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KERALA
ACHIEVES ODF
PLUS STATUS
he coastal State of Kerala has crossed In doing so, Kerala is ahead of schedule as
another milestone in the sanitation the country has targeted to achieve this
Tsector, having achieved the status milestone by March 2025. The State has
of 100 per cent ODF Plus villages on 29 th been one of the forerunners in the country
June 2023. Out of the total 1,509 villages, in terms of sanitation since it was among
970 have been declared as ODF Plus Model
the first few States to declare itself as ODF
villages 46 are in the Rising category, and
way back in 2016. Following this legacy,
485 are in the Aspiring category.
the State was keen to establish systems for
The State aims to further achieve its SLWM as early as possible.
ultimate objective of attaining 100 per cent
ODF Plus Model villages by December 2023.
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