Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Centre was working towards ensuring that the country becomes open defecation free by October 2019.
Speaking at the launch of ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ cleanliness campaign, Rajnath said use of technology for creating wealth from waste is Centre’s priority.
“Provision of providing toilet facility at home can ensure Safety and dignity of women. For Swachhta, government is implementing Rs.12,000 crore Action Plan through 76 ministries,” he said.
“Government is confident to fulfill PM’s vision of making India Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 2019,” he added.
‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ is a nation-wide, fortnight-long sanitation campaign to highlight Modi government’s flagship cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.
The campaign will be launched by President Ram Nath Kovind from Ishworiganj village in Kanpur.
The initiative, which is being coordinated by the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, will include ‘sharamdaan’ or voluntary work and will focus on mass mobilisation and reinforce ‘jan andolan’ for sanitation to contribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India.