India

More Than 62 Lakh Toilets Built Under Swachh Bharat Mission

Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Dec, 2015 10:47 AM

"In respect of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) against expected outcome of 50 lakh for individual household latrines for the year 2014-15, 58,54,987 latrines were constructed, which is an achievement of 117 percent of the expected outcome.

"Of these, 49.49 lakh household latrines were constructed after the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), indicating more than 446 percent increase in construction of toilets after the launch of SBM (G) as compared to pre-SBM period of 2014-15. During 2015-16, 62.38 lakh toilets have already been constructed as on November 30, 2015," Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav told the Lok Sabha.

The government has a target of building 1.04 crore individual household toilets by October 2, 2019.

Prev Next

MORE India ARTICLES

Sikh Youths Set Aside The Religious Code, Use Turbans To Save Eight Men From Drowning

The incident occurred on Friday when a group of youngsters from Sarrafa Bazaar had gone for Ganesha idol “visarjan” in a canal and they lost their balance to gushing water at Sular Ghaat near Sunam village.

Sikh Youths Set Aside The Religious Code, Use Turbans To Save Eight Men From Drowning

Radical Sikh Groups Oppose Akal Takht 'Pardon' To Dera Sacha Sauda Chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Radical Sikh organisations, Dal Khalsa and Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardani), held a silent protest outside the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion, to object to the pardon.

Radical Sikh Groups Oppose Akal Takht 'Pardon' To Dera Sacha Sauda Chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Sports And Theatre Worlds Unite To Pay Tribute To Tenor Michael Burgess

The musical theatre star — who spellbound audiences as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" and became well-known to hockey fans for his stirring renditions of "O Canada" — died Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Sports And Theatre Worlds Unite To Pay Tribute To Tenor Michael Burgess

Modi's Visit To Silicon Valley: Beyond The Hype Were Clear Goals

All prime ministerial visits are calibrated for a specific goal, be it economic, diplomatic, political or cultural. That is true of all Indian prime ministers but it is especially true of Narendra Modi.

Modi's Visit To Silicon Valley: Beyond The Hype Were Clear Goals

International Trips By Indians To Rise By 45 Percent In 2015: Study

The average number of international trips by Indians is set to increase by 45 percent in 2015, according to a study by travel site TripAdvisor.

International Trips By Indians To Rise By 45 Percent In 2015: Study

No Evidence Against Manmohan Singh In Coal Case: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told a special court that there is no prima facie evidence against former prime minister Manmohan Singh in coal block allocation case allegedly involving Jindal group firms.