<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Rattan Lal Kataria stated in the Lok Sabha today that all 6 lakh 3 thousand 175 villages in the country have declared themselves Open Defecation Free, ODF. <br />''<br />''The Centre has advised all the states to ensure that everyone is covered under the ODF. The government has approved Phase-II of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Scheme from 2020-21 to 2024-25 to cover newly emerging rural households under the Solid and Liquid Waste Management  Programme.</span><br />