Swachh Bharat MissionGramin or SBM-G is the Government of India’s (GoI) flagship rural sanitation programme.

Using government data, this brief reports on trends for SBM-G along the following parameters:

■ Allocations and expenditures from GoI share

■ Physical progress of toilets built

■ Expenditures incurred under Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and Solid Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) activities from the GoI share

■ Coverage and open defecation (OD)