RAS question
How many ODF Plus villages have been declared in Rajasthan in 2024-25 (up to December 2024)?
Correct answer: (A) 32,793.
Rajasthan declared 32,793 villages as ODF Plus in 2024-25 up to December 2024.
Explanation
The figure is 32,793 because the Economic Review 2024-25 places it under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), not under toilet or CSC construction. The review says Rajasthan had already been declared ODF up to March 2018 and that SBM-G Phase II aims to sustain village ODF status while improving cleanliness through Solid and Liquid Waste Management, making villages ODF Plus. In the 2024-25 performance section up to December 2024, it records 32,793 villages developed as ODF Plus Model villages. The same section separately lists 1,03,566 Individual Household Latrines and 1,238 Community Sanitary Complexes, which is why those numbers are not the village count.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 1,238 refers to Community Sanitary Complexes constructed up to December 2024, not to villages declared or developed as ODF Plus.
- (C) 1,03,566 is the number of Individual Household Latrines constructed up to December 2024, so it counts toilets rather than ODF Plus villages.
- (D) 11 is the number of GOBAR-dhan projects established up to December 2024, a separate SBM-G activity and not the ODF Plus village total.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy coverage of rural sanitation outcomes under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). RAS often asks such scheme-performance figures because the Economic Review reports them as direct, comparable indicators.