Restructuring of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan into Swachh Bharat Mission

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today (24.09.2014) gave its approval for restructuring of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) into Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and revision in the components of the programme as follows.NBA will be restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission with two subMissions Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).Budgetary provisions for the two subMissions will be provided separately in the demand for Grant of the Ministries of Drinking Water and Sanitation (for Gramin) and Ministry of Urban Development (for Urban).Necessary changes will be made from the RE Budget for 201415 onwards.The Mission will be kickstarted on 2nd October 2014.If necessary, funds may be provided by reappropriation or from the Contingency Fund.