Indian government has built 95 million toilets, but little has changed for manual scavengers

India is listed among nine nations where sanitation workers face the worst working conditions.

Sadhika Tiwari, IndiaSpend

· Dec 14, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Swachh Bharat cess being levied even after introduction of GST, reveals RTI query: The Wire

The Ministry of Finance collected Rs 4,391 crore through the cess between April 2017 and September 2018.

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· Dec 19, 2018 · 10:37 am

Centre criticises UN special rapporteur’s ‘factually incorrect’ comments on Swachh Bharat Mission

The government also denounced Leo Heller’s statement that Mahatma Gandhi’s glasses – the campaign’s symbol – should be replaced with the ‘human rights lens’.

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· Nov 10, 2017 · 08:44 pm

Let our monks defecate in open, Digambar Jain group asks Madhya Pradesh government: Hindustan Times

The office of the state's Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development Gopal Bhargava denied receiving any such memorandum.

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· May 01, 2016 · 12:07 pm

World Bank pledges $1.5 billion to Clean India campaign

The international financial institution noted that despite a record of impressive economic growth, the country still faces the challenge of ensuring good sanitation and public health for its citizens.

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· Dec 16, 2015 · 10:56 am

Move aside "Pardesi Pardesi" – the next song you hear on the train might be about Swacch Bharat

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· Aug 04, 2015 · 06:29 pm