Abstract

An initiative of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan taken on 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a path breaking step towards the development of Indian economy.  It is India’s largest cleanliness drive ever in the history of this country. The objectives of Swachh Bharat are to eliminate or 0% open defecation through construction of individual, cluster and community toilets and this aim has been fulfilled till 48% ODF area. Under this mission, nearly 10 crores toilets are to be constructed by 2019. The present study is an initiative to find out the present status of this mission from its launched date. It also represents some possible challenges of this mission such as improper execution of plans, less expenditure on Information, Education and Communication (IEC), fewer co-operations from society and so on. The study finds out that there is a huge increment in the number of household toilets construction at present and 11 states have become completely open defecation free under this scheme. The study also provides some policy actions and suggestions which can make this mission more fruitful.