Overview

• Government accounts cite over 11.5 crore household toilets built under SBM-Grameen and more than 4.7 lakh villages now declaring ODF Plus status.
• Urban solid-waste processing is reported at 81%, up from about 16% in 2014, with more than half of legacy waste remediated and land reclaimed.
• A Nature paper estimated 60,000–70,000 infant deaths prevented each year, and WHO attributed 300,000 diarrhoeal deaths averted between 2014 and 2019.
• UNICEF findings report 93% of women feeling safer at home due to improved access to sanitation facilities and expanded community participation.
• Current commentary emphasizes Phase II priorities such as behavior change, waste-to-wealth initiatives, local governance leadership, technology adoption, and better protections for sanitation workers.