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  1. Mission Vriksharopan
  2. Swachh Bharat Mission
  3. Smart City Centre Scheme
  4. Prachan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram
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Option 2 : Swachh Bharat Mission

The correct answer is Swachh Bharat Mission.

  • Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)\ Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd October  2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management.
  • Its main objective was to make the country Open Defecation Free by constructing toilets in all the villages of India till 2nd October 2019 which was the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Its first phase is also aimed at eradicating manual scavenging.
  • As a result of the Swachh Bharat Mission, 55 crore people changed their behaviour and started using toilets.

  • Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 10.28 crore toilets have been constructed in 36 states/UTs. 603,175 villages were declared open defecation free in five years.
  • With the attainment of Swachh Bharat, there has been a significant reduction in water and sanitation-related diseases.
  • After becoming Open Defecation Free (ODF), many villages have seen a reduction in the number of deaths due to diseases like diarrhoea, malaria, etc.
  • The first phase of the mission laster till 2nd October 2019.
  • Phase 2 is being implemented between 2020–21 and 2024–25 to help cement the work of Phase 1.
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