CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. The second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) is to be implemented till which financial year? Notes: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the Phase II of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) till the financial year 2024-25.

Detailed explanation-2: -ODF Plus activities under Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) will reinforce ODF behaviours and focus on providing interventions for the safe management of solid and liquid waste in villages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Background. On 2nd October 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission with the objective of “to accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and to put the focus on sanitation”.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a restructured version of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2009 that failed to achieve its intended targets. One step towards cleanliness. Phase 1 of the Swachh Bharat Mission lasted till October 2019. Phase 2 is being implemented between 2020–21 and 2024–25 to help cement the work of Phase 1.

Detailed explanation-5: -SBM(G) Phase-II: It emphasizes the sustainability of achievements under phase I and to provide adequate facilities for Solid/Liquid & plastic Waste Management (SLWM) in rural India. It will be implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in a mission mode with a total outlay of Rs. 1,40,881 crores.