Swachh Bharat - GS questions based on daily current affairs

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
- Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan and from 1999 to 2012 called the Total Sanitation Campaign, or TSC was a program following the principles of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) initiated by the Government of India in 1999.
- The main goal of Total Sanitation Campaign was to eradicate the practice of open defecation by 2017.
- Community-led total sanitation was not focused on building infrastructure, but on changing cultural norms to prevent open defecation.
- The campaigning ambassador for Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is Vidya Balan. Government of India gives ?10000 (US$150) to every family to construct a toilet.
- On 2 October 2014 the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan campaign was relaunched as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission)

ANSWER: Swachh Bharat

Explanation:
- Swachh Bharat is a national campaign by the Government of India, covering 4041 statutory towns, to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country.
- The campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat.

Specific objectives are:

- Elimination of open defecation Conversion of unsanitary toilets to pour flush toilets (a type of pit latrine, usually connected to two pits) Eradication of manual scavenging 100% collection and processing/disposal/reuse/recycling of municipal solid waste
- A behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices
- Generation of awareness among citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public health Supporting urban local bodies in designing, executing and operating waste disposal systems
- Facilitating private-sector participation in capital expenditure and operation and maintenance costs for sanitary facilities.