Swachh Bharat

Swachh Bharat – In response to our Prime Minister and popular Leader Shri Narendra Modi’s resolve for Swachh Bharat following are the Issues and Solutions:

Issues:

1) At present cleaning and sweeping is among the biggest source of corruption in municipality and gram Panchayat without any accountability
2) People cannot get satisfactory work and also cannot complaint due to political power involved
3) There are no other checks for cross verification available for general public or controlling authority.
4) It is general perception that 60% of fund for this purpose is defrauded by politicians and bureaucrats in municipality area
5) It is also perception that almost 90% to 95% of fund for this purpose is defrauded by politicians and bureaucrats in rural area
6) Bharat accounts for 60% of world’s open defecation

Solutions:

1) Cleaning, sweeping work should be given on contract basis to private parties for proper implementation of the Mission
2) The contractors should be made accountable for the cleanliness
3) Contracts should be given for every municipalities and gram panchayats
4) Depending on area and population, municipality should have approximately 1 contractor per 10-20 Sq. Kms.
5) 1 contractor should be given area of approximately 15-25 Sq. Kms of gram Panchayat
6) Toll free telephone number should be allotted on national level with all states made part of it along with all districts
7) This toll free number should work 24*7, where complainant can lodge his complaint to collect or lift garbage or dead animal carcass lying anywhere. This complaint should be kept secret unless complaint lodged is found to be false
8) Complaint can also be accepted by sms for the purpose
9) Dedicated website portal can also be started for the purpose on national level, where complainant can also upload photographs of the site specifying location that requires cleaning
10) Public awareness program can be conducted to educate people about cleanliness
11) Public toilets should be constructed everywhere on road side - in city / towns / villages, public places, gardens, amusement parks, tourist spot, any other places where people gather, etc.
12) Implement the rule to keep toilets and urinals in restaurants, bars and shopping / commercial centers or public places in Municipality area and Gram Panchayat area (this rule already exists but not implemented properly)
13) Fine should be collected for every offence of throwing waste, litter and not using dustbins, urinating, spitting in public places
14) Fine should be incremental. It should be increased with every offence
15) Fine collection should be given on contract to private parties’ in line with contract given for parking charges, hawker charges, etc.
16) Fine collector should also be made responsible for cleanliness. If cleaning contractor does not perform his duty properly, fine collector should be empowered to report the same to higher authorities.
17) If fine collector fails in reporting any un-cleanliness or garbage dump and any complaint is received from the citizens for the same, garbage collector as well as fine collector should be appropriately fined
18) Separate department run by State or Central Government should be opened to evaluate, tender, execute the work and its process for grant of work and payment thereof
19) No direct fund should be allotted to any Municipalities or Gram Panchayat for Cleanliness purpose. They will work as observing body or advisory body or work planning body
20) One big contractor can give service with scientific technology, latest machinery and equipment and can offer better segregation and use of recyclable collected garbage
21) Such big contractors can produce bio-gas from solid waste and power from it, the nation can be benefited more instead of creating big dump and making land useless
22) If properly planned and executed this could be the multi-billion business giving boost to economy.
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