Swachh Bharat Abhiyan... !!!!
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan... !!!!
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan... !!!!
campaign by the Government of India, covering 4041 statutory towns to clean the streets, roads and
infrastructure of the country.[1][2][3]
This campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi, where Prime
Minister Narendra Modi himself wielded broom and cleaned a road. The campaign is India's biggest
ever cleanliness drive and 3 million government employees and schools and colleges students of
India participated in this event.[4][5] The mission was started by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of
India, nominating nine famous personalities for this campaign, and they take up the challenge and
nominate nine more people and so on(like the branching of a tree). It has been carried forward since
then with famous people from all walks of life joining it.
Contents
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1 History
2 Objectives
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2.1 Components
3 Nominees
7 See also
8 References
History[edit]
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was announced by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Indian
Independence Day & launched on 2 Oct 2014, Gandhi Jayanti. On this day, Modi addressed the
citizens of India in a public gathering held at Rajghat, New Delhi, India and asked everyone to join
this campaign.[6] Later on this day, Modi himself swept a parking area at Mandir Marg Police Station
followed by pavement in Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers, at Mandir Marg, near
Connaught Place, New Delhi.[7]
On 2 October, Anil Ambani, an Indian industrialist and a participant in this event, told in a statement
[8]
I am honoured to be invited by our respected Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi to join the
"Swachh Bharat Abhiyan"... I dedicate myself to this movement and will invite nine other leading
Indians to join me in the "Clean India" campaign...
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee asked every Indian to spend 100 hours annually in this drive.
This campaign is supported by the Indian Army, Border Security Force, Indian Air Force and India.[9]
Objectives[edit]
This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019, 150th birthday
of Mahatma Gandhi and is expected to cost over 62000 crore(US$9.7 billion).[3][10] The fund sharing
between the Central Government and the State Government/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is
75%:25%(90% : 10% for North Eastern and special category states)[11] The campaign was described
as "beyond politics" and "inspired by patriotism".[12]
1. To eliminate open defecation
2. Conversion of insanitary toilets to pour flush toilets
3. To Eradicate manual scavenging
4. 100% collection and scientific processing/disposal reuse/recycle of Municipal Solid Waste
5. To bring about a behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices
6. To generate awareness among the citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public
health
7. To Strengthen urban local bodies to design, execute and operate systems
8. To create enabling environment for private sector participation in Capital Expenditure and
Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs [11]
Components[edit]
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Over three lakh students in Delhis primary schools will become active participants in the
Swachchh Bharat Mission.
7. To encourage students to maintain a cleaner environment, the civic agencies are now
turning to primary schools. The South Corporation has chalked out an extensive plan for
an all-inclusive participation of students, teachers and corporation staff, for the success
of the Swachchh Bharat Mission, in its schools. Targeting cleanliness drive among 3.41
lakh students, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation has asked its school principals to
identify schools that fall in the vicinity of dhalaos (neighbourhood garbage bins) and
submit a report to the corporation officials. South Corporation education committee
chairman Ashish Sood said that it is important for the schools premises to be clean
throughout the day, and especially during schools hours so that the students feel the
impact of Clean India Mission. Garbage bins with zero filth would spread the message
among students, who would then relate the cleanliness against filthy conditions with
clean environment, enhancing the mission, he said.
8. As part of the cleanliness drive among students, special emphasis is being laid on zero
garbage time.
9. The corporation has sought to change the garbage collection time from dhalaos to early
morning, as it would make an impression on students. Mr Sood said, What we see, is
what we conceive. The picture of garbage-dhalaos around the school premises sends a
poor image of the cleanliness drive amongst students, therefore it is crucial to clean them
before students reach school.
10. In addition to this, the corporation has also sought recruitment of more sanitation workers
to keep the schools and their premises clean. Also, major initiatives are underway for the
students in municipal schools.
A month after Delhi schools were asked to host the live broadcast of Prime
Minister Narendra Modis Teachers Day speech, government schools in the
capital have now asked students to report to school on October 2 to actively
participate in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a nation-wide cleanliness
campaign.
The campaign, started at the behest of the PM after his Independence Day
speech, will be launched by Modi himself in Valmiki Sadan. Students of Delhi
government schools will participate by cleaning up the premises on Gandhi
Jayanti.
According to a circular sent out to all schools by the Directorate of Education
(DoE), students and school staff for single shift and first shift schools will
report to school at 9 am. Students and teachers in second shift schools have
to be in school by 1 pm, the circular states. Students from both shifts will first
take a cleanliness pledge and then engage in cleanliness campaign
activities for about 40 minutes. This will be followed by a special midday
meal, the circular stated. Single shift and second shift schools will get over at
11 am and 3 pm, respectively.
The DoE has also released suggested action points for students, teachers,
principals and officers to ensure schools remain clean and free of clutter.
awarded prizes.
This school is one of 2,830 schools in Jharkhand
to be reached by Swasthh, and every school is
different in size, facilities, student make-up,
and local familiarity with toilets and hygiene.
Experience shows that repeated rounds of training
and familiarization with new concepts work.
Because Kakaria is remote, some aspects are not
as strong as they might be. There is as yet no
toilet for boys; even Parvati cannot recite with
confidence the causes of diarrhoea; and a solid
with physical improvement. The transformation
of the school environment under Swasthh, including
dcor inside and outside the classroom, better
sanitation facilities, planting of flower and vegetable
gardens, emphasis on cleanliness, closer
links with parents and community members, and
better turn-out of students, help generate high
morale. Child Cabinets are helping to make that
happen, and as far as hygiene is concerned, the
key person is the Minister of Health.
Every day, Parvati arrives at Kakaria school
early, and checks the condition of the compound.
She has a roster of helpers, and she
puts them to work, cleaning and sweeping.
Everyone in the school has to play their part,
she says. And this includes regular washing and
scrubbing of the toilets. These are extremely
basic in fact there are only two, so they are
allocated for girls use only. Parvati ensures
that, throughout the day, they are kept clean
and pleasant. If there is a problem and a new
girl does not know proper toilet usage, I ask a
member of staff to explain. Similarly, children
who come to school unwashed, without shoes,
with dirty finger-nails or hair in a mess, will be
gently taken in hand. Parents are told through
the Village Education Committee that personal
hygiene for students is a must. Every student
contributes to the funds collected by the Minister
of Finance. They pay for replenishments
Projecttt
Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya is the national campaign driving Clean
India: Clean Schools. A key feature of
the campaign is to ensure that every school in India has a set of functioning
and well maintained water, sanitation
of adults.
Girls are particularly vulnerable to dropping out of school, partly because
many are reluctant to continue their
education when toilets and washing facilities are not private, not safe or
simply not available. When schools
have appropriate, gender-separated facilities, an obstacle to attendance is
removed. Thus having gender
segregated toilets in schools particularly matters for girls. Gender norms and
physiology make privacy more
important for girls than boys, and biological realities mean that girls need
adequate sanitary facilities at school
to manage menstruation. Basic facilities that provide for good hygiene and
privacy, along with sensitive health
promotion assist girls to stay in school and complete their education.
Hygiene in school also supports school nutrition. The simple act of washing
hands with soap before eating
the school mid day meal assists to break disease transmission routes.
Children get the nutritional benefits
intended, rather than ingesting bacteria, germs and viruses. Studies show that
when hand washing becomes
part of a childs daily routine the benefits to health are evident and the practice
does not easily fade.1
School is
therefore an ideal setting for teaching good hygiene behaviours that children
can also carry home.
Having safe water, toilet and hygiene facilities in schools promotes equity. All
children are equal in their right
to access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, and all
children gain benefits through the
improved hygiene practices promoted in schools. By providing gendersegregated toilets, students are assured
of privacy and dignity, a particularly important factor for girls school
attendance. By providing inclusive
and accessible facilities, children with special needs are able to attend school
and further contribute to the
development of their society.
Having a clean school fosters a childs pride in his or her school and
community. It enables every child become
an agent of change for improving water, sanitation and hygiene practices in
their families and within their
Before construction of
this school toilet I used
to miss the class a week
every month during the
menstrual period and
hesitated coming to school
because I had to go to
home for urination during
the school time. Now
separate clean toilet for
girl is in the school I enjoy
coming to school every day.
I motivated my father to
have a toilet at home which
he constructed after taking
loan from the neighbour.
Ms. Tulsi Prajapati, Student of Class 8
Haripur Upper Primary School, Guna, Madhya Pradesh
Handwashing
can reduce
diarrhoea by
more than
30 per cent
and
respiratory
infections
incidence
by 16 per cent
Research shows that the presence of water, sanitation and hygiene in schools
results in a number of benefits
for children, especially girls and also their teachers.
An overall increase in enrolment by 12 per cent in primary schools (Grades
1-5) and 8 per cent in
upper-primary schools (Grades 6-8), leading to lower dropout rates.
Increased female enrolment with younger girls and boys experiencing
larger benefits than older children.
Increased retention of female teachers; and
More students presenting for exams with higher pass rates.2
In Alwar District, India, school sanitation increased girls enrolment by one
third, and improved academic
performance for boys and girls by 25 per cent (UNWater 2008).
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Few Global Evidences
A study undertaken in Bangladesh revealed an 11 per cent increase in girls
enrolment mainly due to the
provision of sanitary latrines. (IRC 2007).
A water, sanitation and hygiene in schools evaluation in Kenya indicated
that girls were absent less in
schools where there was more handwashing and a very high toilet use. The
association suggests that
in one way or another, the successful implementation of the Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene Package in
a school can significantly reduce girls absenteeism, a substantial and highly
desirable impact from the
project (IRC 2009a).
When water, sanitation and hygiene are missing from a girls school
experience, studies indicate that:
Up to 12 per cent of the school year missed by girls is during their
menstruation (WHO 2009).
In Uganda, 1 in 3 girls missed all or part of a school day during their
menstrual cycle
Every school in the country must have a set of essential interventions that
relate to both technical and
human development aspects of a good Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Programme. Following is a set of these
essential elements:
Sanitation
Separate toilets for boys and girls, with one unit generally having one toilet
(WC) plus 3 urinals. The ratio to be
maintained is preferably one unit for every 40 students.
Menstrual hygiene management facilities including soap, adequate and
private space for changing, adequate
water for cloth washing and disposal facilities for menstrual waste, including
an incinerator and dust bins.
Daily handwashing with soap before mid day meal