Bangalore, June 15, 2013: 'Make Karnataka open defecation-free by 2018' Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday expressed disappointment over the poor condition of sanitation in the State and set 2018 as the deadline for the Karnataka government to make state free of open defecation.
Briefing reporters after holding a review meeting of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department here, he said only five per cent of gram panchayats in the State are open defecation-free. These panchayats are mainly in Dakshina Kannada district.

Thiruvanthapuram, June 15, 2013: Only 35 per cent of the Rs.15.90-crore provided by the Union government for solid and liquid waste management in 14 districts of the State was utilised during the three years ending March 2012.

Lucknow, May 24, 2013: The centre's rural sanitation programme has failed to make strides in UP. Launched in 2012-13, the scheme at the end of the fiscal has more than 90% target unachieved. The state government could achieve only 7% (6.9%) of 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan' target till March 2013.
UP was to construct 11.4 lakh (11,44,430) toilets in 5,799 gram panchayats (GPs) of the state. But, till March 2013, it could construct only 79,653 toilets.

Uttarakhand, April 18, 2013: This report presents the main discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the National Workshop on Community-Led Approach in the Context of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan held at the Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nainital on April 16 to 18 2013.&

New Delhi, May 23, 2013:

(Source: MDWS)

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