Swaccha Bharat Mission

Question 1

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the eighth edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS) – SS 2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0

Answer 1

Minister of MoHUA- hardeep singh puri

Question 2

When was Swachh Survekshan
Introduced

Answer 2

introduced by MoHUA in 2016 as a competitive framework to encourage cities to improve the status of urban sanitation
-Swachh Survekshan hasemerged as the largest Urban sanitation survey in the world.

Question 3

The cities would also be assessed on dedicated indicators on the issues of ‘Open Urination’ (Yellow Spots) and ‘Open Spitting’ (Red Spots), being faced by the cities

Question 4

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 was launched in which year

Answer 4

SBM-U 2.0 was announced in Budget 2021-22, as the continuation of SBM-U first phase

Question 5

SBM-U first phase was launched on

Answer 5

2nd October 2014 aiming at making urban India Open Defecation Free (ODF)

Question 6

SBM-U2.0 will be implemented during which time period

Answer 6

It will beimplemented over five years from 2021 to 2026with an outlay of Rs.1.41 lakh crore.

Question 7

Over 1 lakh villages declared themselves as ODF (Open Defecation Free) Plus under which mission?

Answer 7

Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G).

Question 8

What is Open Defecation Free Status?

Answer 8

ODF
Odf+
ODF++

Question 9

Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G)?
Background

Answer 9

-It was launched in 2014 by theMinistry of Jal Shakti
-mission was implemented as nation-wide campaign/Janandolan which aimed at eliminating open defecation in rural areas.

Question 10

Swachh Bharat Mission (G) Phase-I: year
Swachh Bharat Mission (G) Phase-II: year

Answer 10

I-2nd oct2014
Phase II-It will be implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in a mission mode with a total outlay of Rs. 1,40,881 crores.

Question 11

Minister of jal shakti

Answer 11

Gajendra shekhawat

Question 12

Top Performing States in SBM(G) Phase-II:

Answer 12

Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh where maximum number of villages have been declared as ODF Plus.

Question 13

GOBAR-DHAN (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) Scheme:

Answer 13

Launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2018 and aims to augment income of farmers by converting biodegradable waste into compressed biogas (CBG).

Question 14

Individual Household Latrines (IHHL):

Answer 14

Individuals get around 15 thousand for the construction of toilets

Question 15

Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan

Answer 15

The Ministry of Education launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Programme with an objective to provide separate toilets for boys and girls in all government schools within one year.