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100			_aSingh, Tanushree and Anand, Beryl _955917
245			_aSwachh Bharat Abhiyan (2014–2019): A critical analysis
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a71(2), Jun, 2025: p.342-353
520			_aThis article examines the progress of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’s first phase (2014–2019). In 2013, 53% of the Indian population defecated in the open. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, aligning with the sixth sustainable development goal (SDG) of clean water and sanitation, was launched to end the practice of open defecation in India by 2019, on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. This study has been conducted through a thorough analysis of government reports, corresponding ground realities and the report by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner’s Special Rapporteur to India. Although the government has made commendable efforts to fight open defecation, there are a number of areas where more work is needed.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00195561251339040
650			_aSwachh Bharat Abhiya, Sustainable development goals, Clean water and sanitation, Manual scavenging. _955918
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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