SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (GRAMEEN) - PHASE II

• SBM(G) Phase-II is the second leg of India's flagship rural sanitation mission, focused on ODF sustainability and Solid & Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) to convert ODF villages into ODF Plus (Model) villages.
• Implemented in mission mode from 2020-21 to 2024-25 (extended to 2025-26 / 2026-27 as per latest PIB release dated 12 Feb 2026).
• Critical for UPSC: links Article 47 (DPSP — public health), SDG-6 (sanitation), rural development, and centre-state fiscal federalism (15th FC, MGNREGS dovetailing).