Explanation: Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen (SBM (G)) was launched on 2 October 2014 to  ensure cleanliness in India and make it Open Defecation Free (ODF).

• Having achieved the ODF status in all villages in the country as of 2 October 2019, Phase-II of SBM (G) is now being implemented during FY21 to FY25, with the focus to sustain the ODF status of villages and covering all the villages with Solid and Liquid Waste Management, i.e., to convert the villages from ODF to ODF Plus.
• About 1,24,099 villages have been declared ODF plus till 10 November 2022 under this Mission.
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands has declared all its villages as ODF plus model, thus becoming the first Swachh, Sujal Pradesh.

Source: Economic Survey 2023