Current Affairs| PM Modi To Be Awarded By Bill Gates

PM Modi To Be Awarded By Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation


                                        
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to receive his award from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the project which he started in 2014 when he came in  power for the first time namely Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

Key Points :

1) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as said was launched in 2014 with aim to improve the overall cleanliness in the country and to eliminate open defecation .

2) The project has 2 major components :
                   

• Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (rural) : Operated under Union Ministry of Drinking and Sanitation .  
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (urban) : Operated under Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. 

3) The Prize will be given to PM Modi in  late September 2019   when he will visit USA.

4) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a private organization 
    launched in 2000 by Bill Gates and Melinda Gates.

Important Points :

1) Open Defecation Free(ODF) states & Territories of India : 26

2) Open Defecation States: Assam, Bihar, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura , Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

3) Union Ministry of  Drinking and Sanitation is now dissolved.

4) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Minister: Hardeep Singh Puri .