UP Wipes the Slate Clean: A New Era in Rural Sanitation

• Empowering gram panchayats to be self-reliant in sanitation management
• Including extensive guidelines for sustaining sanitation facilities
• With focus on solid and liquid waste, plastic waste, and faecal sludge management
• Setting up biogas units under the Gobardhan Yojana to promote clean energy production
• Streamlining construction and upkeep of toilets for individuals and communities

The implementation of the policy will be through collaborations with other development agencies, tech companies, and civil society organizations. Since 85,827 out of 96,174 villages have already been declared as model ODF Plus villages, the move is set to further intensify UP's focus on rural sanitation and sustainable development.