Swachh Bharat Mission Academy | UPSC

Swachh Bharat Mission Academy | UPSC

      HEADLINES:

Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

      WHY IN NEWS:

The IVR based free mobile online learning course on ODF Plus will be crucial in achieving goals underlined in Phase 2 of SBM(G)

SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Scheme : Sanitation : Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

      LEARNING: 

For PRELIMS go through the campaign and its feature .

For MAINS well this issue will boost communication and inter-personnel skill at rural India . Add this to you Mains books !

      CONTEXT: 

SWACHH BHARAT MISSION ACADEMY

BACKGROUND

• Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) has transformed rural India by manifesting into a Jan Andolan for sanitation – unlike any other the world has ever seen.
• This led to the historic achievement of Open Defecation Free (ODF) declaration by all villages, districts and states on 2^nd October, 2019 thus making rural India ODF.

• SBM Academy, its functionalities and key roles envisioned under Phase 2 of SBM(G).

AIM

• This IVR based free mobile online learning course on ODF Plus will be crucial in achieving goals underlined in Phase 2 of SBM(G).

• It is launched for sustaining the behaviour change and promoting the capacity building of the key stakeholders i.e. Swachhagrahis and other field functionaries.

FEATURES

• This will be standardized content over basic mobile phone.
• This will also improve the knowledge and interpersonal communication skills.

• The SBM Academy course has four chapters, each with four audio lessons and a multiple-choice quiz at the end of the chapter.
• To be considered successful, the user must answer at least 50% of the questions correctly.
• As of now the content of SBM Academy is in Hindi.

SIGNIFICANCE

• SBM Academy, with its mobile based technology will significantly boost the capacity building efforts in training of Swachhagrahis.
• This will also benefit  PRIs members, community-based organizations, NGOs, SHGs and others who are associated with phase 2 of SBM(G).

      IASbhai WINDUP: 

• The program will also work towards ensuring that no one is left behind and everyone uses a toilet.
• Ministry urged them to encourage people to fully utilize this free learning course.

     SOURCES:THE HINDU & PIB | Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

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