Question

The aim of Swachh Bharat Mission was to make India 'toilet free in the open' by _______________.
A. 2nd October 2019
B. 2nd August 2019
C. 2nd October 2022
D. 1st October 2025

Answer 1

Hint: The aim of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign was to eradicate open defecation five years after its launch. Its aim was to achieve its goal by the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Complete Answer:Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign was launched on 2nd October 2014 on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and its aim was to eradicate open defecation by 2nd October 2019, five years after its launch.

2nd October 2019 was also the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The way to eradicate open defecation was by constructing 90 million toilets in rural India at a projected cost of 1.96 lakh crore rupees or 27 billion dollars. Building of toilets throughout the country includes individual household toilets, public toilets and community toilets.

The aim of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was also to introduce holistic cleanliness, eradication of manual scavenging, development of community sanitation and many more.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Note: Open defecation is one of the main causes of deaths of thousands of children each year. Open defecation amounts to tonnes of faeces introduced daily into the environment, which regularly exposed India’s children to excrement through direct contact.