Question

What amount is allocated by the centre to SBM (Urban)?
A. 12000 crore
B. 14623 crore
C. 15000 crore
D. 20,000 crore

Answer 1

Hint:SBM (urban) is the abbreviation for “Swachh Bharat Mission” in Urban areas, which is also known as the clean India movement. It is a country wide mission initiated by the Government of India to stop open defecation, the mission's first phase was completed in October 2019.

Complete answer:
The Swachh Bharat Mission was initiated in 2014 by the Modi (BJP) government, the objective of the mission is to eradicate open defecation, manual scavenging, bring changes in sanitation practices and improve management of solid and liquid waste.
The first phase of the movement was completed in October 2019, whereas the second phase will be implemented from 2020-21 & 2024-25. The mission is aimed at progressing towards the target 6.2 of the Sustainable development goal 6 which was established/ introduced by the UN in 2015.
The mission is also split in two parts – rural and urban. In rural areas the “SBM – Gramin” is financed and monitored by the Ministry of drinking water and sanitation and the “SBM – Urban” was under the Ministry of housing and urban affairs.
The mission is expected to cost over ₹620 billion. An amount of ₹90 billion was allocated to the mission in the 2016 Union budget of India and the World Bank had provided a US$1.5 billion loan and $25 million in technical assistance in 2016 for the Swachh Bharat Mission to support India's universal sanitation initiation. Over all Rs 62,009 crore is likely to be spent on the whole movement and from this the Centre will pitch in Rs 14,623 crore.

Hence the correct option is option (B).

Note:1.In budget 2020-21 the movement has been allocated just RS. 12,294 crore in which the SBM – Gramin gets Rs. 9,994 crore.
2. Between the years 2014 – 2019 The government provides subsidy for construction of nearly 110 million toilets in India.
3. Many people in villages opposed the use of toilets.
4. The movement was criticized for being coercive in its approach so as to force people to use the toilets by threatening the loss of benefits.