World Bank still has the clout — or the desire — to impose strong protections for people living in the way of development.
Open defecation can pollute the environment and cause health problems. High levels of open defecation are linked to high child mortality, poor nutrition, poverty, and large disparities between rich and poor. [33]: 11 Ending open defecation is an indicator being used to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal Number 6.
Justice Shashvat Kumar, who headed the Shashvat Committee has prepared a status report on Muslims in India in 2011 and the finding of this report was that Nationwide, Waqf properties constitute a land bank worth Rs. 1.2 lakh crore and could have generated annual returns of Rs. 12,000 crores but yielded only Rs. 163 crores and found that there ...
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) (previously known as National Digital Health Mission) is implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA), an agency of the Government of India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The ABDM aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country.