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Tilak Legend Username: Tilak Post Number: 45196 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 111.223.72.82 Rating: |
But Avinash Mishra of NITI Aayog insists the difference this time would be a "mission-mode" mindset. "Water will be to this government what toilets were to the previous government," he says. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/the-new-plan-to-solve-in dia-s-water-crisis-1562177625958.html India First. | ||
Awesomedber Side Hero Username: Awesomedber Post Number: 7151 Registered: 04-2015 Posted From: 50.35.67.8 Rating: |
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Raman Legend Username: Raman Post Number: 65486 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 171.60.227.27 Rating: |
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Ajayk Junior Artist Username: Ajayk Post Number: 477 Registered: 12-2018 Posted From: 165.225.106.132 Rating: |
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Masularex Side Hero Username: Masularex Post Number: 9005 Registered: 05-2010 Posted From: 157.48.76.121 Rating: |
ip address lu track chesi IT department ki complaints cheyatam kaadu... bhakts antha donkalu doruvulu daggara kaapala undi desa sreyassu kosam paatu padali... | ||
Tilak Legend Username: Tilak Post Number: 45159 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 111.223.72.82 Rating: |
10.6 million foreign tourists arrived in India during 2018-2019 India received 10.6 million foreign tourists in 2018-2019 as compared to 10.4 million in 2017-18, according to the country's Economic Survey tabled on Thursday. Nirmala Sitharaman, federal finance and corporate affairs presented the report in the parliament. "India received 10.6 million foreign tourists in 2018-19 compared to 10.4 million in 2017-18," said the finance ministry quoting Economic Survey. "Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in India stood at 27.7 billion US dollars in 2018-19 compared to 28.7 billion US dollars in 2017-18." According to Economic Survey, "tourism sector is a major engine of economic growth that contributes significantly in terms of GDP, foreign exchange earnings and employment." The outbound tourism increased in recent years, with the number of departures of Indian nationals from India, that stood at 23.94 million in 2017 as against 21.87 million in 2016, with a growth rate of 9.5 percent in 2017, the report added. The release of Economic Survey 2018-2019 came a day ahead of the presentation of the annual budget. India First. | ||
Vishvak Hero Username: Vishvak Post Number: 12411 Registered: 01-2007 Posted From: 66.242.91.243 Rating: |
Yes, Modi ji will leave us Utopia Vi veri universum vivus vici | ||
Teluguhero Side Hero Username: Teluguhero Post Number: 3619 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 73.104.252.173 Rating: |
Yes.By end of Modi's this term,all Indian states will achieve 100% Open Defecation Free Status | ||
Musafir Side Hero Username: Musafir Post Number: 3322 Registered: 10-2018 Posted From: 172.58.97.159 Rating: |
 Now that is what we all can call as an achievement. Praying for something implies that, despite God's omniscience, he doesn't already know what you want. | ||
Teluguhero Side Hero Username: Teluguhero Post Number: 3617 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 73.104.252.173 Rating: |
https://www.news18.com/news/india/several-states-achieved-10 0-per-cent-open-defecation-free-status-after-swachh-bharat-m ission-economic-survey-2217027.html Several States Achieved 100% Open Defecation Free Status After Swachh Bharat Mission: Economic Survey The improved sanitation and ODF figures have helped reduce diarrhoea cases in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Bihar, the survey said New Delhi: The Economic Survey has hailed the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and its “multi-pronged approach” to enhance the level of sanitation in the country. Besides the construction of toilets, the survey states that the focus in this mission has also been to bring about behavioural change in communities which will help achieve broader economic development objectives. The multi-pronged approach of the SBM broadly includes community participation; flexibility in choice of toilets depending upon requirement; building institutional capacity of districts for change; instilling behaviour change by incentivizing the performance of State-level institutions; encourage CSR contribution; and use of technology and social media to keep check on the Mission’s progress. Since 2014-15, a total of Rs 51,314 crore has been allocated for SBM, out of which 95.3 per cent has been released. This funding of the program, according the Survey, has covered 98.9 per cent of India and 9.5 crore toilets have been built in the country till June 2019. Open Defecation Free Villages Besides the aim to provide each household with a toilet, a major focus of the SBM has also been to make villages Open Defecation Free (ODF). “As on May 29, 2019, 5,61,014 villages (93.41 per cent), 2,48,847 gram panchayats (96.20 per cent)- 6,091 blocks (88.60 per cent) and 618 districts (88.41 per cent) have been declared ODF,” reads the survey. The survey has linked the success of ODF to greater access to Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) in 2018-19 as compared to 2014-15. The Mission gave an incentive of Rs 12,000 for the construction of household toilets. “Goa has the lowest IHHL coverage followed by Odisha and Telangana. Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh are very close to achieving 100 per cent coverage,” it said. Given this, most of the states have achieved 100 per cent ODF status. Goa has the lowest ODF declared followed by Odisha, Telangana and Bihar. West Bengal and Sikkim are close to achieving 100 per cent ODF coverage. The success of this programme was measured by the survey via the change in behaviour towards sanitation and hygiene. “The National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2018-19, conducted by an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) has found that 93.1 per cent of households had access to toilets during the survey period,” it stated. In addition to this, the NARSS also found that 96.5 per cent of households in rural India that had access to a toilet, used them. Impact The survey also assessed the success of SBM from the gains that actions under the scheme had on various socio-economic outcomes of the rural populace. To gauge the impact of the SBM, the survey tracked the number of diarrhoea and malaria cases in children below 5 years, still birth and low birth weight cases between March 2015, when SBM was implemented and March 2019, when most districts in India had IHHL coverage of 100 per cent. It was found that wherever IHHL coverage was low, the community suffered more from the above ailments than the districts with high IHHL coverage. This indicates that sanitation and hygiene is the primary reason for these health problems in the country, the survey noted. The improved sanitation and ODF figures have helped reduce diarrhoea cases in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Bihar. The survey also mentions a UNICEF study on behalf of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation which assessed the socio-economic benefits of the SBM. It suggested that when “costs and benefits are compared over a 10-year time period and when 100 per cent of households in a community use a toilet, the financial savings exceed the financial costs to the household by 1.7 times, on average”. Way Forward As the first Economic Survey for the newly elected government, the SBM has been envisioned into a “culture of swachhata” at public places. However, to sustain the momentum created and behavioral change, the Survey recommends motivating the “agents of change at the ground level, impart training to field agents, appointment of sanitation ambassadors”. Obtaining systemic feedback from all users makes a significant part of these recommendations. The survey also suggests focusing on achieving 100 per cent disposal of solid and liquid waste, while also emphasizing the cleaning of rivers via coordinated activities between the Centre and the State and allocating the necessary financial resources for the same. |
