Swachh Bharat Abhiyan meeting targets: Govt

New Delhi: The government has cited a UNICEF survey carried out in 10,000 households across the country to claim that the Swachh Bharat Mission is meeting its targets, three years after its launch.

The survey, conducted across 12 states, says that 85 per cent members of the households studied were using toilets, a government release said.

"The third party survey clearly shows that the government has been able to bring in awareness about sanitation through the drive," said Parmeswaran Iyer, secretary Water Supply and Sanitation.

Nicolas Osbert, who heads the UNICEF's Drinking Water and Sanitation section, said, "India has been able to catalyse and mobilise the efforts of millions of citizens and the Swachh Bharat Mission is a once-in-a generation opportunity". Osbert said the change is taking place on the ground.