Which of the following objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission are correct?
A. Making India open defecation free
B. Providing clean energy to all households
C. Increasing income of all people
D. Providing potable water to all households
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
The Government of India started the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to get a pollution-free environment.
A. Making India open defecation free — Correct. Making India open defecation-free is its first objective. Open defecation in rural areas and urban slums is a major source of pollution.
B. Providing clean energy to all households — Correct. The mission supplies clean energy fuel (LPG) to all households in rural India, to reduce pollution inside homes.
C. Increasing income of all people — Incorrect. Raising people’s income is not one of its objectives. The objectives are about sanitation and waste, clean fuel, safe drinking water and non-conventional energy.
D. Providing potable water to all households — Correct. It provides potable (safe) drinking water to every household, to control water-borne diseases.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT:
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