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About the Swachhta Action Plan
A milestone in public administration mainstreaming cleanliness, sanitation infrastructure, and budgeted civic action across all Union Ministries and Departments of India.
Swachhta is Everyone's Business
Swachhta (Cleanliness) is everyone's business, and Ministries and Departments of the Union Government can play a substantial, transformative role in facilitating it. Acting on this national call, the Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) was institutionalized to ensure that cleanliness is not treated as an isolated departmental duty, but as a collective whole-of-government responsibility.
Strategic Pillars of Swachhta Action Plan
How the framework institutionalizes accountability, financing, and execution.
Whole-of-Government Mission
Mandates all 76 Union Ministries and Departments to embed Swachhta as an essential component in their schemes, offices, and autonomous organizations.
Dedicated Budget Allocation
Requires each Ministry to earmark accountable, non-divertible financial outlays specifically for Swachhta-related infrastructure, drives, and sanitation assets.
Centralized Digital Tracking
Transparent, real-time reporting portal where Ministries upload annual action plans, progress milestones, expenditure proofs, and photographic documentation.
Apex Multi-Tier Oversight
Rigorous continuous monitoring by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Cabinet Secretary, Committee of Secretaries, and the DDWS Nodal Secretariat.
DDWS Coordination & Nationwide Mobilization
Acting on the Prime Minister's vision, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, serves as the nodal authority coordinating with all Union Ministries and Departments to collate, review, and operationalize their Swachhta Action Plans.
In the benchmark financial year 2017-18, 76 Ministries and Departments earmarked funds worth ₹5,248 crore for their dedicated swachhta plans. Each Ministry began systematic implementation on 1st April 2017, establishing a permanent operational precedent for continuous civic cleanliness.
Multi-Tier Monitoring System
Continuous oversight guarantees transparency, time-bound deliverables, and inter-ministerial synergy.
High-level national review and overall mission alignment.
Apex coordination and monitoring of inter-ministerial commitments.
Periodic multi-departmental appraisal and bottleneck resolution.
Collation, technical portal operation, verification, and facilitation.
swachhtaactionplan.gov.in
Accessible to all 76 Ministries and Departments to submit annual financial allocations, upload implementation reports, and publish verified media documentation.