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) activities

■ Coverage and open defecation (OD)