Swachh Shakti 2018

Question: At which of the following places the Swachh Shakti 2018 recently been held?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Agra
(d) Jaipur
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • On March 8th, 2018, the women’s conference ‘Swachh Shakti’ was organized in Lucknow (UP) on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
  • It was organized jointly with the Uttar Pradesh Government through the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
  • For the participation in this conference, 8000 women Sarpanchs, 3000 women Swachhagrahis and 2000 women Swachhagrahis from Uttar Pradesh and women Sarpanchs from across the country were invited.
  • Last year ‘Swachh Shakti’, 2017 was organized in Gujarat on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
  • This year the country’s largest state has hosted it, where there is a widespread rural population.
  • Yogi Adityanath (chief minister, UP) was the chief guest on this occasion.
  • Special exhibitions, films and other activities related to the role of women in Swachh Bharat Mission were included in this function.
  • On this occasion 30 Swachhta Shakti’ chariots were flagged off in different districts of the state.
  • P. The government has set a target of open defecation (ODF) in the open till October, 2018.
  • On October 2, 2014, Swachh Bharat Mission was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Its purpose is to make India free from open-defecation (ODF).
  • So far, 314 districts and 3.23 lakh villages in 9 states and 2 union territories have been declared free from open-defecation.
  • After the clean India campaign began, cleanliness coverage has increased from 38.7 percent to 78.98 percent (double).

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177142
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177138
http://information.up.nic.in/attachments/files/5aa23ad4-4ed0-426a-997d-02600af72573.pdf