Open Defecation  

Swachh Bharat Mission has brought in a remarkable transformation and traceable benefits to the society as a whole. It is one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world. 
Over 10 crore household toilets have been built across India since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission. 
Since October 2014, Over 6 lakh villages, 700 districts, 36 union territories or free states have been declared open defecation free. 

 

K Selvi, also called as Sakkimangalam Selvi, from Tamil Nadu's Madurai is the only recipient to bag the award Swachh Bharat Puraskar by the ministry of Jal Shakti. Watch The Good Fight on MyNation to know the story of this inspirational figure.

On Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India open defecation free. He said that 99 percent of rural villages in India have declared themselves open defecation free and that 11 crore toilets were built for 60 crore people within 60 months. 

October 2, 2019 marks Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and the nation has woken up to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the nation and declare the country open defecation free. 

Two children were allegedly lynched because they had defecated in the open in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. Police are on the lookout for culprits

The finance minister said as much as 95 per cent of all cities have become open defecation free and 9.6 crore toilets have been constructed since October 2014.

According to reports, the man, identified as Niranjan Sahish, was relieving himself on a field when the elephant came out from nowhere and picked him up on its trunk

The Prime Minister expressed happiness that more than 5,50,000 villages and 600 districts have declared themselves open defecation free

The Devaswom Board has much bigger problems to handle than the entry of menstruating women into Sabarimala. The threat of defecation in open, the capacity of sewage collection tanks that have been compromised and the problems caused by simple flower garlands confront this place in Kerala.