Consider the following statements : 1. The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission. 2. The Swachh Bharat Mission has two sub-Missions — Union Territories and States. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched on October 2, 2014, by the Government of India [3]. Statement 1 is correct as the Union Cabinet approved the restructuring of the erstwhile Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) into the Swachh Bharat Mission to provide a new thrust to sanitation efforts [4]. Statement 2 is incorrect because the mission was structured into two specific sub-missions: Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) for rural areas and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) for urban areas, rather than being divided by Union Territories and States [2]. SBM (Gramin) is managed by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti), while SBM (Urban) is managed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs [4]. Therefore, only the first statement regarding the restructuring of NBA is accurate.

Sources

1. [2] https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=109988
2. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 14: Settlements > SLUMS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS > p. 42
3. [1] https://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/restructuring-of-the-nirmal-bharat-abhiyan-into-swachh-bharat-mission-114092401430_1.html
4. [4] https://swachhbharatmission.ddws.gov.in/faq