In Punjab, another major milestone under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin has been achieved with more than 25 percent of the total villages achieving ODF Plus status.  As on date, 3028 villages have declared themselves ODF Plus, which is a significant step towards achieving the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin phase II goals by 2024-25.

A Report

The top performing districts in ODF Plus villages include Mansa, Barnala, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Malerkotla and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. These districts have shown remarkable progress in achieving the ODF Plus status and their efforts have been instrumental in reaching this milestone. Out of the total 3,028 ODF Plus villages, 2,929 villages are ODF Plus aspiring villages with arrangements for either solid or liquid waste management while 28 villages are ODF Plus rising villages and 71 villages are ODF Plus model villages. ODF Plus model village is one which is sustaining its ODF status and has arrangements for both Solid and Liquid Waste Management.