Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): A complete of 95,767 villages in Uttar Pradesh have attained ODF Plus standing in the course of the second part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), marking a one hundred pc achievement fee for the state, an official assertion stated on Thursday.
Uttar Pradesh Government stated that out of 95,767 ODF Plus villages within the state, 81,744 villages are ODF Plus aspirational villages, the place there’s a system of strong waste administration or liquid waste administration programs in place.
“In addition, 10,217 villages are ODF Plus rising villages with provision for both solid waste management and liquid waste management, and 3,806 villages are ODF Plus Model Villages,” an official assertion stated.
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed outstanding progress in the course of the present monetary 12 months. As of January 1, 2023, solely 15,088 villages within the state had been declared ODF Plus. Within the span of simply 9 months, the state made efforts to attain ODF Plus standing in a mission mode, which resulted in over 80,000 villages efficiently reaching ODF Plus standing, assertion stated.
Over 88 lakh individuals have been related to cleanliness service. This achievement of one hundred pc has been achieved in the course of the’Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS)’ – 2023 marketing campaign being run throughout the nation.
SHS is widely known yearly from September 15 to October 2 beneath the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. In 2023, over 88 lakh individuals participated and contributed to’Shramdaan’ on a big scale, thereby accelerating the achievement of ODF Plus standing.
An ODF Plus village is one which has retained its Open Defecation-Free (ODF) standing whereas additionally implementing strong or liquid waste administration programs. To date, 4.4 lakh (75%) villages throughout the nation have declared themselves ODF Plus, which is a big step in direction of reaching the targets of SBM-G Phase 2 by 2024-25.
The ODF Plus achievement was celebrated by felicitating these Gram Panchayats who did exemplary work and declared their Gram Panchayats as ODF Plus fashions.
“Gram Pradhans, Gram Panchayat Secretaries, Panchayat Assistants, and sanitation workers across the state were honoured at the state level and motivated to contribute further to the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural),” assertion stated.
The award winners embody the 60 greatest Gram Panchayats for his or her contribution to creating Gram Panchayat a mannequin and 75 sanitation employees (one from every of the 75 districts) have been additionally honoured for his or her contribution. (ANI)