Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and the changing picture of villages
Could we have ever imagined that when the prime minister of the country would give his Independence Day
speech from the red Fort, he would discuss toilets and cleanliness? This was done by prime minister Narendra
Modi. Along with this, when he became the prime minister of the country in the year 2014, he started the
Swachh Bharat Mission on 2 october 2014. Its basis was a UN report released in May 2014. In that report it was
said that about 60 percent of India's population defecates in the open. Due to this habit of dealing in open,
indians invite many types of diseases and only because of this, indians remain at risk of cholera, diarrhea and
typhoid. A World bank report also came in 2006. It was told in this report that india spends 6.4 percent of its
GDP only on cleanliness and hygiene. That is why Swachh Bharat Mission was started.
Objective of the mission- cleanliness in the country
By the year 2019, that is, five years after the beginning of the scheme, the objective of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
was to build toilets in every house of the country and keep people safe from diseases spread by dirt. The mission
also aims to eliminate open defecation and provide universal sanitation coverage. The objective of Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan is to make the country free from domestic waste, plastic waste, industrial waste, medical waste,
pollution and all other types of garbage. If we throw garbage only in the dustbin, do not spit here and there, use
minimum plastic bags, carry bags with us when we go to buy things and inspire people around us to do the same,
then a lot of pollution will be reduced. It is possible. If we use public transport as far as possible, we can save
fuel and also prevent pollution.