As per the official statement issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on Thursday, as today, 4.4 lakh villages across the nation have declared themselves ODF Plus, which is 75 per cent of the total number, which is a significant step towards achieving the SBM-G phase II goals by 2024-25, , uttar pradesh, ODF village, Open Defecation Free
Uttar Pradesh has achieved yet another major milestone under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II with all 95, 767 villages in the State i.e., 100% villages achieving ODF Plus status under Phase II of the Mission. An ODF Plus village is one w
NEW DELHI: Now sanitation workers or safari karmacharis across the country will have a uniform dress code across the country. The housing and urban affairs ministry has finalised the uniform for three categories of sanitation workers - sewer cleaners with safety gears, sweepers and waste collectors, and the supervisors.
The uniforms have been finalized after NIIFT, Mohali and NIIFT, Gandhinagar selected the best ones on the basis of design, comfort, durability and cost from a short list of 18 shortlisted designs. The ministry has received 39 entries from different cities as part of the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge.
Announcing this, Union housing and urban affairs secretary D S Mishra urged all urban local bodies to use these new designs for allotting new uniforms to safai karmis or Swachhata warriors so that they get a national identity. “This will not only instill a sense of pride among our Safai Karmis, who are the backbone of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) but also lead to c