Swachh Bharat Abhiyan completes 2 years
The Union Government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, aimed to accelerate efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and cleanliness, completed two years on Sunday. Under the mission, the government aims to achieve an Open-Defecation Free (ODF) India by October 2, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of MK Gandhi. So far, around 1 lakh villages and 405 cities have been declared Open-Defecation Free.