SBM-SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

SBM is being implemented in whole of Himachal Pradesh with the aim of bringing about an improvement in the quality of life in the rural areas by ensuring sanitation coverage to all, through a comprehensive strategy of making it a community led sanitation campaign. The State Rural Development Department through CCDU (Sanitation) is engaged in realizing the goal of Swachh Himachal. For this the Department has undertaken various innovative activities which not only ensure that sanitation campaign in the state is run through PRIs, but also seeks to incentivise all the stakeholders so that the results achieved under sanitation campaign are sustainable and everlasting. The main thrust areas in SBM - Gramin are the construction of IHHL (individual Household Latrine) in each household of the District and provisioning of SLWM (Solid Liquid Waste Management) in the Gram Panchayats.