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Smriti Irani initiating Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign

Smriti Irani initiating Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign

New Delhi:-Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Irani initiating Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign, at Kendriya Vidyalaya, New Delhi .Cabinet on Wednesday set the target of five years starting from October 2 to implement complete sanitation programme – Swachh Bharat Mission – in all urban areas across the country. The programme includes elimination of open defecation, conversion of insanitary toilets to pour flush toilets, eradication of manual scavenging, municipal solid waste management and bringing about a behavioural change in people. Swachh Bharat Mission for urban areas is proposed to be implemented over five years starting from October 2 and the total expected cost of the programme is Rs 62,000 crore. While Centre will provide Rs 14,623 crore assistance, the rest will come from states, private players and other sources.



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