News:
- Gujarat so far has maintained a steady progress in the implementation of the project as it also topped the list of states during 2014-15.
- The PIB report stated that since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in October last year, a total of 3.83 lakh individual household toilets and 17,411 community and public toilets have been constructed.
- About 21% of municipal solid waste is being processed as against the target of 44% for March,2016.
- In all states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are in the forefront of implementing Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas.
Source: NITICentral