"Rural India has declared itself open defecation free": PM Modi in Gujarat

Mangalore Today News Network

Ahmedabad, Oct 02, 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, NDTV reported.

 

"Today rural India, its villages have declared themselves open-defecation free. They have used self-inspiration, self-will and co-operation to achieve this through the Swachh Bharat Mission," he said.

The Prime Minister said that Indians have shed their hesitation for talking about sanitation and it has become an integral part of their "thought-process".

"In 60 months, we have provided toilets to over 60 crore people by constructing over 11 crore toilets. The world is amazed at our success," PM Modi said.

He said the Swachh Bharat Mission, the centre’s flagship sanitation scheme, had created over 75 lakh jobs.