{"id":6462,"date":"2025-09-02T10:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T05:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2025-09-02T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T05:27:57","slug":"roundtable-conference-on-swachh-bharat-mission-grameen-sbm-g-focuses-on-sustainability-community-ownership-and-credible-progress-for-swachh-bharat-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=6462","title":{"rendered":"Roundtable Conference on Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) Focuses on sustainability, community ownership, and credible progress for Swachh Bharat Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roundtable Conference on Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) Focuses on sustainability, community ownership, and credible progress for Swachh Bharat Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\nSBM-G and JJM together are taking us forward towards sustainable sanitation and water security: Shri C R Patil<\/p>\n

SBM-G Review Highlights Achievements, Identifies Gaps, and Sets the Way Forward
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Posted On: 01 SEP 2025 7:55PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a Roundtable Conference on Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G): Progress and SBM-G Next Phase at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The meeting brought together State Ministers, Special Chief Secretary\/ Additional Chief Secretary\/ Principal Chief Secretaries \/Chief Secretaries\/ Secretaries and Mission Directors from 28 States States\/UTs\u00a0to review progress, identify challenges, and chart the next phase of rural sanitation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C.R. Patil in his Keynote Address, praised collective achievements and stressed innovation, waste-to-energy, and climate-resilient sanitation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He reiterated that SBM-G and JJM together are taking us forward towards sustainable sanitation and water security. With JJM, every rural household is receiving safe tap water, but this also brings the enhanced responsibility of managing greywater under SBM-G. The ODF Plus Model is not just about numbers, it is about quality of life, health, and dignity for rural families. The way forward is to shape villages that integrate climate resilience, resource management, and innovation. As we expand tap water under JJM, SBM-G ensures effective greywater management, and with \u2018Jal Shakti Abhiyaan- Catch the Rain\u2019, rainwater harvesting leading to water security becomes our collective duty. At the SBM-G Roundtable, he underlined how sanitation and water are inseparable whilst SBM-G ensures clean villages, JJM delivers safe tap water, and Catch the Rain helps us harvest every drop. Together, these missions are building a healthy, sustainable, and water-secure Bharat, all of which will help India achieve the vision of Viksit Bharat.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Minister of State, Shri V. Somanna during his Address said that the credit of SBM-G goes to the collective action of State\/UTs, Panchayats, and communities. He said while the progress achieved under SBM-G is commendable, the way ahead must focus on deepening behavior change, strengthening O&M systems & empowering youth & women as leaders of Swachhata. He highlighted embracing innovation & persistence, with Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas at the core.\u00a0 He also recommended continued engagement of sanitation workers and Village Water Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) in this mission.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shri. Ashok K. K. Meena, Secretary-DDWS highlighted that the mission\u2019s future rests on data-driven, citizen-centric and locally owned reliable data. From Panchayats to VWSCs, women leaders to children should act as change agents with community ownership at the heart of SBMG.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He emphasized the importance of collaborative learning and digital tools as pointers, guiding us towards Sampoorna Swachhata.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shri Kamal Kishore Soan, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (JJM & SBM-G), stressed on the need for verified data and regular field reviews.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He highlighted that dashboards must not just reflect data but be a platform reflective of the reality on ground. Sanitation, he underlined, is never \u2018done\u2019 but it is a daily habit. During his session, he reiterated that the road ahead would include maintaining assets, ensuring credible data, and keeping communities engaged.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of the major achievements of the SBM-G<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 81% villages now ODF Plus Model Villages with 91% of all villages have Greywater Management systems; 84% of all villages have Solid Waste Management systems and 67% blocks saturated with Plastic Waste Management coverage<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Expansion of GOBARdhan biogas plants, with11 States\/UTs reporting their plants operating at 80-100% of their designed capacity.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Promotion of Swachh Sujal Gaon campaign and WASH curriculum integration in national and state boards across all State\/UTs<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The concerns of low fund utilization, pending policies on O&M and FSM along with functionality were discussed with all State\/UTs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Towards SBM-G Next Phase:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    The SBM-G roundtable included a session on best practices from Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha and West Bengal.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Himachal Pradesh presented the cluster-based solid waste management model in Dharamshala, Odisha highlighted the women-led waste management and Su-Nano e-vehicles in Sundargarh. Bihar shared the \u201cKabadmandi\u201d digital platform and Digital Communication and Monitoring System(DCMD), Karnataka demonstrated GOBARdhan, FSTP and greywater management models, Gujarat presented ODF+ models led by women and large-scale biogas initiatives, Mizoram highlighted Children\u2019s Sanitation Clubs and CSC with shop model, Jharkhand shared its Gobardhan biogas plants in Sahibganj\u2019s riverine areas, Maharashtra showcased the Tiger Biofilter greywater treatment technology in Satara, Chhattisgarh presented the faecal sludge treatment model of Patora Gram Panchayat, Madhya Pradesh highlighted the \u201cWash on Wheels\u201d mobile toilet cleaning service, Assam shared its IEC and climate resilient initiative including floating toilets, while West Bengal presented its plastic waste management model through using plastic waste for road construction.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    These experiences reflect how SBM-G has become a people\u2019s movement for sustainable sanitation in rural India.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    The brainstorming session deliberated the next phase may include sustaining ODF Model Gains, by building on Swachh Sujal Gaon, enhancing visual cleanliness, and moving towards complete waste management solutions as key pillars for a Viksit Bharat.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    During the concluding remarks, Hon\u2019ble MoJS appreciated the suggestions given by the State Ministers and officials.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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