Akhter, Andalib

India’s ODF milestone: The Sanitation revolution - Yojana - 68(10), Oct, 2024: p.23-27

India celebrates a decade of Swachh Bharat Mission, a groundbreaking initiative dto make India open defecation free (ODF). ‘Nearly 50 crore people have stopped defecating in the open since e2014, with sanitation overage improving from 39 per cent to 100 per cent. However, quantifiable metrics to measure behavioral change and as creation ODF status with certainty are essential as challenges persists, underscoring the need for sustained efforts to eliminate open defecation entirely. – Reproduced