Chhattisgarh to be open-defecation free in 2018, says Raman Singh
4 July 2016 4:31 AM IST
The claim has been made by Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh in Raipur while speaking at a two-day Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) national conclave, which was organised by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in Raipur for district collectors and officers from the Phase 1 focus districts for the SBM.
The CM went on to stress the importance of involving women and children as the ambassadors for SBM, adding that girls in the state have started keeping the presence of a toilet as a pre-condition for marriage into a family.
On its part, the state government has also decided to give preference to its open defecation free blocks in schemes like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for distribution of LPG connections to incentivise more blocks and districts to achieve the ODF status, Singh said.
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