RAS question
How many ODF Plus villages had Rajasthan declared in 2024-25 up to December 2024?
Correct answer: (A) 32,793.
Rajasthan had developed 32,793 ODF Plus Model villages in 2024-25 up to December 2024.
Explanation
Rajasthan's 2024-25 figure was 32,793 ODF Plus Model villages up to December 2024. The Economic Review places this under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), whose second phase aims to sustain the Open Defecation Free status of villages and raise rural cleanliness levels through solid and liquid waste management. That context matters because ODF Plus is not a fresh count of ordinary villages or toilets; it is a higher sanitation status built on sustained ODF conditions, solid and liquid waste management, and a visually clean village. Therefore, among the four numerical options, 32,793 is the count directly supported by the official review for the period asked in the question.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 20,000 understates the official 2024-25 count because the Economic Review records 32,793 ODF Plus Model villages up to December 2024.
- (C) 10,000 is far below the cited official achievement and does not match the December 2024 figure of 32,793 villages.
- (D) 50,000 overstates the achievement reported for the period, as the official count up to December 2024 was 32,793 villages.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy through flagship rural sanitation outcomes under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). It recurs in RAS because scheme-based questions often ask for the exact latest achievement figure and the meaning of the status being measured.