1.4L villages, 450 cities became open defecation free: Prez
President Pranab Mukherjee, while addressing the joint session of the Parliament on Tuesday,  stated that over 1.4 lakh villages, 450 cities, 77 districts and three states have been declared as open defecation free. "My government salutes the... janashakti (will of people) and pledges to constructively utilise it in Rashtra Nirman (nation building)," Mukherjee added. 