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Centre's 'Swachha Bharat Mission' Saved 70,000 Infant Lives A Year: Nature Journal
The Swachh Bharat Mission, a national cleanliness programme, launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, may have reduced infant mortality through the construction of toilets and improved sanitation.
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'Swachh Bharat' Toilets Helped Avert 70,000 Infant Deaths A Year: Study
Constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission - India's national cleanliness programme - may have helped avert roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study.
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Swachh Bharat Mission Game Changer For Public Health: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said access to proper toilets plays a crucial role in reducing infant and child mortality, as he shared a research that highlighted the impact of efforts like the Swachh Bharat Mission.
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More Than 50 Lakh Toilets To Be Built Under Swachh Bharat Mission Phase 2
Programme implementation under phase two of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) this fiscal will see the building of over 50 lakh individual household toilets and one lakh community toilets, Union Jal Shakti ministry Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said.
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Smriti Irani: Under Ayushman Bharat, 3 Crore Women Screened For Cancer
Smriti Irani lauded various efforts by the government to tackle issues faced by women, giving examples of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives to build 10 crore toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission and distribute sanitary napkins at Re 1 under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra scheme.
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Send Selfies, Get Toilets, UP Offical Tells Sambhal Residents
Uttar Pradeesh, Sambhal: All the selfies will be identified and residents who cannot afford personal toilets will be provided the same under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the official said.
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"Rural India Has Declared Itself Open Defecation Free": PM Modi In Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.
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15% Of Court Complexes Without Washrooms For Women: Report
Around 15 per cent of the 16,000 court complexes across the country do not have washrooms for women, reflecting sorry conditions of their toilets, a survey report has shown.
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BJP Pulls Up Pragya Thakur Over "Not Elected To Clean Toilets" Remark
Pragya Singh Thakur, a first-time BJP parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh, has told party workers that she "wasn't elected to get drains and toilets cleaned", a statement that many saw as arrogant and at odds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" or clean India mission.
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Swachh Bharat Toilets In UP Use Tiles With Mahatma Gandhi's Photo, Officer Suspended
Around 13 toilets built in Uttar Pradesh's Ichhawari village had tiles with Mahatma Gandhi, national emblem symbols on the toilets walls.
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93 Per Cent Households In Rural India Have Access To Toilets: Survey
Over 93 per cent households in rural India have access to toilets and of these households, 96.5 per cent uses them, a survey commissioned by the government has found.
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''Around 9 Crore Toilets Built In Rural Areas Since 2014," Lok Sabha Told
Around nine crore toilets have been built across the country since October 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and a total of 546 districts were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Tamil Nadu Girl Seeks Father's Arrest Over Broken Promise To Build Toilet
A seven-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu has lodged a police complaint to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said today.
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PM Modi Praises India's Increased Sanitation Coverage On World Toilet Day
India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today and reiterated his government's commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities.
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India Will Not Get Open Defecation Free Status By 2019: Think Tank
With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
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Centre's 'Swachha Bharat Mission' Saved 70,000 Infant Lives A Year: Nature Journal
The Swachh Bharat Mission, a national cleanliness programme, launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, may have reduced infant mortality through the construction of toilets and improved sanitation.
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'Swachh Bharat' Toilets Helped Avert 70,000 Infant Deaths A Year: Study
Constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission - India's national cleanliness programme - may have helped avert roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study.
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Swachh Bharat Mission Game Changer For Public Health: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said access to proper toilets plays a crucial role in reducing infant and child mortality, as he shared a research that highlighted the impact of efforts like the Swachh Bharat Mission.
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More Than 50 Lakh Toilets To Be Built Under Swachh Bharat Mission Phase 2
Programme implementation under phase two of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) this fiscal will see the building of over 50 lakh individual household toilets and one lakh community toilets, Union Jal Shakti ministry Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said.
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Smriti Irani: Under Ayushman Bharat, 3 Crore Women Screened For Cancer
Smriti Irani lauded various efforts by the government to tackle issues faced by women, giving examples of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives to build 10 crore toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission and distribute sanitary napkins at Re 1 under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra scheme.
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Send Selfies, Get Toilets, UP Offical Tells Sambhal Residents
Uttar Pradeesh, Sambhal: All the selfies will be identified and residents who cannot afford personal toilets will be provided the same under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the official said.
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"Rural India Has Declared Itself Open Defecation Free": PM Modi In Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.
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15% Of Court Complexes Without Washrooms For Women: Report
Around 15 per cent of the 16,000 court complexes across the country do not have washrooms for women, reflecting sorry conditions of their toilets, a survey report has shown.
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BJP Pulls Up Pragya Thakur Over "Not Elected To Clean Toilets" Remark
Pragya Singh Thakur, a first-time BJP parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh, has told party workers that she "wasn't elected to get drains and toilets cleaned", a statement that many saw as arrogant and at odds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" or clean India mission.
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Swachh Bharat Toilets In UP Use Tiles With Mahatma Gandhi's Photo, Officer Suspended
Around 13 toilets built in Uttar Pradesh's Ichhawari village had tiles with Mahatma Gandhi, national emblem symbols on the toilets walls.
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93 Per Cent Households In Rural India Have Access To Toilets: Survey
Over 93 per cent households in rural India have access to toilets and of these households, 96.5 per cent uses them, a survey commissioned by the government has found.
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''Around 9 Crore Toilets Built In Rural Areas Since 2014," Lok Sabha Told
Around nine crore toilets have been built across the country since October 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and a total of 546 districts were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Tamil Nadu Girl Seeks Father's Arrest Over Broken Promise To Build Toilet
A seven-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu has lodged a police complaint to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said today.
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PM Modi Praises India's Increased Sanitation Coverage On World Toilet Day
India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today and reiterated his government's commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities.
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India Will Not Get Open Defecation Free Status By 2019: Think Tank
With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
