The Hindu, 25 October 2014
The Union Urban Development Ministry is putting together a management information systems (MIS) that will enable the Prime Minister’s Office to monitor various activities under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
A senior Ministry official said the user-friendly MIS would enable 24x7 monitoring of the mission’s progress. As per plan, all States and 4,041 urban habitations covered under the mission would regularly upload information on the progress of work regarding construction of household, public and community toilets along with solid waste management and awareness generation activities.
To empower urban local bodies (ULBs), the Ministry will enable online submission of proposals and approvals of various projects under the mission. Read more....