The WHO has recognized the contribution of Swatch Bharat that it has saved around 1.2 lakhs lives

Contribution:

• India’s image abroad as maintaining poor sanitation standard’s has changed.
• So, far 19 states including ODF Free within 4 year’s is such a big achievement.
• Any Campaign requires mass movement and support from people to accomplish, Swatch Bharat has this component for its success.
• The Emphasis on behavioural change with the help of media has contributed to its good result.

Challenges:

• Still half – a billion population defecates openly which is the major cause for communicable diseases like diarrhoea.
• We need even more larger campaign and participation and behavioural change to succeed the targed of ODF from India by 2019.