Swachha Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) UPSC

SWACHHA BHARAT MISSION (GRAMIN) [SBM (G)]

Swachha Bharat Mission Gramin upsc

What are the objectives of Swachha Bharat mission Gramin ?

• Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in 
the rural areas, by promoting cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation
• Accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas to achieve the vision of Swachh Bharat by 2nd
October 2019
• Motivate communities and Panchayati Raj Institutions to adopt sustainable sanitation 
practices and facilities through awareness creation and health 
education
• Encourage cost effective and 
appropriate technologies for 
ecologically safe and sustainable sanitation
• Develop, wherever required, community managed sanitation 
systems focusing on scientific Solid & Liquid Waste Management systems for overall 
cleanliness in the rural areas
• Create significant positive impact on gender and promote 
social inclusion by improving sanitation especially in 
marginalized communities

Strategy involved in SBM-G

• The Strategy is to move towards a ‘Swachh Bharat’ by making it a massive mass movement.
• For purposes of effective 
planning and implementation of 
SBM(G), it is proposed that 
‘district’ be considered the base 
unit of intervention
• Implementation Framework of 
each State be prepared with a 
road map of activities covering 
the three important phases 
necessary for the Programme:

1. Planning – 

A project proposal shall be prepared by the District, incorporating Gram Panchayat-wise details and scrutinized, and consolidated by the State Government into a State Plan. 


2. Implementation – 

This includes advocacy and communication, financing and toilet construction. 
Setting up Rapid Action Learning Unit (RALU)


3. Sustainability – 

This includes sustaining ODF communities and verification.

• A five-tier implementation 
mechanism should be set up at 
the National/ State/ District/ 
Block/ Village level
• Corporate houses should be 
encouraged to participate as an 
essential part of the Corporate 
Social Responsibility (CSR).

Components

• Start-up activities – 
This includes updating baselines surveys, orientation of key personnel and preparation of plans.
• IEC (Information, Education and Communication) Component: Focus of SBM-G is on Behaviour Change Communication (BCC). It is not a 'stand-alone' separate activity, community action and generation of peer pressure on the outliers is key to it.
• Capacity Building
• Construction of Individual Household Latrines - 
While selecting eligible households for providing incentive under SBM(G), order of preference shall be – BPL followed by SC/SC APL households
• Availability of Sanitation Material - through Rural Sanitary Marts (RSM), Production Centers (PC), Self Help Groups (SHG) and Community Sanitary Complex (CSC).
• Provision of Revolving Fund at the District - can also be accessed by APL households not covered by incentives under the guidelines.
• Equity and inclusion – 
This also includes raise awareness and skills on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), specifically amongst adolescent girls in schools.
• Solid and Liquid Resource Management
• Administrative Charges - States shall be permitted to utilize funds under this component as per requirement
• The monitoring also uses a robust community led system, like Social Audit. Community-based monitoring and vigilance committees will help in creating peer pressure.
• Foot soldiers of Swachh Bharat: An army of ‘foot soldiers’ or ‘Swachhagrahis’, earlier known as ‘Swachhata Doots’ is developed.

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