The Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin 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,

■ Physical progress of toilets built,

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

■ Coverage and Open Defecation Free (ODF) status