Question: Name the campaign which aimed at making Gram Panchayats along the Ganga Open Defecation Free?
(a) Swachh Bharat Mission
(b) Swachh Yug Mission
(c) Namami Gange project
(d) None of these
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- From 6 June 2016. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation is intensifying its effort to make all villages along the banks of the Ganga Open Defecation Free (ODF).
- For this purpose the Ministry will give its support to the five States of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
- The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is working in partnership with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
- The campaign, being a collaborative effort between the Swachh Bharat Mission, local youth leaders (Yuva) and the Namami Gange project (Ganga) – is being called ‘Swachh Yug’, which translates into ‘the age of Swachh’.
- The Ministry of Youth Affairs, under the coordination of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, is enlisting the support of youth agencies such as the Bharat Scouts and Guides, Nehru Yuva Kendras and National Service Scheme.
- The first Virtual Classroom was launched on June 7, 2016, with 12 districts of Bihar undertaking a 5 day training for 50 youth volunteers in each location, connected to the trainer virtually.
- There are 5,169 villages along the river Ganga that fall under 1,651 Gram Panchayats (GPs), 52 districts, and 5 States.
- To take this initiative forward, a nodal officer has been identified for each district to work on making their district Open Defecation Free (ODF) in mission mode as well as to focus on ‘Swachhta’ at the village through proper Solid and Liquid Waste Management and maintaining general cleanliness.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145999
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Swachh-Yug-campaign-to-make-villages-located-along-Ganga-ODF/articleshow/52624929.cms