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Modi launches Swachch Bharat Abhiyan

On Gandhi Jayanti PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

MISSION: Country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive is expected to cost over Rs 62,000 crore out of which the proposed central assistance will be of Rs 14,623 crore. The five-year-long campaign that will cover 4,041 statutory towns. The urban component of the Mission is proposed to be implemented over 5 years starting from October 2, 2014. The Cabinet had last month decided to merge the 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan', a campaign for rural sanitation with Swachh Bharat Mission.