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Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)

A country-wide cleanliness and sanitation campaign aimed at eliminating open defecation, improving solid waste management, and building clean rural/urban habitats.

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Key Highlights

Toilet Construction Subsidy

Incentive of ₹12,000 for rural families to build Individual Household Latrines (IHHL).

Sustained ODF Plus Status

Phase 2 emphasizes solid & liquid waste management, greywater recycling, and composting.

Annual Cleanliness Survey

Swachh Survekshan survey drives clean city competition across hundreds of urban municipal bodies.

SBM Phase 2 Budget Allocation

Key funding priority categories under Phase 2 of SBM-Gramin

Individual Household Latrines (IHHL)45% Priority

Subsidy support for building primary home toilets in rural households.

Solid & Liquid Waste Management (SLWM)35% Priority

Composting systems, biogas plants, greywater treatment, and plastic recycling.

Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs)10% Priority

Constructing public toilet blocks in villages and markets.

Information, Education & Communication (IEC)10% Priority

Cleanliness drives, behavior change campaigns, and administrative overheads.

Who is eligible

  • Eligible family, community group, or contractor participating in cleanliness or solid/liquid waste management.

Eligibility rules · v1 · effective 1 January 2020

Who is not eligible

  • SBM programs are open to active community organizations and operational entities.

How to apply

  1. Online or Offline Application Submission

    Rural households apply for the Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) incentive subsidy online via the SBM-G portal or offline through the Gram Panchayat.

    Typical duration · 5 days

  2. Verification & Geo-tagging

    Local block coordinators or Swachhagrahi volunteers visit the household to verify the applicant and geo-tag the proposed toilet site.

    Typical duration · 10 days

  3. Subsidy Disbursement

    Following site verification and construction progress checks, the subsidy of ₹12,000 is directly transferred to the applicant's bank account.

    Typical duration · 15 days

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Additional Details

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), or Clean India Mission, is a country-wide campaign launched by the Government of India on 2 October 2014 to eliminate open defecation, improve solid waste management, and promote general cleanliness. It is structured into two main sub-missions: SBM-Gramin (administered by the Ministry of Jal Shakti) for rural areas, and SBM-Urban (administered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) for cities.

The first phase of the mission (2014–2019) focused on accelerating toilet construction, leading to the creation of over 100 million household latrines and declaring hundreds of thousands of villages Open Defecation Free (ODF). Phase 2 (2020–2025) shifts the focus towards sustaining this ODF status, implementing extensive solid and liquid waste management (SLWM), and managing plastic/greywater waste, classifying participating villages as 'ODF Plus'.

The scheme offers an incentive subsidy of ₹12,000 for individual household latrine (IHHL) construction for eligible rural families to ensure dignified, private sanitation.

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